The South African container port system is subject to a major revision of the existing port hierarchy. The aim is to move away from a set of gateway ports to a hub port configuration. Such a shift would allow the South African port system to benefit better from market dynamics. This paper deals with the application of multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to the evaluation of three alternative location…
Further data are presented on the efficacy of our SAP process-oriented research methodology, which focuses on analyzing collaboration across multiple overlapping SAP solutions. Looks at three SAP projects currently being implemented in the US Navy. The projects focus on aviation weapon system program management, aviation supply and maintenance, and naval maritime maintenance. Collaboration was …
Industrial logistics plays a major role in providing a competitive advantage for companies in a networked economy and market. Industrial logistics systems consist of resources such as people, organisation and technology, including information technology/systems for managing the inbound logistics, and production and outbound logistics to create value for customers. Industrial logistics systems h…
The evolution of international transport is linked to the requirement of its customers and their needs. Modern logistics require compliance with a demand-based planning, hence the current management disciplines are grouped around the supply chain management (SCM) and seek to optimize the resources available to the transport, ie., ordering of supplies, time, cost and information. Production need…
The paper identifies different information flow strategies to enhance integration in strategic alliances and studies these strategies with respect to contextual factors and the impact on performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines empirical data gathered from 56 manufacturing companies, describing 112 supply chain relationships. An empirical taxonomy is created based on clu…
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