Designing scenario-based experiments in retail SCM: methodological approaches and practical insights
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
Purpose
Considering
the
transformational
impact
of
technological
advances
in
modern
retail
on
consumer
experience
and
associated
growth
experimental
studies
consumer-centric
supply
chain
management
(SCM)
research,
this
paper
presents
a
practical
overview
key
steps
design
scenario-based
experiments
(SBEs)
context
SCM.
Design/methodology/approach
Following
conceptual
approach,
discusses
essential
aspects
designing
process,
including
connection
to
theory,
vignette
considerations,
checks
ensuring
managerial
relevance.
Findings
This
resource
for
SCM
researchers
their
pursuit
rigorous,
context-focused
SBEs
research.
Major
considerations
potential
pitfalls
are
highlighted.
Practical
implications
A
well-designed
experiment,
its
vignettes,
manipulations
checks,
offers
strong
inform
actionable
guidance
managers
feasibility,
strategy
design,
customization
segmentation
strategies.
Originality/value
connects
questions,
supporting
future
research
realm.
Language: Английский
Requirements for the automated loading and unloading of autonomous trucks: an interoperability perspective
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
55(11), P. 23 - 56
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
Purpose
With
the
introduction
of
autonomous
trucks,
loading
and
unloading
(L/UL)
can
no
longer
be
performed
by
driver
new
requirements
on
automated
L/UL
are
imposed.
Compared
with
many
other
applications
automation,
entails
multiple
actors,
including
senders,
recipients,
transport
providers,
thus
several
requirements,
as
explored
in
this
paper.
Design/methodology/approach
A
multiple-case
study
method
is
applied
consisting
three
cases
to
explore
for
across
four
layers
interoperability:
organisational,
legal,
semantic,
technical.
Findings
Key
identified
include
organisational
adjustments
automate
or
eliminate
drivers’
tasks,
legal
aspects
load
securing
liabilities,
semantic
alignment
common
understanding
among
technical
infrastructure
needed
L/UL.
Research
limitations/implications
This
paper
emphasises
importance
fully
realising
benefits
trucks
considering
beyond
ones.
The
set
a
context
stable
systems
regards
network
standardised
unit
loads.
Originality/value
Delving
aspects,
it
highlights
crucial
challenges
automating
shifts
responsibilities
actors
supply
chain.
also
provides
insights
into
actual
industrial
settings
development
conceptual
framework
identifying
interoperability
provide
guidance
engineers,
managers,
researchers
designing
Language: Английский
A strategic perspective on automated warehouse systems in retail: insights from a multiple case study
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
55(11), P. 57 - 91
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
Purpose
As
the
warehouse
is
increasingly
viewed
as
a
strategic
component,
retailers’
willingness
to
invest
in
automated
systems
(AWS)
has
increased.
These
investment
decisions
are
influenced
by
well-known
operational
factors,
but
which
have
received
limited
attention
warehousing
literature,
also
play
pivotal
role.
Addressing
this
gap,
study
investigates
how
factors
influence
AWS
retail.
Design/methodology/approach
Based
on
theoretical
foundation
of
technology
adoption,
intent,
and
automation
strategy,
an
abductive
multiple
case
conducted
with
eight
purposefully
selected
retailers
that
had
implemented
or
were
process
implementing
large
AWS.
Findings
The
ranks
10
competitive
priorities
21
evaluation
aspects
shows
firm’s
intent
can
be
connected
via
formulation
strategy.
findings
reveal
content
for
such
strategy
–
including
7
categories
17
considerations
related
to,
example,
innovativeness,
efficiency
versus
adaptiveness,
technology-supplier
relationships,
control
ownership,
risk
exposure.
empirically
manager
characteristics
owner
strategies
decisions.
Four
profiles
abductively
developed:
reliability
delivery
service;
profitable
deliveries;
scalable
logistics
volume
growth;
platform
building
services.
provides
evidence
reciprocal
relationship
between
Research
limitations/implications
number
Swedish
retailers,
indicating
need
additional
studies
test
across
different
contexts.
Practical
implications
offers
framework
formulating
developing
framework,
shares
empirical
insights
from
forefront
implementation.
Originality/value
contributes
conversation
changer
showing
importance
shifting
tactical-operational
focus
perspective
configuration
general
retail
particular.
Language: Английский
Leveraging social capital to build the cumulative triple-A supply chain sand cone model
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
Purpose
Drawing
on
the
cumulative
capability
perspective,
this
study
tests
sand
cone
model
of
triple-A
supply
chain
(SC)
(i.e.
AAA:
SC-alignment,
SC-adaptability,
SC-agility),
including
its
financial
performance
implications.
Besides,
investigates
social
capital
as
AAA
enabler.
Design/methodology/approach
Structural
equation
modeling
and
bootstrapping
analysis
are
used
to
examine
hypotheses
using
data
from
216
companies
in
China
that
capture
firms’
management
practices
relation
their
major
suppliers.
Findings
We
identified
a
sequence
three
As:
alignment-adaptability-agility
effectively
develop
SC.
Furthermore,
based
sequence,
SC
adaptability
can
enhance
indirectly
through
agility,
alignment
improve
which
directly
positively
affects
performance.
cognitive,
structural,
relational
play
different
roles
improving
AAA.
Originality/value
This
contributes
literature
by
identifying
thus
further
extends
perspective
operations
management.
study:
(1)
deepens
our
understanding
implications
capabilities
model;
(2)
revealing
an
important
enabler
complex
adaptive
system
perspective;
(3)
specifies
difference
pattern
across
levels
market
turbulence.
Language: Английский
Innovators and Transformers: Enhancing supply chain sustainability: a methodology combining dynamic simulation and case studies
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Purpose
This
paper
scrutinizes
existing
assessment
methodologies
in
supply
chain
sustainability
literature
and
identifies
a
gap
microeconomic
methods
for
comprehensively
estimating
current
prospective
performances,
encompassing
both
financial
environmental
aspects.
It
presents
case
study
where
quantitative,
dynamic
simulation
modeling
is
applied
to
articulate
amplify
company’s
performance,
demonstrating
that
holistic
approach
performance
metrics
can
significantly
refine
decision-making
action
prioritization
sustainability.
Design/methodology/approach
Introduced
here
the
“ISSSC
Approach,
”
which
employs
quantify
flux
of
materials,
value,
emissions
within
chain.
methodology
facilitates
construction
representative
models
subsequent
scenarios
inform
sustainable
aligns
with
business
objectives.
The
utility
ISSSC
Approach
evidenced
through
dairy
industry.
Findings
offers
three
pivotal
insights:
innovation
fact-based
framework
over
traditional
anecdotal
methods,
harmonization
competitive
indicators
strategic
ambit,
presentation
novel
tool
precise
measurement
enhancement,
attuned
context-specific
constraints.
Originality/value
While
well-established,
its
application
manufacturing
context
markedly
innovative.
bridges
between
regulatory
directives
realization
tangible
benefits
all
stakeholders,
positioning
it
as
critical
operationalizing
corporate
strategy.
Language: Английский
Editorial: Our polestars: articulating the vision and future of IJPDLM
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
55(2), P. 121 - 129
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Language: Английский
Researching Like a Master Chef: An Expansion of the Quantitative “Kitchen Tools” in Supply Chain Management Research
Journal of Supply Chain Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 2, 2025
ABSTRACT
World‐renowned
chefs
achieve
culinary
excellence
by
mastering
diverse
cooking
techniques
and
specialized
tools.
Similarly,
supply
chain
management
(SCM)
faces
complex
dynamic
research
phenomena
that
defy
simple
methods.
This
editorial
argues
SCM
researchers
need
to
expand
their
methodological
toolkit
of
quantitative
data
collection
analysis
approaches.
Although
traditional
methods
have
advanced
theory,
they
impose
limitations
on
capturing
real‐world
complexities.
Issues
like
retrospective
bias,
the
cross‐sectional
nature
data,
inability
replicate
managerial
dynamics,
constraints
in
network‐level
hinder
theoretical
development.
Moreover,
dominant
struggle
accommodate
temporal
multilevel
interactions,
causal
inferences.
To
overcome
these
constraints,
this
advocates
for
promising
but
underutilized
methods:
field
experiments,
neuroscience
methods,
agent‐based
modeling,
SIENA,
SEM,
models,
QCA,
AI‐based
By
expanding
“kitchen
tools,”
can
generate
more
powerful,
convincing,
comprehensive
theories
about
decision‐making
performance.
Language: Английский
Towards a value-in-use view of retail stockout costs
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 28, 2024
Purpose
The
purpose
of
this
perspective
paper
is
to
theorize
a
more
comprehensive
view
retail
stockout
costs
and
explore
the
potential
operationalization
for
improved
supply
chain
decisions
resulting
performance.
Design/methodology/approach
literature
reviewed
summarize
current
types
out-of-stock
costs.
Theoretical
foundations
Service
Dominant
Logic
are
suggested
as
holistic,
accurate
useful
cost
conceptualization.
Market
Basket
Analysis
Real
Options
identified
tools
help
operationalize
revised
value-in-use
approach
Findings
This
research
enhances
our
understanding
corresponding
managerial
actions
with
meaningful
implications
Originality/value
deviates
from
traditional
inventory
theory
provide
unique
on
that
conceptualized
within
operationalized
novel
combination
cross-functional
analytical
tools.
Language: Английский