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Logistics strategies for short sea shipping operating as part of multimodal transport chains

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Numerous studies about logistics strategies have been carried out but more often than not researchers have adopted a descriptive rather than a quantitative approach. The quantitative approach was addressed for the first time in 1987 and much of the work performed has been focused on North American based companies, thus creating a bias. Most studies have addressed product-oriented companies rather than service ones and the logistics strategies identified are of a general nature and often based on the work performed by Bowersox and Daugherty [1]. To reverse this trend, this research investigates by means of a questionnaire specific logistics strategies that short sea operators can implement to integrate short sea shipping into multimodal transport chains. To achieve this, 75 potential best-practices were reduced by using factor analysis into a list of 13 functional strategies, of which eight were considered logistics strategies. The term best practice refers to a management idea that is supported by proper processes and provides superior performance; when associated with other management ideas, best-practices help to develop a logistic strategy that gives an organization a competitive advantage.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Maritime Policy & Management

No. Panggil

ATC LO MAR l

Penerbit

United Kingdom : Taylor and Francis., 2009

Deskripsi Fisik

21 p .

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

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Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

VOL. 36, NO. 1, 1–19

Subjek

Shipping
Logistics

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Peter B. Marlow

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