ver the last half-century, most of the best-recognized global brands have been headquartered in developed countries. In the last dozen years, new brands such as South Korea’s Samsung and Brazil’s Embraer have carved big names for themselves. Here is how the line-up of the world’s power brands will change over the next few decades. Amid the current global slump, many of the world’s blu…
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on progress and lessons in improving the social work system in England in the interests of children and families. Design/methodology/approach – Based on an interview with the author by Michael Little (one of the Guest Editors of this edition). Findings – Social work is best placed to lead the child protection system given its ab…
This paper aims to examine the past and present research on ‘green ports and maritime logistics’ in order to identify established research streams and fertile research areas with potential for future investigations. Using rigorous bibliometric and network analysis tools, the paper completes a systemic mapping of the existing literature and identifies the key investigators, collaboration pat…
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the evaluation of three innovative project options for the transformation/upgrading of the Port of Genoa-Italy according to the community impact evaluation (CIE).
The purpose of the research is to shed light on the question of how elements of a partnership system interact to provide a basis for an enhanced performance management framework.
The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into commonalities and differences of service innovation across industries. The compared sectors are logistics service providers and IT service providers (SPs).
Simulation has been an integral part of research and development work in container terminal operations. The sheer size of the facilities and the complexity of equipment used make it difficult to predict analytically how the terminal will operate under specific layouts and configurations. Control techniques which relate to the dynamic behaviour of the equipment are even more difficult to analyse…
tThis paper deals with designing and developing a Decision Support System (DSS) that will be able tomanage the flow of goods and the business transactions between a port and a dry port. An integrated DSSarchitecture is proposed and specified and the main components are designed on the basis of simulationand optimization modules. In order to show the use and implementation of the DSS, this work …
The Clyde is famous throughout the world for its shipbuilding. It has been called the cradle of steam navigation and is the birthplace of the Queen Mary and countless other liners, warships and cargo ships. Glasgow was not always a city of industry: its early life was dominated by the cathedral and the university. However, by the eighteenth century the import of tobacco and sugar and the manufa…
The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and teaching of graduate courses providing in-depth experiential learning employing commercial supply chain management software. The benefits of teaching such courses are described, the challenges in offering such courses are identified, and some solutions to overcome the challenges are offered
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of podcasting and webcasting, and to examine student preferences between the different delivery richness of communication media.
This paper examines the relationship among leadership skills, management skills and individual success and failure in formal organizations.
The Art of Thinking Clearly by world-class thinker and entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli is an eye-opening look at human psychology and reasoning — essential reading for anyone who wants to avoid “cognitive errors” and make better choices in all aspects of their lives. Have you ever: Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn’t worth it? Or continued doing something you knew w…