Integrating the supply chain: industrial relations implications in US grocery distribution

Lund, John; Wright, Chris

doi:10.1111/1468-005x.00113

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“…The adoption of improvement philosophies and a lean culture offers new opportunities for improving the quality and service of sectors associated with distribution, such as the storage of goods (Gu et al, 2007;Lund & Wright, 2003;Wang, 2008). Initially, these kinds of tools were developed by manufacturing organisations and then further advanced in service sectors (Reichhart & Holweg, 2007).…”

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Lean thinking with improvement teams in retail distribution: a case study

Jaca

Santos

Errasti

et al. 2012

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

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Sectors associated with the distribution of products and goods have become more and more important in recent years. Globalisation and changing market demands are increasing competitiveness in these sectors, and as a result many companies have adopted new improvement methods to assure their survival. The adoption of improvement philosophies and a lean culture offer new opportunities to improve the quality and service of distribution networks and activities related with transport and warehousing. The application of these philosophies, widely used in industrial companies, has been little documented in distribution centres. However, these methods are difficult to implement in companies from the distribution sector due to the volatility of customer demand, the high degree of human participation and the demanding mechanical and repetitive activities in retail and storage activities. This paper presents a methodology for change management to adopt lean practices in distribution centres. The presented case study has been used to develop, test and refine the methodology. Results show that the methodology was suitable for establishing a lean culture in the company and it resulted in good outcomes in terms of productivity, employee attitudes and participation.

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Lean thinking with improvement teams in retail distribution: a case study

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Errasti

et al. 2012

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

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“…This logic has led observers to describe ports as nodal chokepoints in global commodity chains (Bonacich ) where labor engages in disruptive action that can cripple the global movement of commodities. Lund and Wright () have explored how the tight integration of supply chains, using information technologies, poses both threats to and opportunities for union bargaining power. As they note, the sequential interdependence of the intermodal system has “the potential for a shut‐down or stoppage of one enterprise to have a domino‐like effect throughout the broader supply chain potentially wreaking havoc within and across industries.” (103).…”

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Draying and Picking: Precarious Work and Labor Action in the Logistics Sector

Jaffee¹,

Bensman²

2016

Journal of Labor and Society

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Recent research on labor market conditions in the United States points to a rise in “precarious work,” which is characterized by low wages, unstable and/or temporary work arrangements, underemployment, economic insecurity, and an absence of employer‐provided benefits. This article examines the prevalence of precarious work in the growing logistics sector of the U.S. economy and the mechanisms facilitating these working conditions. These domestic developments are placed in the context of the geographic reorganization of production and the restructuring of the employment relationship under a neo‐liberal political economic regime. This article highlights two logistics industries, drayage trucking and warehouse/distribution centers (W/DCs)—and the challenges facing workers in these industries. For port truckers, this involves their misclassification as “independent contractors.” For W/DC workers, the core issue is labor outsourcing and temporary work. The article concludes with an overview of recent labor actions taken to improve conditions for workers.

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“…Together, this provides an opportunity for labor to engage in disruptive action that can rapidly cripple the global movement of commodities. Lund and Wright (2003) have explored how the tighter integration of supply chains, using information technologies, poses both threats to and opportunities for union bargaining power. As they note, the sequential interdependence of the intermodal system has "the potential for a shut-down or stoppage of one enterprise to have a domino-like effect throughout the broader supply chain potentially wreaking havoc within and across industries."…”

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Industry Structure, Organizational Forms, and Labor Dynamics in the Intermodal Logistics Supply Chain

Jaffee

2010

SSRN Journal

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Integrating the supply chain: industrial relations implications in US grocery distribution

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

Lean thinking with improvement teams in retail distribution: a case study

Lean thinking with improvement teams in retail distribution: a case study

Draying and Picking: Precarious Work and Labor Action in the Logistics Sector

Industry Structure, Organizational Forms, and Labor Dynamics in the Intermodal Logistics Supply Chain

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