The purpose of this paper is to examine traditional, current and emerging roles played by ports in the context of logistics and supply chain management practice and strategy. The paper also seeks to elaborate the emerging concept of port-centric logistics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws its insights and conclusions from a review of the literature, and an analysis of current t…
Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse and propose how e-business can be coupled with different logistics strategies to achieve customized logistics sustainability (CLS). Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, a conceptual model for CLS has been developed and, using four cases from industry, the model is further enhanced and validated. Findings – Three main streams in supply chai…