Decisions on where and how to locate a production and supply network have become an increasingly important part of a firm’s global supply network strategy and are critical to obtain competitive advantages. This paper contributes to extend knowledge in the field of production and supply network...

The integration of new product development (NPD) and the supply chain (SC) has been extensively analysed by researchers as a critical means to achieve success. However, most studies have focused on the integration of NPD and upstream SC, mostly from a local perspective. This paper aims to...

In recent years, both researchers and practitioners have devoted attention to environmental sustainability issues in the fashion industry, but, despite the topic's relevance, a structured analysis of the problem is missing.

The present paper deals with the performance implications of service activities offshoring, meant as the delocalization of business services in foreign countries. Data have come from the Offshoring Research Network (ORN) and have been analysed using an Exploratory Factor Analysis to aggregate...

In recent years, much attention has been devoted to the topic of supply chain visibility in the scientific literature. However, a thorough assessment of the benefits enabled by supply chain visibility has not yet been undertaken. This paper aims to provide a structured method and a set of...

This paper aims to study whether Human Resource Management and the organizational practices related to New Forms of Work Organization (NFWO) (e.g., teamwork, training, and employee involvement) should be implemented to attain higher environmental and social sustainability performance. This...

Environmental and social sustainability are becoming sources of competitive advantage for multinational companies. Consequently, they need to understand how to manage their global manufacturing networks to enhance both environmental and social performance. Results from an international survey...

The purpose of the paper is to provide a framework for the selection of the right Performance Measurement System (PMS) for different Supply Chain (SC) typologies. The literature on PMSs belonging to the class of 'nonfinancial and SC-oriented frameworks' is critically reviewed. Frameworks are...