The major goal of this study was to identify the underlying factors of supply chain integration in European firms with particular emphasis on the role of information sharing and interorganizational collaboration.
European companies are facing new challenges in the next millennium. Seven trends in international logistics are outlined. These are supply chain management, globalisation of the supply chain, virtual enterprises, e-business, green logistics, strategic partnerships and new management principles. The implications for European companies are discussed and illustrated by examples from advanced comp…
A large number of firms have reconfigured their supply chains. The general trends entail, among others, the reduction, centralization and re-location of plants and distribution centers, the design of new distribution systems, and the reduction of the supplier base. The analysis of the implications of such reconfiguration for freight transport has received comparatively little attention, and mos…