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Integrating the supply chain: industrial relations implications in US grocery distribution
Author(s) -
Lund John,
Wright Christopher
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00113
Subject(s) - supply chain , vulnerability (computing) , distribution (mathematics) , industrial organization , business , marketing , computer science , computer security , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Recent technological innovations have emphasised increasing integration between enterprises across the supply chain. This article reviews these developments within US grocery distribution and highlights the potential for supply chain integration to increase union bargaining power, as well as employer strategies aimed at reducing the threat of industrial vulnerability resulting from cross‐enterprise interdependence.