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The extent of logistics outsourcing among small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Nairobi

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2018
Background: Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (manufacturing SMEs) can facilitate economic growth and development by creating employment and spurring economic activities at low levels of the economy.
Joash Mageto, Gerrie Prinsloo, Rose Luke
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Segmentation of health-care consumers: psychological determinants of subjective health and other person-related variables

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background There is an observable, growing trend toward tailoring support programs – in addition to medical treatment – more closely to individuals to help improve patients’ health status.
Sjaak Bloem   +5 more
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An agent-based dynamic information network for supply chain management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
One of the main research issues in supply chain management is to improve the global efficiency of supply chains. However, the improvement efforts often fail because supply chains are complex, are subject to frequent changes, and collaboration and ...
Ahn, H, Lee, H
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Cross-departmental collaboration in strategic sourcing as a catalyst for supplier development: The case of Eskom

open access: yesActa Commercii, 2017
Objective: The objective was to analyse the integration of and collaboration between strategic sourcing and supplier development at Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, and to determine how strategic sourcing can be a catalyst for supplier
Mzoxolo E. Mbiko   +2 more
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Reflecting on theory development in sustainable supply chain management

open access: yesCleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 2022
Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) emerged as a niche topic around 20 years ago but moved into the mainstream. This paper revisits some of the conceptual developments of the field-building on Seuring and Müller (2008). We draw upon this framework
Stefan Seuring   +5 more
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Corporate social responsibility in buyer-supplier relationships : is it beneficial for top-tier suppliers to market their capability to ensure a responsible supply chain? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Retail and Marketing Review, 2014
This study assesses how top-tier suppliers market their capabilities to ensure a responsible upstream sup- ply chain to their downstream buyers, and how the marketing of corporate social responsibility (CSR)- related supply management practices affects ...
T Leppelt, K Foerstl, E Hartmann
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The state of South Africa’s public–private partnership practices in transport projects: Problems and potential

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2022
Background: Despite growing calls for public–private partnerships (PPPs) to supplement diminishing investment in South Africa’s transport sector, the uptake of transport PPPs in the country was low over the past 15 years compared with Brazil, Russia ...
Ofentse K. Sebitlo   +2 more
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Investigating stock-outs in Johannesburg’s warehouse retail liquor sector

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate how management practices and processes contribute to stock-outs in the warehouse retail liquor sector in Johannesburg.
Amit Govind, Rose Luke, Noleen Pisa
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The Influence of Gender Ideology in Consumer Behaviour and Gratification amongst Women Magazines in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2020
Acknowledging the need for gender equity and female empowerment, effect-based research have led to the investigation of publish media content and the influence it has on gender beliefs and women’s self-views. When it comes to the Africa media landscape
Thérèse Roux   +2 more
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Implementasi Supply Chain Management (SCM) Berbasis Web pada Departemen Weaving I Guna Mengatasi Keterlambatan Hasil Produksi Studi Kasus pada PT Argo Pantes Tbk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Supply Chain Management merupakan salah satu konsep manajemen yang sangat dibutuhkan yangdapat menunjang kegiatan manufaktur pada Perusahaan. Setiap proses bisnis internal Perusahaandalam hal ini proses produksi barang membutuhkan penanganan khusus ...
Apriyani, N. (Nur)   +2 more
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