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Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The effect of perceptions of justice in returns on satisfaction and attitudes toward the retailer	150
Extending and understanding: an application of machine learning to the World Bank's logistics performance index	74
Luxury supply chain management: a framework proposal based on a systematic literature review	60
Integrating mobile parcel lockers into last-mile delivery networks: an operational design for home delivery, stationary, and mobile parcel lockers	54
Opening the black box of big data sustainable value creation: the mediating role of supply chain management capabilities and circular economy practices	52
Who changes what, when and where? Elaborating postponement when integrating hardware and software objects in global supply chains	51
Towards a typology of logistics “work” beyond formal employment: a synthesised literature review	50
A configurational approach to last mile logistics practices and omni-channel firm characteristics for competitive advantage: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis	41
The impact of social vs environmental sustainability information disclosure on consumer choice of delivery time with varying sustainability concerns	41
Embracing methodological evolution and diversity in logistics and supply chain management research	37
Retaining talent in the maritime sector by creating a work-family balance logic: implications from women managers navigating work and family	37
In search of a suitable way to deploy Triple-A capabilities through assessment of AAA models' competitive advantage predictive capacity	34
Can information sharing predict fresh produce supply chain performance amid the COVID-19 pandemic? A social learning perspective	34
A theoretical framework for platform-to-platform cooperation: a multi-case study from China	31
Innovators and transformers: a benchmarking study of online carbon emission calculators for freight transport	30
Guest editorial: The social sustainability of global supply chains – a critical perspective on current practices and its transformative potential	30
What should you be talking about? The communication pathway to sustainable supply chain contagion	30
Navigating diversity in supply chain relationships: building trustworthiness through complementary and supplementary fits	29
Examining the impact of service recovery resilience in the context of product replacement: the roles of perceived procedural and interactional justice	28
A large-scale real-world comparative study using pre-COVID lockdown and post-COVID lockdown data on predicting shipment times of therapeutics in e-pharmacy supply chains	28
Do a non-core worker's procedural justice concerns influence their engagement in helping behavior? A multi-method study	27
Digital transformation of the purchasing and supply management process	26
Innovators and transformers: enhancing supply chain employee training with an innovative application of a large language model	26
Impact of fake news on firm performance during COVID-19: an assessment of moderated serial mediation using PLS-SEM	25
Governance requirements in supply chain finance: the need for a dual-layered semipermeable boundary	23

If you don't care, I will switch: online retailers' behaviour on third-party logistics services	22
Communicating supply chain sustainability: transparency and framing effects	22
An inductive analysis of collaborative cybersecurity management capabilities, relational antecedents and supply chain cybersecurity parameters	22
The role of digital knowledge servitization in supply chain management	21
Quantum-inspired computing technology in operations and logistics management	21
The interplay between relationships, technologies and organizational structures in enhancing supply chain resilience: empirical evidence from a Delphi study	21
Last-mile logistics in the sharing economy: sustainability paradoxes	21
Using PLS-SEM for assessing negative impact and cooperation as antecedents of gray market in FMCG supply chains: an analysis on Spanish wholesale distributors	20
Editorial: Our polestars: articulating the vision and future of IJPDLM	20
Adoption of additive manufacturing technology: drivers, barriers and impacts on upstream supply chain design	19
Strategic responses to the pandemic: a case study of the US department store industry	19
Do you feel guilty? A consumer-centric perspective on green nudging in last-mile deliveries	19
Exploring blockchain adoption intentions in the supply chain: perspectives from innovation diffusion and institutional theory	18
Netnography: a research method to study supply chain members' interactions in online communities	18
Paradox of GPO size and a hospital’s relative power for purchasing efficiency and the moderating role of system membership	18
Consumer impatience in the e-commerce home delivery context: a consumer-centric supply chain perspective for time-based competition	17
Guest editorial: NOFOMA 2021 conference special issue	17
Towards a value-in-use view of retail stockout costs	17
The paradoxical nature of greening transportation: an analysis of tensions in buyer–supplier dyads	17
Guest editorial: Digital transformation in supply chains: challenges, strategies and implementations	17
Impacts of supply chain integration on product- and service-oriented mass customisation capability: the role of customer need	17
Reducing retail supply chain costs of product returns using digital product fitting	16
Innovators and transformers: envisioning a revolution in middle mile logistics with extended range cargo drones	16
Bayesian network methodology and machine learning approach: an application on the impact of digital technologies on logistics service quality	16
The effect of power use on specific investments: the moderating role of interdependence structure	15
The impact of order fulfillment on consumer experience: text mining consumer reviews from Amazon US	15
Packaging paradoxes in food supply chains: exploring characteristics, underlying reasons and management strategies	14
Enhancing in-store picking for e-grocery: an empirical-based model	13
Editorial: From impact and relevance to learning faster and innovating forward – introduction of a new paper category	13
Role of blockchain in transitioning to circular economy – an empirical investigation	13
Towards a critical realism synthesis of configurational and middle-range theorising	13
Editorial: Navigating excellence: understanding and overcoming common causes of manuscript rejections in logistics and supply chain management research	13
Innovators and Transformers: Enhancing supply chain sustainability: a methodology combining dynamic simulation and case studies	13
An examination of the effects of omni-channel service offerings on retailer performance	13
Digitalization and third-party logistics performance: exploring the roles of customer collaboration and government support	13
Guest editorial	12
Innovators and Transformers Is wasted food just waste? Reconceptualising food loss and waste in operations and supply chain management research and practice	12
End-of-life textile collection from consumers: a design science approach	12
Analysis on the effects of global supply chain reconfiguration on China's high-end equipment manufacturing industry	12
Intelligent algorithms applied to the prediction of air freight transportation delays	12
An empirical study of truck driver detention time: a shipper’s perspective	12
Exploring the role of external pressure, environmental sustainability commitment, engagement, alliance and circular supply chain capability in circular economy performance	12
Conflict management strategies and their relationships with exchange performance in supply chains	11
Developing and implementing contextualised S&OP designs – an enterprise architecture management approach	11
Operational performance of light electric freight vehicles in the last mile: two Nordic case studies	11
The role of scarcity-inducing post-stockout disclosures on consumer response to stockouts	11
Digitisation of franchising supply chain impact on franchisor performance: a longitudinal case study of a coffee retail chain	11
Agility and digitalization: why strategic agility is a success factor for mastering digitalization – evidence from Industry 4.0 implementations across a supply chain	11
Does location matter? A study of automotive clusters in India	11
Evaluating spatial inequity in last-mile delivery: a national analysis	10

Repertory grid technique and Honey’s content analysis: a methodological application to advance qualitative research in OSCM	10
Cyber risk management strategies and integration: toward supply chain cyber resilience and robustness	10
What is next? The effect of reverse logistics adoption on digitalization and inter-organizational collaboration	10
Supplier diversity for socially responsible purchasing: an empirical investigation in Brazil	10
Is digital transformation equally attractive to all manufacturers? Contextualizing the operational and customer benefits of smart manufacturing	9
Supplier goal commitment in performance-based contracts: the lens of goal-setting theory	9
Editorial – Welcome to IJPDLM 2022!	9
Guest editorial: Deepening the theoretical understanding of agility and resilience in global supply chains	9
Startups in the supply chain ecosystem: an organizing framework and research opportunities	9
Frequent supply chain disruptions and firm performance: the moderating role of exploitation, exploration and supply chain ambidexterity	9
Revisiting buyer–seller relationships in sustainable sourcing: advancing trust-commitment theory within the context of blockchain technology	8
Supplier-base concentration and efficiency: the moderating roles of R&D expenditure and market share	8
The BORIS experience: evaluating omnichannel returns and repurchase intention	8
How to advance theory through literature reviews in logistics and supply chain management	8
Should e-returns services be “one-size-fits-all” for consumers? Segmentation using return policy promises and constraints	8
Agri-food supply chain concentration and financial growth: configuration and congruence approaches	8
Safety in context: routines and the effect of a balanced safety and operations focus on worker perceptions and performance	7
The implementation of berth allocation policies that enable Just-in-Time arrival in port calls	7
Enhanced circularity in aftermarkets: logistics tradeoffs	7
Understanding SME suppliers' response to supply chain finance: a transaction cost economics perspective	7
Toward SME digital transformation in the supply chain context: the role of structural social and human capital	7
Customer experience dimensions in last-mile delivery: an empirical study on unattended home delivery	7
Driving the talk: examining professional truck drivers' motivations to engage in eco-driving	6
Reshoring before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in an advanced economy	6
On the causes of positive inventory discrepancies in retail stores	6
Overcoming the collaborative challenge: commitment as a super-ordinate enabler of value co-creation	6
The effect of type of company doing home delivery during a pandemic on consumers' quality perceptions and behavior	6
Dynamic capabilities for digital procurement transformation: a systematic literature review	6
Influencing supply chain practice: the action principles approach applied to pandemic risk management	6
Unlocking the door: information disclosure framing and consumer characteristics in parcel locker adoption	6
How do well-performed food businesses manage suppliers in emerging economies?	6
What is the right purchasing strategy for your company? The fit between strategic intent, strategic purchasing and perceived environmental uncertainty	6