INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGING VALUE AND SUPPLY CHAINS ( IJMVSC ) (ISSN: 2230-7966)

Description

The International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ( IJMVSC ) is a quarterly open access journal that publishes articles that contribute new results in all areas of value and supply chain management. The journal provides a platform to disseminate new ideas and new research, advance theories, and propagate best practices in the management of value and supply chain management, looking across both product and service-based businesses. This will include works based in service management, logistics and distribution, operations management, process management, flow control, and customer service. The journal offers a forum in which academics, consultants, and practitioners in a variety of fields can exchange ideas to further research and improve practices in all areas of business. The International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ( IJMVSC ) seek to establish new collaborations, new best practices, and new theories in the management of both product and service-based organizations around the world.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of value and supply chain management. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supply chain management
Value chain management
Analytical frameworks
Business-to-business marketing
Change management
Channel management
Cultural issues
Customer service
Customer retention strategies
Demand forecasting and planning
Distribution channels
Economic issues
Information technology in product distribution
Information technology in service delivery
Knowledge management
Legal and regulatory issues
Logistics management and planning (inbound, outbound and reverse logistics)
Manufacturing methods and strategies
Metrics and Measurement
Network design and routing
Quality control and improvement
Performance metrics
Purchasing and procurement
e-procurement and e-commerce
Product innovation and development
Sourcing strategies
Supplier selection
Vendor management and selection