Dans les référentiels d'économie institutionnelle, la méso-analyse de filière se diversifie. En interrogeant la genèse du concept de filière et son application par l'économie industrielle, l'économie rurale et les sciences de gestion, dans l'agriculture et l'agroalimentaire, l'article...

Academic research in retail logistics frequently emphasizes the importance of the logistics customer service for large retailers wishing to develop a sustainable competitive advantage. This research paper questions the validity of this reasoning, implying an evolution toward an indispensable...

In the last fifteen years, and increasingly every day, humanitarian logistics has awakened the interest of researches in the logistics and supply chain managemen (SCM) field. Some consider this is a new area to apply methods and management tools developed in the business area. Researches in...

For the last 20 years, large food retailers have had an important place in fast-moving consumer good sales. This article describes their buying strategies, focusing on supplier selection in the case of private label contracts. It introduces the concept of opportunism to explain recent and...

[fre] In consumer goods industries, and more particularly in food industry, final demand is more variable. This variability concerns principaly the sales, which levels are fluctuating on short-range. To allow to organize the production's and the distribution's operations, with a reduction of...

[eng] Nowadays the network firm appears as an alternative model for vertical integration. It is constantly in touch, for numerous exchange relationships, with partners in the economy, among which PME are often to be found. Both flexible and adaptable, the network firm so thoroughly combines a...

The article examines developments in the French large food retailers’ logistical systems and questions the validity of the conventional pattern where the maturation of logistical systems leads firms to grant priority to service quality, by continuously improving their performances in this...

[eng] Food retailing and logistical services : the specificities of the french model . For many years, European food retailers have been controlling the logistics channel by setting up or taking over distribution centers whose task it is to supply the stores network in the place of manufacturers...

Cet ouvrage aborde la nouvelle réalité managériale selon un double point de vue : inter-organisationnel et intra-organisationnel.

The relationships between large retailers and manufacturers are often perceived as conflicting, as part of a fierce struggle to get a share of value added. To extend its market power, the retailer develops a short-term vision of exchange, with no will of long-term commitment. However, the...