The purpose of this paper is to provide a clustering approach to segment supply chain partners in the automobile industry and prioritize services offered by third party logistics service (3PL) providers
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the carbon intensity of “last mile” deliveries (i.e. deliveries of goods from local depots to the home) and personal shopping trips.
To describe how the well-known Shapley Value concept from cooperative game theory can be used as an approach to solve the transshipment problem.
The Japanese distribution system is often accused of being inefficient and responsible for high consumer prices. Discusses some critical dimensions that make distribution appear to be less efficient in Japan than the US. An empirical study compares distribution costs at all levels of the channel in the two countries, including the costs of distributing industrial products, which are ultimatel…
The purpose of this paper is to examine how the rapid pace of technological change, attrition rate, global complexities and the increasing amount of data and information available have complicated the task of managing knowledge for third‐party logistics (3PL) service providers. Based on literature, there is a need for research into the development of a generic taxonomy components framework (G…
Latin America is undergoing significant changes in its business environment. As a general rule, trade is liberalized, inflation is significantly reduced, and firms are free to import technology. As a result, competition among firms in most industries has become intense. The initial objective of this paper is to review the notable impact of these environmental changes on the logistics function o…
Examines the Japanese food distribution channel structure with special emphasis on food wholesalers and food retailers. Contrasts these two areas with the comparable US functions. Reviews channel inefficiencies in Japan with attention to historical development, regulations, consumer attitudes and food shopping behaviour, transportation and logistics, transportation alternatives, consolidation…
Since the 1970s, companies have become more global, resulting in complex production and distribution networks, and in flows of goods across oceans and borders. The management of these complex systems is a real challenge. Firms nowadays face the questions: “Where is the best place to manufacture our products?” and “What is the best way to distribute them to the markets in the different cou…
The purpose of this paper is to present the prevailing auction and bidding mechanisms in supply chain management. The paper aims to critically examine the implications of these auction mechanisms using the example of the transportation sector.
Before China’s opening and reform policy transformed foreign trade, personal relationships characterised mainly domestic trade. Burgeoning international supply chains (ISC) require efficient document transfers to accompany large cargo shipments, but China’s users of bills of lading (BOLs) increasingly experience delays or fraud. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential for …
The goal of this research is to identify which service activities contribute most to customer satisfaction in the technical wholesale industry in the Baltic States .
The Hub and Spoke system (H&S), initially applied to the airline industry, is an innovative distribution approach which has proved to be successful especially in transportation systems dealing with several origins and destinations and with balanced good flows in both directions. This paper provides an overview of Hub and Spoke theory and proposes some possible improvements to this practice for …
British retailers have been at the forefront of logistical changes. By taking control of distribution channels they have transformed their operations. Much of the process by which this has been achieved is well covered in the literature. This paper looks at the macro issues involved and the under‐pinning concepts in logistical transformation in retailing, and attempts to synthesize and provid…