Virtually unheard of 30 years ago, collaborations involving environmental NGOs and businesses are now common, and are increasingly being used to address sustainability issues in supply chains. We argue that a supply chain perspective is instrumental for collaborative NGOs in helping them to...

This paper examines how physical climate risks affect firms' financial performance and operational risk management in global supply-chains. We document that weather shocks at supplier locations reduce the operating performance of suppliers and their customers. Further, customers respond to...

This paper considers the evolution of global transportation usage over the past half century and its implications for supply chains. Transportation usage per unit of real output has more than doubled as costs decreased by a third. Participation of emerging economies in world trade and...

Purpose: This research conducts a methodical review of literature on the enablers of socially sustainable global supply chains using an awareness model to identify modern slavery.Design/Methodology/ and Approach: The review carried out a keyword search in the Scopus database and pinpoint 259...

This paper addresses global supply chain management (GSCM). The industry used to explore this topic is the automotive industry, as it is a core industry in the world economy, both in revenue generation and inefficiency. The paper explores both the positive and negative attributes of supply chain...

This paper explores the topic of supply chain management using case studies of companies from the automotive industry. Focus is given to the way supply chain strategies in the automotive industry are designed and implemented, and how automotive companies configure their supply chains through...

Based on recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia/Ukraine conflict, global supply chain (GSC) restructuring has become an important issue for industries worldwide. To develop an effective CO2 reduction strategy through GSC restructuring, this study investigated the impacts of GSC...

The realization of digital transformation (DX) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has led to the development of new technologies in areas such as AI, big data, metaverse, autonomous vehicles, digital currency, and blockchain technology. While these sectors are expected to continue to...