Purpose – The paper's aim is to develop a closed‐loop supply chain orientation as a strategic alternative available to supply chain organizations seeking competitive advantage in a setting that puts a premium on socially responsible decisions. Design/methodology/approach – The literature...

Purpose: The digital advances in modern industry are accelerating changes in the broad social, economic, political and business environments within which supply chain management (SCM) is practiced. Given this extraordinary contextual upheaval, the conduct of research to identify, define,...

Organizational Knowledge can serve as a competitive advantage for companies. John and Terry draw examples from audits of the forecasting process at many companies to demonstrate how firms can use sales forecasting and sales and operations planning to gather and refine information about changing...

Purpose – The paper extends a central paradigm of the strategy literature to the supply chain environment to foster a better understanding of the elements characterizing strategic decisions that lead to supply chain structural development and performance. Design/methodology/approach –...