Gantry Crane Scheduling with Interference Constraints in Railway Container Te…

Railway container terminals, where gantry cranes are responsible for loading and unloading containers between freight trains and yards, are important hubs of hinterland logistics transportation. Terminal managers confront the challenge in improving the efficiency of their service. As the most expensive equipment in a terminal, the operational performance of gantry cranes is a crucial factor. In…

Assessing a cross-border logistics policy using a performance measurement sys…

For the most rapidly growing economic entity in the world, China, a new logistics operation called the indirect cross-border supply chain model has recently emerged. The primary idea of this model is to reduce logistics costs by storing goods at a bonded warehouse with low storage cost in certain Chinese regions, such as the Pearl River Delta (PRD). This research proposes a performance measurem…

Iindonesia Freight Transort Report Includes 5-Year Forecasts to 2019

BMI View: In 2016 the air freight mode will see the most significant growth in Indonesia, as trade in Asia is set to rebalance after stalling in 2015 and key sectors such as the pharmaceutical market will see a boost in growth. In our medium-term forecast to 2019, BMI believes the rail and air freight modes will see higher growth than road freight transport, as a result of state and external in…

Sedimentological evidence of an assumed ancient anchorage in the hinterland o…

As bays, lagoons and estuaries ensure protection from wind, and a hinterland rich in natural resources is most enticing, during the early Iron Age the seafaring Phoenician settlers chose such locations all over the Mediterranean for their seaports, establishing pan-Mediterranean trade from the late 9th century BCE onwards. Despite the difficult nautical conditions, Phoenician sailors had conque…

Scenario-based resilience assessment framewor kforcritical infrastructure sys…

A numberofmetricsinthepasthavebeenproposedandnumericallyimplementedtoassesstheoverall performance oflargesystemsduringnaturaldisastersandtheirrecoveryintheaftermathoftheevents. Among suchperformancemeasures,resilienceisareliablemetric.Thispaperproposesaprobabilistic frameworkforscenario-basedresilienceassessmentofinfrastructuresystems.Themethodaccountsfor uncertainties intheprocessincludingthe…

Hybrid approaches based on SARIMA and artificial neural networks for inspecti…

In this paper, the number of goods subject to inspection at European Border Inspections Post are predicted using a hybrid two-step procedure. A hybridization methodology based on integrating the data obtained from autoregressive integrated moving averages (SARIMA) model in the artificial neural network model (ANN) to predict the number of inspections is proposed. Several hybrid approaches are c…

Estimate of main local sources to ambient ultrafine particle number concentra…

Quantifying and apportioning the contribution of a range of sources to ultrafine particles (UFPs, D < 100 nm) is a challenge due to the complex nature of the urban environments. Although vehicular emissions have long been considered one of the major sources of ultrafine particles in urban areas, the contribution of other major urban sources is not yet fully understood. This paper aims to determ…

Defining a convergence network platform framework for smart grid and intellig…

The challenges faced by electricity grids suggest smart grids will have to coordinate its operation with other important initiatives in areas such as transportation. The smart grid relies on the use of network platforms where meter readings and data can be transmitted. On the other hand, concerning transportation systems the need to achieve a reduction of road congestion and traffic accidents …

Automatic target recognition for naval traffic control using neural networks

Safety requirements in traffic control stress the importance of techniques devoted to automatic tracking of little crafts in harbor areas. Changeable sceneries and noise variability make hard the recognitions task of an automatic target recognition system. In this paper, a modular system based on neural networks for the quasi real time detection of moving targets in seaport radar images is prop…

PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF ABC ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION CONTROL O…

This paper presents the implementation of ABC optimization technique to determine the optimum set of PID parameters for the LFC. The investigation is carried out on a three area interconnected reheat thermal power system with GRC. The PID controller for all three areas is tuned simultaneously using the ABC algorithm and the system response is observed. The performance of the controller is inves…

4th Parti Cyber Logistics for Air Cargo

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1-4020-7801-3

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xii, 163 p.

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Leadership and the labour party : narrative and peformance

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xvii, 267 p.

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Time charter - seventh edition

This book concerns time charters. Its focus is time charters of cargo ships, although many aspects of the law set out in the book will be relevant to time charters of any type of ship. The book aims to present the legal principles and decided cases concerning time charters in a manner that will be of practical assistance to parties interested to identify and understand the rights and liabilitie…

Port infrastructure investment opportunities in Indonesia : IPC strategic pro…

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16 p .

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A new approach for understanding hindrances to collaborative practices in the…

The paper attempts to determine whether decision-makers in the manufacturing and retailing industry really wish to implement cooperative logistical relationships in the long term.

A multi-agent framework for load consolidation in logistics

Logistics companies mainly provide land transportation services facing with difficulties in making effective operational decisions. This is especially the case of making load/capacity/route planning and load consolidation where customer orders are generally unpredictable and subject to sudden changes. Classical modelling and decision support systems are mostly insufficient for providing satisfa…

A comparison of the use of third-party logistics services by Australian firms…

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13 p.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

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Use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for selection of 3PL providers

The purpose of this paper is to present a decision model for selecting a third party logistics (3PL) provider, because international business can be a complex undertaking. It is a multi-criteria problem, with alternative ways to weigh the importance of the chosen criteria.

Use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for selection of 3PL providers

The purpose of this paper is to present a decision model for selecting a third party logistics (3PL) provider, because international business can be a complex undertaking. It is a multi‐criteria problem, with alternative ways to weigh the importance of the chosen criteria.

Near-port air quality assessment utilizing a mobile measurement approach

Mobile monitoring is a strategy to characterize spatially and temporally variable air pollution in areas near sources. EPA's Geospatial Measurement of Air Pollution (GMAP) vehicle e an all-electric vehicle is outfitted with a number of measurement devices to record real-time concentrations of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants e was used to map air pollution levels near the Port of Charl…

Operational Logistics-The Art and Science of Sustaining Military Operations

The term management is seldom used in the context of military operations, yet several aspects of modern warfare lend themselves to common management disciplines. Information management is needed to control, fi lter, process, and route the fl ow of data and information to and from the battlefi eld. The role of manpower management becomes more important as more specialized personal qualifi cation…

A sustainable electrical interface to mitigate emissions due to power supply …

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7 p.

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Development of a city logistics concept

This paper presents the future workshop as a method and course of action used in a kick-off seminar aiming at initiating the development of a business concept for city logistics. This case study is evidence of how development processes within the field of transport and logistics may involve participatory methods to establish inter-organisational arenas of learning and initiate dialogue across f…

Supply chain collaboration: what’s happening?

Collaboration has been referred to as the driving force behind effective supply chain management and may be the ultimate core capability. However, there is a fairly widespread belief tha few firms have truly capitalized on its potential. A study was undertaken to assess the current level of supply chain collaboration and identify best practice.

Review of logistics and supply chain relationship literature and suggested re…

The paper aims to provide an overview of the evolution of relationship-related research in the areas of logistics and supply chain management.

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) evaluation and selection: Literature revie…

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight to the outsourcing decision-making through investigating if the old evaluation/selection criteria and methods still fit with current business priorities or not and, therefore, to identify the appropriate criteria and methods to develop a new selection framework. Since the economic recession of 2008, logistics outsourcing decisions have become m…

Managing a global supply chain partnership

Presents a survey of the global supply chain management (GSCM) literature with specific emphasis on the application of the process, services and products used by organizations to achieve competitive advantage and market position. Through case studies, we look at the current management practice used by multinational corporations such as Campbell Soup, Kmart, Dell Computer, Hewlett- Packard, Digi…

Spare parts logistics for the Chinese market

Despite the proven benefits of high‐performing spare parts logistics, recommendations on how to organize spare parts logistics in China are rather rare. The absence of spare parts logistics concepts for China is surprising, since the spare part business is the profit pool of the capital goods industry: spare parts create about 17 percent of the industry's total revenue. The margins involved i…

Procurement of a supply information system: Lessons learned from the purchase…

Given the high importance of information systems for procurement, surprisingly there have been little efforts to analyze the process and the relevant reasons for the procurement decision of such systems from a stakeholder perspective. The purpose of this paper is to explore these aspects in the context of low-value (C-)parts.

Analysis and forecasting of port logistics using TEI@I methodology

This paper presents an integrated forecasting model based on the TEI@I methodology for forecasting demand for port logistics services – specifically, port container throughput. The model analyzes port logistics time series data and other information in several steps. In the first step, several econometric models are built to forecast the linear segment of port logistics time series. In the se…

Reverse logistics network design model based on e-commerce

The aim of this paper is to study reverse logistics network design in order to better facilitate the location of factories, online retailers, and the third party logistics in the context of e-commerce.

Remanufacturing in Asia: location choice and outsourcing

Remanufacturing is a process whereby value from old products is recovered by replacing and recovering used components to bring such products to a new or like-new state. Today, both original equipmentmanufacturers (OEMs) and third parties are engaged in remanufacturing activities, investing in many locations throughout Asia. The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons for initiating rema…

Utilization and benefits of expert systems in manufacturing: a study of large…

An analysis of survey data collected from a sample of 98 Fortune 500 industrial companies reveals that expert systems (ESs) are utilized in manufacturing by 52 per cent of the companies, among which ESs are perceived to be more useful in process planning, product design, layout, facility design and maintenance; and less useful in forecasting production demand and reducing accidents/ safety haza…

Collaborative logistics management and the role of third-party service providers

This paper aims to derive and verify a collaborative framework that specifies the role of different parties in contemporary logistics setups.

Legal analysis of a contract for advanced logistics services

This paper aims to study an advanced third/fourth party logistics (3/4PL) relationship in which the logistics service provider extended normal services by taking ownership of the goods during global distribution. It also aims to describe and analyze the approach to the legal rules a 3/4PL provider and its client company took in their contract, and present some remarks on the extent to which t…

Carrier involvement in buyer-supplier strategic partnerships

Refers to the recent trend to utilize strategic alliances and partnerships for securing both goods and services. Additionally, the supply chain management concept is gaining more acceptance as a method of sustaining a competitive advantage in global markets. Although the literatur explores strategic partnerships within both the buyer and supplier context and the shipper and logistics context, t…

Pitfalls in logistics partnerships

In 1973, Distribution magazine published an article by a public warehousing executive which stated the opinion that the relationship between the public warehouse operator and the customer should be one of partnership. An angry response was later published as a letter to the editor. The writer was a food industry logistics executive who also was former editor of the magazine. His attack on the a…

Carrier involvement in buyer-supplier strategic partnerships

Refers to the recent trend to utilize strategic alliances and partnerships for securing both goods and services. Additionally, the supply chain management concept is gaining more acceptance as a method of sustaining a competitive advantage in global markets. Although the literature explores strategic partnerships within both the buyer and supplier context and the shipper and logistics context, …

Partner management – managing service partnerships in the supply chain – …

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.

Partnerships in UK defense procurement

Since the 1998 Strategic Defense Review, the UK Government reversed its competition policy and now seeks to improve defense procurement relationships with industry through partnering. However, at a time when the defense industries are concentrating and globalizing and more and more of the large contracts are being managed under monopoly conditions, substantive relationship improvements are hard…

Green supply chain practices and company performance: the case of 3PLs in Italy

The pressure on logistics companies to embrace green processes has increased significantly in the last few years. Within the broad concept of green supply chain management, a review of the existing literature has highlighted a need to understand how green supply chain practices (GSCP) can contribute to improving company performance from an environmental point of view, as well as economic and op…

Strategic postures of third-party logistics providers in mainland China

To examine the strategic posture of third-party logistics (3PLs) providers in mainland China

How logistics-service providers can develop value-added services for SMEs: a …

This work aims to combine the perspectives of logistics-service providers (LSPs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the development of value-added logistics services. The purpose was to create a theory-based and initially tested framework that could help both service providers and SMEs identify new opportunities for developing their logistics.

Operational collaboration between shippers and carriers in the transportation…

The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of how strategic relationships between firms and environmental context affect operational decisions and how each firm allocates resources to improve overall firm performance.

Operational collaboration between shippers and carriers in the transportation…

The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of how strategic relationships between firms and environmental context affect operational decisions and how each firm allocates resources to improve overall firm performance.

A survey based analysis of IT adoption and 3PLs’ performance

In today’s competitive scenario, effective supply chain management is increasingly dependent on third-party logistics (3PL) companies’ capabilities and performance. The dissemination of information technology (IT) has contributed to change the supply chain role of 3PL companies and IT is considered an important element influencing the performance of modern logistics companies. Therefore, th…

A survey based analysis of IT adoption and 3PLs' performance

In today’s competitive scenario, effective supply chain management is increasingly dependent on third-party logistics (3PL) companies’ capabilities and performance. The dissemination of information technology (IT) has contributed to change the supply chain role of 3PL companies and IT is considered an important element influencing the performance of modern logistics companies. Therefore, th…

An analysis of the competitiveness of major liner shipping companies

This paper investigated if differences of the profits of the Korean and other global shipping companies were affected by the shipping route specialization. A panel data model was applied to nine shipping companies during the 2009-2015 period, to determine to what extent freight rate, bunker fuel prices, scale economies and chartered vessel ratios affected the profits. The results showed freight…

A Comparison of FMCG Logistics Operations In The UK And South Africa

Purpose – International comparison studies provide a useful opportunity in logistics to benchmark logistics practices. Given this, it is perhaps surprising that there do not appear to be any benchmarking studies comparing performance between the developed and developing world. The paper aims to address this shortcoming, focusing on fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution networks from …

The Value of Fourth-Party Logistics Services in The Humanitarian Supply Chain

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of fourth-party logistics (4PL) services in a humanitarian supply chain. Furthermore, it shows a framework for a fourth-party humanitarian logistics concept. Design/methodology/approach – The research paper presents a framework of fourth-party humanitarian logistics based on the four core components described by Christopher (2…