eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
A Path towards a Greener Future: Fostering green supply chain, green marketing and environmental sustainability
Muhammad R. Khan
1
Naveed R. Khan
2
Muhammad M. B. Tufail
1
Liaqat Ali
1
Department of Management Studies, Bahria Business School, Bahria University, Karachi, Pakistan
Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Background: This study contributes to the green supply chain while examining the role of institutional pressure and green marketing to achieve environmental sustainability.
Methods: Data from 256 manufacturing firms in Pakistan was analyzed through a quantitative dyadic data analysis using Structural Equation Modeling by incorporating quota sampling.
Results: The finding revealed that institutional pressures are significantly associated with the green supply chain. The results indicated that green marketing acts as a significant moderator between the green supply chain and customer green purchase intention. Finally, green supply chain practices are significantly associated with environmental sustainability.
Conclusions: This is a novel study that contributed to a green supply chain that integrates all dimensions of the green supply chain in one hybrid model. This study has contributed solid theoretical insights by integrating the theory of planned behavior and institutional theory.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no1/19_1_1_23.pdf
institutional pressures
green supply chain
green marketing
customer green purchase intention
environmental sustainability
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Exploring the influence of IS on collaboration, agility, and performance. The case of the automotive supply chain
Khaled Naoui
1
Omar Boubker
1
Mohamed El Abdellaoui
1
Research Laboratory on Development and Valorization of Resources in Desert Zones, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
Background: Supply chain information systems (SCIS) have turned into a key success factor for the proper management of the automotive supply chain. Therefore, the sc
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no2/19_1_2_23.pdf
information systems
information sharing
interorganizational trust
performance
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Effects of Green Supply Chain Management Applications on Operational, Environmental and Financial Performance: Company and Final Customers
Ramazan Yıldız
1
Ahmet Orkun Göktepe
1
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Yenice Vocational School, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Background: Green supply chain management (GSCM) practices are vital to environmental protection. Many large-scale companies claim that GSCM applications are implemented in their business (with ISO 14001 documents, advertisements, etc.). The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationships between GSCM applications and the operational, environmental, and financial performance of the business. In addition, GSCM practices applied in the business ensure that what is done from the perspective of the final customer. It also determines the external pressures that affect the businesses most in protecting the environment.
Methods: The study consists of two parts. The data in the first part includes the lower, middle and senior managers working in the construction sector operating in Turkey. The data in the second part includes the final customers located in Yenice, Çanakkale.
Results: GSCM applications affect the operational, environmental, and financial performance of the business positively. Additionally, similar results were obtained for the final customers. However, there are differences in the degree of impact of both outcomes.
Conclusions: GSCM applications in Turkey protect the environment while searching for the efficiency of the business. However, it seems that the GSCM applications of the business are not fully informed or understood by the final customers. In addition, business employees see that the first factor that will push people to become environmentalists is customer pressure, and the second is the pressure of nongovernmental organizations. The final customers, on the other hand, give priority to environmental awareness first and nongovernmental organizations second. State authority is in the third place.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no3/19_1_3_23.pdf
Green Supply Chain Management
Operational Performance
Environmental Performance
Financial Performance
Logistics
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Digital transformation of supply chains and company’s performance
Paweł Mielcarek
1
Anna Piekarczyk
2
Department of Organisation and Management Theory, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland
Wyższa Szkoła Logistyki, Poznan School of Logistics, Poznań, Poland
Background: The aim of the article is to examine the determinants of the digital transformation of the supply chains (DSCs) of companies. The presented research covers the stages of digital supply chain transformation, applied key technologies, and the results of implementation of DSC transformation.
Methods: The research covered 235 randomly selected Polish companies of all sizes, focusing on transport and warehouse management companies (33.6%), industrial processing (15.7%), other services (11.4%) and wholesale and retail trade (11.1%). Data were acquired by the CAWI method in 2022. For statistical calculation, Pearson correlation and factor analysis were used.
Results: The results of this paper indicate that the DSC transformation process is implemented with rather similar and moderate degree of intensity (mean 3.61 on a scale from 1 to 5). The transformation process of DSC is based on several interdependencies, that is, between integration of company’s technology base and other entities of the supply chain as well as with scale and improve the solutions for DSC. Moreover, DSC transformation is positive related with all of the performance measures (profit, sales, market share, ROI, and competitive advantage), while the greatest increase is noticed for ROI. Furthermore, the factor analysis confirm that a systematic and comprehensive approach to the transformation of DSC raises company performance.
Conclusions: The presented research allows for a better understanding of analysed variables and the context that determines DSC transformation for both managers and practitioners. Thus, it enable building a strategy and roadmaps for the digital transformation of enterprises and mitigate associated risks.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no4/19_1_4_23.pdf
supply chain
digital supply chain
transformation
process
performance
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Application of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in the Packaging Industry in Poland
Beata Paliwoda
1
Justyna Górna
1
Marta Biegańska
2
Krzysztof Wójcicki
2
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Institute of Management, Poznań, Poland
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Institute of Quality Sciencem, Poznań, Poland
Background: This paper explains the concept of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and highlights the benefits of its adoption. The purpose of the study was to identify and evaluate practices and approaches of organisations toward the implementation of IIoT solutions in the packaging industry in Poland.
Methods: The results are based on non-sensitive quantitative data collected with the use of a survey questionnaire method and CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) as a data collection technique. Participants completed anonymous survey questionnaires, with responses analysed collectively without the identification of individuals. No continuous tracking or observation methods were used, and the data did not include personal information such as health, genetics, beliefs, or political views.
Results: The results reveal that companies within this industry are not early adopters of IIoT, but they are rather digitally immature, with a poor degree of IIoT implementation, poor degree of quality systems digitisation, and no plan towards transformation to enterprise systems such as MRP, ERP, or CRM. The application of IIoT has potential for improvement. The paper outlines the analysis of organisational culture in terms of supporting innovation and continuous improvement, showing that the level of support is moderate, however, the bigger company is, the more supporting the organisational culture it has.
Conclusions: Data reveal that the application of IIoT solutions in the packaging industry in Poland is still not very common. Poor adoption of IIoT may be related to fear of technology, budgetary issues, or lack of qualified staff. Although digitisation already changed the software and the hardware side of organisations, most of them are not digitally mature enough to be able to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, which can be a strategic advantage for early adopters.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no5/19_1_5_23.pdf
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
sensors
packaging industry
quality control
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Optimal decision making for empty container management at seaport yard
Ngo Quang Vinh
1
Sam-Sang You
2
Le Ngoc Bao Long
1
Hwan-Seong Kim
1
Department of Logistics, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Division of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Background: In global trade, shipping companies are forced to manage empty containers due to imbalances in international trade activities. For decision-makers, the problems require considering restrictions and an uncertain environment and repositioning or leasing the containers to satisfy the rapidly changing global demands regardless of the epidemic outbreak's impact on the seaport. The proposed approac
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no6/19_1_6_23.pdf
Empty container management; Decision making; Inventory model; Stochastic optimal control; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Promoting healthcare technologies through sustainable supply chain operations: an empirical analysis of key success factors using the ISM-MICMAC approach
Muhammad Waqas
1
Zhang Yu
2
3
Syed Abdul Rehman Khan
4
Muhammad Tanveer
5
Abdul-Rahim Ahmad
6
Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan
School of Management and Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China
Department of Business Administration, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Computer Information Systems, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
This study analyses key successful factors (KSFs) affecting health supply chains using a novel ISM-MICMAC methodology. Initially, KSFs were collected from past articles, which were later analyzed through the ISM-MICMAC methodology. Healthcare technologies (HCTs) are regarded as innovative and fastest-growing technologies and have seen advancement in the last few decades. Successful and sustainable delivery of health services is only possible through an effective supply chain and logistics network. However, HCTs confront pressure in healthcare supply chains due to different issues. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate KSFs affecting the successful delivery of HCTs supply chains. After obtaining data from experts, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) results indicated that initial capital, top management commitment, training & experience, new technology and information, information quality, and strategic partnership with suppliers are the most crucial KSFs HCTs supply chain in the Pakistani context. Furthermore, MICMAC analysis categorized KSFs with the help of their driving and dependence power. These results support health strategists and policymakers to understand the severity of the identified top five KSFs and act as a moderator to take care of these KSFs, which would ultimately contribute to the successful delivery of the health care supply chain and improvement of critical health services. This study's results would also be helpful for the supply chain managers of the manufacturing industry in the Pakistani context. This research is one of the initial studies to precisely explore KSFs affecting health supply chains using a novel ISM-MICMAC and categorize KSFs with the help of their driving a
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no7/19_1_7_23.pdf
Management
environment
key success factors; review; healthcare supply chain; logistics; health sector
sustainability
sustainable supply chain management
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Barriers to electronic data exchange in the supply chain - results from empirical study
Karolina Werner-Lewandowska
1
Adam Kolinski
2
Paulina Golinska-Dawson
1
Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
Poznan School of Logistics , Poznań, Poland
Background: The purpose of this article is to present the results of a study on barriers to data exchange in supply chains between logistics service providers (3PL and 4PL) and their customers in Poland. The study investigates two research hypotheses regarding the relationships between the size of a company and the role of a logistics service provider in the electronic data exchange between their business partners.
Methodology: Bayesian ordinal regression was used to assess the reliability of the research hypotheses. The study used survey data from a population of 78 logistics service providers operating in Poland. Feedback was received from 51 respondents. Originality of the presented research results from the applied research method, Bayesian ordinal regression, rarely used in economic sciences to assess the reliability of research hypotheses concerning the determination of determinants of the studied phenomenon. The defined research hypotheses represent an important contribution to the research on communication in supply chains.
Results: The results indicate that the level of the employment and the role of logistics service provider in a supply chain do not determine the extent of problems in electronic communication between the logistics operator and customers.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no8/19_1_8_23.pdf
EDI
logistics provider
supply chain
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
A Systematic Review of the Use of Organisational and Management Theories in Reverse Logistics Studies
Wenjuan Zhao
1
Lokhman Hakim Bin Osman
2
School of Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
School of Management, Faculty of Economy and Management, Selangor, Malaysia
Background: Reverse logistics studies have received increasing attention in academic, organisational, and management research. Researchers have contributed to this field by borrowing theories from sustainable business research. However, there is a lack of literature reviewing the development and contribution of reverse logistics studies in organisational and management theories. By identifying the most frequently used management theories, this paper fills the gap and describes the theoretical contribution of reverse logistics papers to organisational and management theories.
Methods: Using the vote-counting technique, this article reviews 122 papers published between 2005 and 2021 to assess how organisational and management theories developed in the studies of reverse logistics.
Results: The analysis indicates that, while some, such as triple bottom line and critical success factors, have been frequently employed, the relation between reverse logistics and sustainability and other organisational theories remain undeveloped. It also discovered that the research topics only focused on product and material recycling, but few on product return and exchange logistics.
Conclusions: First, there is a huge gap in organisational and management theories and reverse logistics studies. It is suggested that scholars involved in reverse logistics studies can explore more connections between reverse logistics strategies and management theories in future research. Second, more theories should be used in addition to triple bottom line and critical success factors in reverse logistics research. Furthermore, although some incorporated other factors into the management theories and developed a framework after examining their interrelationship, little contribution has been made to the theories themselves. Additionally, more discussion of reverse logistics in the field can focus on product return and exchange logistics.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no9/19_1_9_23.pdf
reverse logistics
organisational and management theories
systematic literature review
sustainability
theories developmen
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2023-03-30
19
1
article
Advancing Agribusiness Sustainability and Competitiveness through Logistics 4.0: A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review
Betty J. Soledispa-Cañarte
1
Maritza S. Pibaque-Pionce
1
Narda P. Merchán-Ponce
1
Diana C. Mex Alvarez
2
Jennifer Tovar-Quintero
3
David F. Escobar-Molina
4
Juan D. Cedeño-Ramírez
5
Cristian Rincon-Guio
6
7
Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí, Ecuador
Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, México
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Neiva, Colombia
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia – UNAD -, Neiva, Colombia
Universidad Surcolombiana – USCO -, Neiva, Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales, Colombia
Universidad Antonio Nariño, Neiva, Colombia
Background: In the face of numerous sustainability challenges within global logistics operations, smart logistics, or Logistics 4.0, has emerged as a rapidly evolving field over the past decade. Situated within the broader context of Industry 4.0, Logistics 4.0 serves as a critical pillar for ensuring business sustainability by leveraging innovative and disruptive technological solutions. This study offers a novel and comprehensive analysis of the role of Logistics 4.0 in fostering business sustainability, with a particular focus on the agro-industrial sector.
Methods: Employing a bibliometric and content analysis approach, this research examines 56 publications from 2015 to 2021, sourced from Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Springer databases. The bibliometric research method incorporates joint keyword analysis using VOSviewer and is complemented by a content analysis of the selected articles. The bibliometric analysis uncovers a growing yet still nascent publication trend in this field.
Results: The study reveals that Logistics 4.0 plays a significant role in enhancing the sustainability of firms across various sectors, particularly within the agro-industrial sector. By harnessing digital technologies and innovative business models, Logistics 4.0 paves the way for creating competitive advantages for agro-industrial firms.
Conclusion: This research emphasizes the pivotal role of Logistics 4.0 in promoting sustainable and competitive growth in agribusiness, offering valuable insights for both academia and industry practitioners.
http://www.logforum.net/vol19/issue1/no10/19_1_10_23.pdf
logistics 4.0
agribusiness sustainability
agribusiness competitiveness
bibliometric analysis
systematic literature review