About the Journal
NOLEGEIN Journal of Supply Chain and Logistics Management [2582-0141(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2018 that provides a platform to discuss new issues in the area of Marketing channels and strategy. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing papers introducing or elaborating on Supply chain management & Warehouse management.
Focus & Scope
- Supply Chain Strategy and Integration: Research on strategic supply chain design, buyer–supplier relationships, supply network coordination, integration, collaboration, trust, governance, responsiveness, and alignment of supply chain capabilities with organizational performance.
- Logistics Management and Distribution Systems: Studies on transportation, distribution, logistics networks, service logistics, reverse logistics, multimodal transport, last-mile delivery, facility location, logistics planning, and the management of physical flows across supply chains.
- Warehouse and Inventory Management: Research on warehouse design, storage allocation, order picking, packing, inventory control, resource utilization, route optimization, capacity planning, material handling, and technologies that improve warehouse productivity and accuracy.
- Procurement, Purchasing, and Supplier Management: Studies on sourcing, supplier selection and evaluation, purchasing strategy, contract management, e-procurement, supplier development, supplier relationships, negotiation, and procurement performance.
- Supply Chain Analytics and Decision Support: Research using operations research, optimization, simulation, forecasting, AHP, ANP, TOPSIS, multi-criteria decision-making, fuzzy methods, predictive analytics, and other quantitative approaches to improve supply chain and logistics decisions.
- Digital Supply Chains and Logistics Technologies: Studies on artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, RFID, GPS, cloud computing, digital twins, smart contracts, additive manufacturing, automation, and real-time information systems in supply chain and logistics operations.
- E-Logistics and Logistics Information Systems: Research on e-commerce logistics, logistics information systems, digital platforms, information sharing, vendor-managed inventory, continuous replenishment, technology adoption, logistics visibility, and IT-enabled coordination across supply chains.
- Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Systems: Studies on ERP adoption, enterprise integration, planning and control systems, data integration, process fit, knowledge transfer, IT productivity, organizational performance, and the role of enterprise systems in supply chain management.
- Supply Chain Performance and Benchmarking: Research on logistics performance measurement, key performance indicators, supplier evaluation, balanced scorecards, benchmarking, productivity, service quality, inter-organizational control, and frameworks for assessing supply chain effectiveness.
- Sustainable and Green Supply Chain Management: Studies on environmental sustainability, green logistics, carbon emissions, circular supply chains, reverse logistics, product returns, resource efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable procurement, and environmental performance across supply networks.
- Supply Chain Risk, Resilience, and Agility: Research on disruption management, uncertainty, vulnerability, supply continuity, adaptability, flexibility, responsiveness, resilience, risk analysis, contingency planning, and recovery strategies in global and domestic supply chains.
- Global Supply Chains and International Logistics: Studies on international sourcing, export logistics, global distribution, offshore operations, trade facilitation, cross-border supply networks, international channel relationships, and logistics challenges in multinational and globally dispersed operations.
- Marketing Channels and Distribution Strategy: Research on retailers, wholesalers, distributors, franchisors, dual channels, channel power, cooperation, dependence, fairness, opportunism, negotiation, channel conflict, and governance of marketing and distribution relationships.
- Transaction Cost Economics and Outsourcing: Studies on transaction costs, outsourcing, business-process outsourcing, offshoring, core competencies, theory of the firm, make-or-buy decisions, contractual governance, service purchasing, partnerships, and supplier relationship structures.
- Customer Relationship and Demand Management: Research on customer relationship management, demand forecasting, customer knowledge, service quality, customer satisfaction, demand variability, collaborative planning, and the integration of market information into supply chain decisions.
- Production, Operations, and Supply Chain Coordination: Studies on production planning, just-in-time systems, quality management, build-to-order operations, manufacturing–logistics integration, capacity coordination, process synchronization, and operational alignment between production and distribution.
- Mass Customization and Postponement Strategies: Research on personalization, modularity, postponement, customer-driven manufacturing, flexible production systems, product configuration, tactical alignment, responsiveness, and supply chain strategies for differentiated products.
- Cold Chain and Specialized Logistics: Studies on temperature-controlled supply chains, food and pharmaceutical logistics, perishable products, cold storage, traceability, quality assurance, capacity, transportation, and risk management in specialized logistics systems.
- Supply Chain Finance and Cost Management: Research on logistics costs, supply chain costing, activity-based costing, working capital, trade credit, cost optimization, financial performance, inventory investment, value recovery, and the financial implications of supply chain decisions.
- Emerging and Interdisciplinary Supply Chain Research: Research integrating supply chain and logistics management with sustainability, artificial intelligence, data science, operations management, information systems, economics, marketing, engineering, and public policy where supply chain or logistics management forms the central contribution.
Keywords
Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Warehouse Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Analytics, Digital Supply Chain, Sustainable Supply Chain, Supply Chain Resilience, Inventory Management, Logistics Performance.