ISSN Print: 1625-8312 ISSN Online: 1624-6039 Frequency: 2 issues a year Current issue: Vol.9 n°2 - 2008 - Best Papers RIRL conference 2008 Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal explores all the aspects of logistics, supply chain and operations management. It is concerned with the management and optimization of flows in the supply chain from primary supplier to final customer. It provides in-depth research articles and company case studies that enrich both the knowledge of the discipline and the practices of Supply Chain Management. Contents of the journal and the associated web site are targeted to academics (professors, researchers), students and practitioners (supply chain managers, consultants).

Current issue: Vol.9 n°2 - 2008 - Best Papers RIRL conference 2008 Editorial By Gilles Paché, President, Scientific Committee - RIRL 2008 François Fulconis, President, Organization Committee - RIRL 2008 Resources to Form Logistics Capabilities? from the Perspective of a Small or Medium-Sized Subcontractor By Inga-Lill Carlsson, University of Gävle and University of Linköping, Sweden Sharing demand signals: A new challenge to improve collaboration within supply chains By Karine Evrard-Samuel, University Grenoble II, France Towards a Typology of the Roles of Logistics Service Providers as Supply Chain Integrators By Nathalie Fabbe-Costes, CRET-LOG, University of Aix-Marseille II Marianne Jahre, Lund University and BI Norwegian School of Management Christine Roussat, CRET-LOG, University ofClermont-Ferrand II Does the Current Constraints in Funding Promote Failure in Humanitarian Supply Chains? By Marianne Jahre,BI Norwegian School of Management, Norway Ian Heigh,Global Emergency Group, UK Greening the supply chain: preliminary results of a global survey By Valentina Carbone, ESCE and ESCP-EAP, France Valérie Moatti, ESCP-EAP, France The intermediary conditions of logistics service providers in the context of sustainable development By Marlène Monnet, University of Franche-Comté, France Postponement and Speculation in Non-commercial Supply Chains By Tore Listou, Norwegian Defence Command and Staff College, Norway The new need for safety stocks in a supply chain dedicated to customized mass production By Carole Camisullis and Vincent Giard, University Paris Dauphine, France

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