Includes bibliographical references (p. 581-674) and index.

Supply chain system and barriers of exporting evidence from ghana in sub Saharan Africa : evidence from Ghana in sub Saharan Africa / Gloria Sraha, Victoria University of Wellington -- Technology-intensive suppliers : a special kind of suppliers in developing countries / Isabel Torres Zapata, University Of Santiago de Chile -- SCM relationship establishment in developing countries case of Tanzania / Felix Nandonde, Aalborg University -- Relationship establishment in SCM in developing economies case of Tanzania / Felix Nandonde, Aalborg University, Winnie Nguni, University of Daresalaam Business School -- Value innovation, deliberate learning mechanisms from supply chain cooperation : value innovation / Fakhraddin Maroofi, Kurdistan University -- Outsourcing services and supply chain efficiency : a critical review of the outsourcing function : outsourcing in a national context : the case of Mukwano Industries LTD / Charles Kalinzi, Kyambogo University School of Management & Entrepreneurship -- Customer loyalty / Alper Bozkurt, Adana Science and Technology University -- Investment attractiveness of CEE and Baltic countries / Aleksandra Olejnik- Nizielska, University of Economics Katowice -- The borderless world : pitching and the other international practices of innovation competitions / Rauno Rusko, University of Lapland, Katja Härkönen, University of Lapland, Sofia Liukkonen, University of Lapland -- An empirical investigation of the role of e-communication in international collaborations / Ying Zhang, University of Strathclyde -- knowledge appliance process in supply chain / Jurgita RAUDELIUNIENE, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Business Management, Lithuania, Bojan Rosi, University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Slovenia, Zlatko Nedelko, University of Maribor -- Strategies for effective worldwide supply chains / Reza Aboutalebi, Royal Holloway, University of London -- High level inventory network modeling approaches / Tan Miller, Rider University, Renato de Matta, University of Iowa, Minghong Xu, University of Illinois at Chicago -- Fostering supply chain management in global business / Kijpokin Kasemsap, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University -- A "flying high, landing soft" platform for supplier diversity / Ye-Sho Chen, Louisiana State University, Nurhan Davutyan, Kadir Has University, Iris Ersoy, Vienna University of Business and Economics -- An empirical investigation of the role of e-communication in international collaborations / Ying Zhang, University of Strathclyd -- Information quality in supply chain software / F. Kafi, CADA, Majid Kafi, CADA -- Value creation and appropriation in buyer-supplier relationship : governance, competition and culture / Wiboon Kittilaksanawong, Saitama University -- Review of RFID applications in perishable inventory management / Linh DUONG, Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln Wood, The Auckland University of Technology, Xiaowei Wang, The Auckland University of Technology -- Supply chain resilience / Alessandra Vecchi, University of Bologna, Valentina Vallisi, University of Bologna -- Partnerships in supply chain management / Özlem Koçtas Çotur, Yasar University, Yücel Öztürkoglu, Yasar University -- Strategic value creation in a supply chain / Gowri Vijayan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Aroop Mukherjee, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selvakkumar Vaiappuri, Universiti Putra Malaysia -- International supply chain case study / Thi Song Hanh Pham, Sheffield Hallam University, Fariba Darabi, Sheffield Hallam University, Natalie Wilmot, Sheffield Hallam University -- Supply chain relationships : from conflict to collaboration / Wesley Boyce, Park University -- Green supply chain initiatives : the India perspective / Debabrata Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Sirish Gouda, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Janat Shah, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur -- Sustainability : a

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