Table of contents - Special Issue: Cold chain supply chain management
Guest Editors: Kune-Muh Tsai, K.S. Pawar
Food cold chain management: From a structured literature review to a conceptual framework and research agenda
Shashi Shashi, Roberto Cerchione, Rajwinder Singh, Piera Centobelli, Amir ShabaniSince last few years, cold chain management (CCM) has gained growing interest among practitioners, policymakers, researchers and academicians. The purpose of this paper is to…
Towards a reference model for the cold chain
Peik BremerGeneric business process models for the supply chain do not cover the specific requirements of the cold chain catering to the needs of temperature-sensitive, perishable goods. The…
Decision-making in cold chain logistics using data analytics: a literature review
Atanu Chaudhuri, Iskra Dukovska-Popovska, Nachiappan Subramanian, Hing Kai Chan, Ruibin BaiThe purpose of the paper is to identify the multiple types of data that can be collected and analyzed by practitioners across the cold chain, the ICT infrastructure required to…
Last-mile distribution planning for fruit-and-vegetable cold chains
Yu-Hsiang Hsiao, Mu-Chen Chen, Kuan-Yu Lu, Cheng-Lin ChinThe purpose of this paper is to formulate and solve a last-mile distribution plan problem with concern for the quality of fruits and vegetables in cold chains.
Optimal consolidation of fresh agricultural products in a multi-temperature joint distribution system
Mu-Chen Chen, Chung-Cheng Lu, Yi-Ching LiuThe purpose of this paper is to deal with an optimal consolidation problem for fresh agricultural products (e.g. fruits and vegetables) in a multi-temperature joint distribution…
Over- and under-estimation of risks and counteractive adjustment for cold chain operations: A prospect theory perspective
Shin-Ming Guo, Tienhua Wu, Yenming J. ChenThis study proposes the use of cumulative prospect theory (CPT) to predict over- and under-estimation of risks and the counteractive adjustment in a cold chain context. In…
A resilience model for cold chain logistics of perishable products
Imran Ali, Sev Nagalingam, Bruce GurdMost of the extant literature on resilience builds on normative, conceptual or silo approaches, thereby lacking an integrative approach to cold chain logistics risks (CCLRs) and…
The obstacles to cold chain implementation in developing countries: insights from Vietnam
David Gligor, Albert Tan, Thi Nha Trang NguyenThe purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles that impede cold chain implementation in developing countries.
Supplier transparency: scale development and validation
Tyler R. Morgan, Robert Glenn Richey Jr, Alexander E. EllingerThe purpose of this paper is to create an instrument for conducting future supply chain transparency research by developing and validating a measure of supplier transparency…
Leveraging informational and relational capabilities for performance: An empirical investigation
Jie Yang, Hongming Xie, Haiwei Liu, Haoran DuanThe purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents and consequences of operational collaboration of a buyer and its key supplier in economic exchanges in a supply chain.
An evaluation of supply chain integration across multi-tier supply chains of manufacturing-based SMEs in Malawi
Kizito Elijah Kanyoma, Frank Wogbe Agbola, Richard OloruntobaThe purpose of this paper is to explain the interrelationships in internal and external supply chain integration (SCI) across multiple tiers of manufacturing-based small and…
Examining the inter-relationship among competitive market environments, green supply chain practices, and firm performance
Seok-Beom Choi, Hokey Min, Hye-Young JooThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of competitive market environments on the firm’s decision to adopt green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, while checking…
Lean supply chain practices: an exploratory study on their relationship
Guilherme Tortorella, Ricardo Giglio, Diego Castro Fettermmann, Diego TlapaThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationships among the implementation of LSC practices. Particularly, the authors examine the adoption level of 27 LSC…
The impact of supply chain relationship quality on performance in the maritime logistics industry in light of firm characteristics
Youngran Shin, Vinh Thai, Kum Fai YuenAnchoring on configuration theory, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate how supply chain relationship quality (SCRQ) differs across firm characteristics (FC) in the maritime…
Developing the fifth generation port concept model: an empirical test
Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, Cheng-Wei Lin, Kai-Chieh Hu, Inkyo CheongThe purpose of this paper is to test the 5GP concept with measurement of the performance of Busan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai ports, employing a hybrid method of consistent…
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- Prof. Britta Gammelgaard