Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, Henry Stewart Publications

Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement. Inaugural issue out Summer 2018. Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement is the major new peer-reviewed journal publishing in-depth articles and case studies on new thinking, innovative practices and emerging issues in how to deliver cost effective, efficient, resilient and adaptable supply chain management, logistics and procurement. It will examine key practical issues from a business, risk and operational perspective in a high quality format which seeks to fill the gap between trade magazines and purely academic journals. Each quarterly 100-page issue will analyse the latest strategies, techniques and technologies available to professionals tasked with doing ‘more with less’ within increasingly complex and international supply chain environments. Its detailed articles and case studies – all of which will be peer-reviewed by an Editorial Board of leading supply chain management, logistics and procurement experts – will provide in-depth, actionable advice and ‘lessons learned’ written by and for fellow professionals. Each issue will demonstrate how supply chain management, logistics and procurement programmes are specified, designed, implemented and managed to support organisational goals in an array of industries around the world, including how real world challenges and disruptions have been managed in practice. As such Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement will publish articles on: Supply chain mapping Supply chain planning and scheduling Demand forecasting and inventory management Sourcing and procurement Supply chain synchronisation Logistics and transportation Linking supply chain design and performance to organisational objectives Value analysis Technological developments including IoT, Big Data and robotics Performance measurement and analytics Supply chain finance Cost optimisation Transformation and innovation Supply chain scalability Contracting Category management Direct, indirect and purchased services Risk management, loss prevention and security Supplier management/relationships Sustainability Materials handling products Deal structuring and negotiation Tariffs and tax optimisation Ethics and CSR Gaining, training and retaining talent Regulation and compliance. Rather than publishing advertising or the ‘bite-sized’ articles all too common on the internet, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement will provide a forum for professionals in the field to share in-depth, practical guidance and analysis on key business issues and learn about the latest applied research. Essential reading for Departmental Heads, Managing Directors, Directors, EVPs, SVPs, VPs, AVPs and Senior Managers of: Supply chain management Procurement Logistics Sourcing Sales and operations planning Transportation Fulfilment Loss prevention Purchasing; as well as CEOs and other C-Suite executives Service providers and consultants Academics and educators.