Special issue: Role and integration of the supplier in supply chain management

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 19(1/2) 2010

• Supply chain coordination using EDI with performance implications
• Evaluating the role and integration of contract manufacturing strategy in supply chain management: an empirical study
• Supplier selected relationships: choosing friends, over family
• Scheduling to minimise penalties for a non-dedicated supplier in integrated supply chains
• The role of integrative capabilities in involving suppliers in New Product Development: a knowledge integration perspective
• A conceptual model for integrating strategic supply management into the supply chain
• Real-time order management with supplier capacity reservation
• Analysis of two different automated purchase order systems in telecom electronics manufacturing unit