Purpose: The purpose of the paper is twofold: first, to examine the interaction of quality, safety and crisis management (CM), and second, to explore the role played by an HR department in terms of CM. Design/methodology/approach: This paper consists of two parts: theoretical and empirical. The...

Purpose – Logistics has become an essential service for synchronous companies. Many companies have recognized the potential benefits gained through a high quality system of logistics services, which are provided either internally or externally by a third party logistics company (3PL). The 3PL...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the management systems integration from both sector and size perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Extant literature is reviewed focussing on food-related management topics. A single case is used to delve into the understanding of integrated...