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Editorial: Supply Chain Management

International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 2012
This special issue has followed up the 2nd Olympus International Conference on Supply Chains held on October 5-6, 2012, in Katerini, Greece. The Conference was organized by the Department of Logistics of Alexander Technological Educational Institution (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Quantitative Analysis, Logistics and ...
Aidonis, Dimitrios, Folinas, Dimitrios, Triantafillou, Dimitrios   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

Journal 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

BMC 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, Joost Stalpers, Edward A. G. Groenland, Kees van Montfort, W. Fred van Raaij, Karla de Rooij   +5 more
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Cross-departmental collaboration in strategic sourcing as a catalyst for supplier development: The case of Eskom

Acta 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, Tatenda Mbara, Elana Swanepoel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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]

The 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

Journal 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, Tatenda Mbara, Rose Luke   +2 more
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Investigating stock-outs in Johannesburg’s warehouse retail liquor sector

Journal 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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Reflecting on theory development in sustainable supply chain management

Cleaner 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, Sadaf Aman, Biman Darshana Hettiarachchi, Felipe Alexandre de Lima, Lara Schilling, Jayani Ishara Sudusinghe   +5 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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The Influence of Gender Ideology in Consumer Behaviour and Gratification amongst Women Magazines in South Africa [PDF]

African 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, Elizma Wannenburg, Pamela Serra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source