The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 34 Issue 7

A longitudinal study on logistics strategy: the case of a building contractor

Petter Haglund, Martin Rudberg

Contingency studies within logistics and supply chain management have shown a need for longitudinal studies on fit. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the logistics…

Portfolios of sustainable practices for packaging in the circular economy: an analysis of Italian firms

Alessandra Cozzolino, Pietro De Giovanni

This study analyzes sustainable practices adopted by Italian firms to enhance the circularity of packaging and related results in terms of environmental improvements.

Green e-commerce distribution alternatives – a mission impossible for retailers?

Uni Sallnäs, Maria Björklund

Whilst green distribution alternatives for consumers have the potential to decrease environmental impact from logistics, retailers struggle to provide such alternatives. The…

Sustainability dichotomies of used clothes supply chains: a critical review of key concerns and strategic resources

Kanchana Dissanayake, Rudrajeet Pal

Used clothes supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, fragmented and less transparent due to rising volumes of discarded clothes and its dispersed reverse logistics…

Revisiting the bullwhip effect: how can AI smoothen the bullwhip phenomenon?

Eric Weisz, David M. Herold, Sebastian Kummer

Although scholars argue that artificial intelligence (AI) represents a tool to potentially smoothen the bullwhip effect in the supply chain, only little research has examined this…

Managing COVID-19 disruption: the response of express couriers and lessons learned to improve resilience

Giovanni Garola, Chiara Siragusa, Arianna Seghezzi, Riccardo Mangiaracina

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led most companies to redefine their sales channels, pushing toward e-Commerce. This increase in the online sales of products resulted in…

Strategic closed-loop supply chain configuration in the transition towards the circular economy of EV batteries: an evolutionary analytical framework

Armaghan Chizaryfard, Yulia Lapko, Paolo Trucco

This study advocates the importance of taking an evolutionary perspective in the strategic configuration of closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) in the transition to a circular…

Using mixed methods in logistics and supply chain management research: current state and future directions

David B. Grant, Sarah Shaw, Edward Sweeney, Witold Bahr, Siriwan Chaisurayakarn, Pietro Evangelista

Mixed methods research is useful to enhance theoretical and practical research contributions. However, single methods have predominated much logistics and supply chain management…

Greening warehouses through energy efficiency and environmental impact reduction: a conceptual framework based on a systematic literature review

Sara Perotti, Claudia Colicchia

The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of green strategies as a combination of energy-efficiency measures and solutions towards environmental impact reduction for…