The book "Port Business" is written for everybody with interests in trade and transportation and the role ports take in global supply chain. It shall explain what ports are, which role they can play and what the restrictions are, how they are managed, what drives the business and which trends influence them. The world economy has globalized at a tremendous pace over the past 30 years, exporting…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the 5GP concept with measurement of the performance of Busan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai ports, employing a hybrid method of consistent fuzzy preference relation (CFPR), VIsekriterijumska Optimizacija i KOmpromisno Resenje (VIKOR) and PROMETHEE. Design/methodology/approach – The authors developed the concept f the fifth generation ports…
Abstract The fundamentals of TQM are revisited for providing a relevant perspective on business excellence. Judging from the experience of the Japanese TQM movement, there is a need for a step-by-step approach towards TQ. As a result of exploratory research, a model called TQMEX standing for TQM EXcellence model has been developed based on sound TQM practices. The theoretical background, perso…
Abstract Purpose – To carry out a practical experiment into the feasibility of service orientation to achieve a dynamic, late-binding service architecture. Design/methodology/approach – Literature view to provide a foundation in standards and measure anecdotal opinion regarding service orientation. The review informed an architectural design based on real world requirements from a multinat…
Abstract Purpose – Can marginalized stakeholders whose issues with the firm are unaddressed because of their resource and legitimacy constraints (low salience) increase their salience by capitalizing on certain inherent properties of their stakeholder environment? The purpose of this paper is to examine this question using a real life case of the Coca-Cola controversy in Kerala, India, where…
Abstract Organizations realize that a strong supporting logistics or electronic logistics (e-logistics) function is an important organizational offering from both the commercial and the consumer perspective. The implications of e-logistics models and practices cover the forward and reverse logistics functions of organizations. They also have a direct and profound impact from an environmental …
Abstrack The transition from direct service to management in human service organizations requires newly promoted managers to engage in significant role transformation that calls into question their self-concept and identity. This analysis draws upon the for-profit and nonprofit literature to construct a conceptual model of managerial identity formation. The model is then applied to a case vign…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a model of corporate and civic communities as it relates to change in rural Atlantic Canada. The aim is to frame questions elevant to what appears tobe a situation of changing paradigms. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is largely conceptual. An exploration of Lyson’s model of corporate and civic communities, review of selected Atl…
Abstract It is well known that within an economic region, shippers' practice of logistics is shaped significantly by various factors, such as transportation regulation. The precise purpose of this paper is to describe these factors and their influence on logistics practice in the New Zealand context. Discusses the various modes of domestic freight transport, as well as the deregulation and pr…
G iven its severity, it’s hardly surprising that the recent worldwide recession continues to be the focal point of much analysis. Financial meltdown, together with the crumbling of asset markets and world trade, ensured that few economies escaped its destructive effects. But many bailouts and fiscal stimulus packages later, it would seem that the recovery is finally under way. That stock mar…
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore what critical factors influenced the technological innovation of China’s manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The authors took CNR Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Company Ltd as a case and used data coding method with ROST CM6.0, including three steps, open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Finding…
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 reveal how the prices, costs, and logistics develop in the case mill and how these variables correlate with profits, and finally to give suggestions for improvements. Design/methodology/approach – A typical Finnish paper mill is selected for the basis of the case study. The complete data for the mill for the years 2001 to 2007 at a monthly…