Marketing Plus 2000 Siasat Memenangkan Persaingan Global

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979-655-148-9

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539 p

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Maritime logistic : a complete guide to effective shipping and port management

Current globalization and borderless operations in manufacturing are creating a greater demand for international transportation and supply chain logistics. Maritime (shipping and ports) is one of the key components in this business pattern. It is now estimated that approximately 90% of global trading freight moves by ship. As this trade increases it is becoming more important to have a clear un…

Exploring SWOT analysis – where are we now?: A review of academic research …

The purpose of this study is to examine the use of the strategic management tool, Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats or SWOT analysis, and to assess how the methodology has been used as well as changes to the methodology. The findings both for and against SWOTanalysis should lead to a balanced view of the technique as well as yield ideas for needed theory building.

Environmental sustainability in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry

The purpose of this paper is to document the extent to which large third-party logistics (3PL) companies have committed themselves to environmental sustainability goals. It also aims to examine the sustainability initiatives undertaken by those companies and the impact of those initiatives on the 3PL and their customers. Finally, the research seeks to examine the impact of the global recession …

Harnessing cultural and human capital for economic sustainability: a New Brun…

What is the role of culture in economic development? Is there any hope for the local in the larger frame of the global? The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that culture plays in economic development and sustainability. To do that, the author examines the values underlying responsible government in Atlantic Canada in the early days of settlement, broadening to a consideration of how…

Globalization, organizational opaqueness and conspiracy

The purpose of this article is to ascertain how the forces of globalization affect current organizational designs, particularly the relationship between rapid technological change, global uncertainty, and careless organizational decision-making.

The Third-Party Logistics Services and Globalization of Manufacturing

Cross-border production chains of manufacturing require coordination and logistics. Third-party logistics services have thus taken this role as a link in the globalization of economic activities. Distriparks, a provider of total logistics to manufacturing, have emerged in Singapore to offer customized distribution and inventory management. Established as a traditional entrepoˆt by internationa…

Effective societal knowledge management

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Vol. 11 Iss 5 pp. 141 - 156

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18 p.

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Journal of Knowledge Management

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A mixed-integer programming model for global logistics transportation problems

In today’s highly competitive global environment, companies are forced to compete on price and delivery speed. Global logistics transportation presents some special challenges and issues for business organizations, and these issues differ from those posed by domestic logistics transportation. This study considers road transportation problems between two countries. A mixed-integer programming …

The role of the Atlantic corridor project as a form of strategic community of…

This paper aims to summarise the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about business transformation in Latin America taken from a project management (PM) and communities of practice (CoP) perspective.

Understanding integrated global sourcing

The ability to satisfy customer demands while responding to relentless competitive pressure requires creative and often complex approaches to managing a firm's supply chain. Perhaps more than any other area, executive managers increasingly believe that a concept called globalization offers the best opportunity to achieve major performance gains. One area where many companies can begin to captur…

Extending landed cost models to improve offshore sourcing decisions

The purpose of this paper is to identify the components required for more robust landed cost models given the now widespread interest in sourcing finished goods, components for assembly, and basic raw materials from global sources. This study also seeks to establish the need for broad-based participation in operationalizing such models.

The challenge of change: logistics in the new Europe

Europe today represents one of the world's fastest developing market‐places for both goods and services. Rapid changes in the business, political and regulatory environments are placing considerable stress on companies in Europe, whether national or international in their orientation. For many companies, these events are coincidental with the process of evolving into global businesses, which …

Managing complexity in agile global fashion industry supply chains

The purpose of this paper is to examine the agile supply chain management practices adopted by UK clothing retailers in order to effectively manage the supply of innovative, high-margin, high-fashion content product offerings in a complex global environment.

Logistics: Perspectives for the 1990s

The decade of the 1980s has been witness to a long period of stable, sustained economic growth in the American economy, with moderate inflation, favourable interest rates, and steady growth in GNP. The decade has been remarkably free of the economic turmoil that marred the 1970s ‐ double digit inflation, double digit prime interest rates, the energy crisis. Nevertheless, the last nine years h…

Tax aligned global supply chains: Environmental impact illustrations, legal r…

Both logisticians and tax lawyers design global supply chains – but based on different logics. If they do not align each other’s perspectives, problems might occur in different areas. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the impact the tax system could have on supply chain design, reflect (from both perspectives) on how the rules function, and propose a common communication platform f…

Tax aligned global supply chains: Environmental impact illustrations, legal r…

Both logisticians and tax lawyers design global supply chains – but based on different logics. If they do not align each other's perspectives, problems might occur in different areas. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the impact the tax system could have on supply chain design, reflect (from both perspectives) on how the rules function, and propose a common communication platform for…

The future role of logistics for global wealth – scenarios and discontinuit…

The aim is to present research results on global logistics scenarios 2025 with focus on the future contribution the logistics industry can make to the triple bottom line – people, planet and profit.

Physical distribution and logistics management in the digital era

Suggests that to embark upon a successful programme of globalization, an organization must combine two important business strategies: business flexibility and business standardization. Business flexibility provides business units or product managers in global companies the freedom to decide how to tailor their products and services as well as their demand/supply chain processes to the unique ne…

Global supply chain adaptations to improve financial performance: Supply base…

The purpose of this paper is to understand and describe the conditions that compel and underscore global supply chain (SC) adaptations.

The Status and Impact of Logistics Issues in the Success of Co-Production via…

Co‐production through maquiladora operations has become an increasingly popular approach to meeting the competitive challenges presented by economic globalization. To take full advantage of the benefits available through co‐production, a comprehensive logistics system must be put in place to support the geographically separated production activities. This article explores the level of emp…

Service priorities in small and large firms engaged in international logistics

Surveys the importance of logistics services attributes to small and large international shipping firms (shippers/sellers). It appears that service priorities of international shippers are consistent with the findings of previous (US domestic) carrier selection. Reliability, transit time and cost rank in the same order for small and large firms. Significant differences exist with respect to sma…

Managing the global pipeline

‘Time has ceased, “space” has vanished. We now live in a global village…a simultaneous happening’.Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage, Bantam Books, USA, 1967

Internationalization of professional service firms as learning – a construc…

Internationalization process research has conceptualized the cross-border move of firms as a process of learning. Yet, little attempts have been made to develop a constructivist learning theory of the internationalizing firm. The aim of this paper is to apply a contemporary learning theoretical framework to analyze the internationalization of professional service firms .

International supplier selection: : a multi-attribute utility approach

In an era of global sourcing, the multinational firm′s success often hinges on the most appropriate selection of its foreign suppliers. International supplier selection, however, is very complicated and risky owing to a variety of uncontrollable and unpredictable factors affecting the decision. These factors may include political situations, tariff barriers, cultural and communication barri…

Green, lean, and global supply chains

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among green, lean, and global supply chain strategies as found in the literature, with emphasis on the concurrent implementation of these three strategic initiatives, in order to develop a research agenda to guide theoretically based future research that informs managerial decision making.

Globalisation strategies and business organisation of a network of logistics …

This paper deals with the dynamics of internationalisation and globalisation of the freight-forwarding and logistics service providers. A case study, based on E.ON, Stinnes, Schenker, BTL and other European and non-European firms, is presented in order to illustrate the process. The organisation and strategies developed by the firms under study with the aim to expand their activities on Europea…

Global supply chains: factors influencing outsourcing of logistics functions

Explores the attitude of shippers and service providers towards outsourcing of logistics functions performed within large multinational, manufacturing companies engaged in global trade and presents a model describing the factors which influence the outsourcing decisions. Indicates that five key factors influence the outsourcing decision: centrality of the logistics functions to the firm′s c…

Global sourcing: process and design for efficient management

Although the literature on the strategic aspect of global sourcing is large, detailed studies on this procurement strategy from a process perspective are limited. This paper adopts the process viewpoint and examines the design and management issues associated with the global sourcing process based on a case study at a leading firm in the US aviation industry. The effectiveness of the company�…

Disintegration and re-integration: logistics of the twenty-first century

The traditional hierarchical model of command and control that served through the U.S. Industrial Revolution has undergone significant change in the past decade. Part of the changes have been prompted by global alliances of business partners. Other changes are the result of new enabling information technology that dramatically alters the role of information in the corporation. Still other cha…

Design of a global car production-logistics system for a future ASEAN-China r…

In this paper, a systematic design procedure for an international mutual parts supply system for global car manufacturing is proposed and investigated. This procedure offers a rational way to determine the production countries of individual parts/components as well as the import countries for their procurement operations. The proposed procedure consists of three major steps, mathematical progra…

Assessing the drivers of change for cross-border supply chains

This paper aims to systematically document drivers of change and the implications they will have on international supply chain management in the coming two decades.

Approaches to managing global sourcing risk

Global sourcing can bring many benefits to organisations, but it can also expose them to a number of risks. The purpose of this study is to understand how managers assess global sourcing risks across the entire supply chain and what actions they take to mitigate those risks.

Implications of ICT for knowledge management in globalization

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the model of Hendriks and examine its suitability for the relationship of organizational knowledge management and information and communication technology (ICT). This study proposes that the impact of different organizational structures on knowledge management systems should be collectively considered. Tacit knowledge is definitely as critical a…

Strategic posture of logistics service providers in Singapore

As organizations globalize to reach new markets and achieve higher production and sourcing efficiencies, logistics will play an increasingly important role in moving materials and products throughout the organizations' supply chains. For many companies, third party logistics providers (or logistics providers) represent a viable and effective alternative to fulfilling their own logistics require…