Here in the quiet hours of my life, I write this short story for which I give much credit to my wife Ying-Lun for this opportunity and for her advice, interpretations and giving me the understanding, time, patience, love and “quiet time” needed to accomplish this writing that I have longed to do for so many years. I dedicate this book to my wife Ying-Lun Ng Fletcher. and To Dr. David C. Wyl…
Summary Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the broad issues related to business excellence and the application of such programs. Design/methodology/approach – In brief, this study investigated the use of business excellence programs including the use of the ISO 9000:2000 series of standards, by anadian organizations. The results of a national survey on the use of business …
Eco-efficiency is an instrument for sustainability analysis, indicating how efficient the economic activity is with regard to nature's goods and services. This paper conducts an ecoefficiency analysis for regional industrial systems in China by developing data envelopment analysis (DEA) based models. Using real data of 30 provinces in China, an empirical study is employed to illustrate the patt…
Abstract Energy-saving target ratios (ESTR) for 17 APEC economies during 1991–2000 are computed in a total-factor framework. All nominal variables are transformed into real variables by the purchasing power parity (PPP) at the 1995 price level. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach is used to find the energy-saving target (EST) for APEC economies without reducing their maximum potenti…
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 …
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…
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 reader of Alfred Marshall writings confronts a variety of businessmen portraits that coexist along his epoch. The purpose of this paper is to describe Marshall’s understanding of the capitalist-owner concept, the way in which access to capital determined the emerging role played by entrepreneurs, the differences between entrepreneurs and managers in order to expose …
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief and partial overview of some of the issues and authors that have dominated British industrial relations research since 1965. It is cast in terms of that year being the astronomical Big Bang from which all else was created. It traces a spectacular growth in academic interest and departments throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and then comme…
Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between board process attributes and company performance of family-owned companies within an emerging country context. Design/methodology/approach – A survey questionnaire was developed and conducted on a sample of privately-held Turkish companies where a total of 386 usable questionnaires were returned. From the original …
ABSTRAK Melakukan analisa deteksi kecelakaan pada kapal bisa disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, seperti kerusakan ada sistem kapal, mesin, cuaca, alam/lingkungan serta manusia itu sendiri dan lain – lain sebagainya. Untuk melakukan analisa deteksi kecelakaan pada kapal dalam hal ini tabrakan antar kapal secara dini maka diperlukannya informasi seperti panjang kapal, jarak antar kapal, radius …
Abstract Takes a strategic journey into the future of the airline industry and air travel. The strategic trends and profound changes that are sweeping through the world airline industry and air travel currently, as well as into the next millennium, are analysed. So too are the responses of the lead airlines that are leading the charge in shaping as well as responding to these changes, which wi…
Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to revisit the preventive maintenance scheduling literature. The problem to be solved is the simultaneous scheduling of resource-constrained preventive maintenance and operations. In particular, the expression that defines the period-dependent cost function for a preventive maintenance scheduling activity is redefined. A case study is presented from the sh…
Abstract Formative measurement models were first introduced in the literature more than forty years ago and the discussion about their methodological contribution has been increasing since the 1990s. However, the use of formative indicators for construct measurement in empirical studies is still scarce. This paper seeks to encourage the thoughtful application of formative models by (a) highli…
There are numerous possible advantages to be gained from the accurate prediction of future movements in the Baltic Freight Index (BFI). Because of the difficulties inherent in long-range forecasting, however, the potential for such predictions to provide insight into the future state of the physical dry bulk market is perhaps limited. The greater accuracy of short-term forecasts, on the other h…
Abstract Purpose – This teaching case seeks to explain the main aspects of Acciona’s sustainability strategy and the process of transformation of the company after the new CEO took office in 2004. It also aims to present some possible difficulties of maintaining such strategies in the new economic and political environment. The purpose of the case is to show how three aspects play a releva…
Shipping has many hundreds of terms and phrases whose meaning is not always obvious, even for experienced practitioners. This comprehensive dictionary contains concise definitions of maritime terms and phrases, including those used in liner, tramp and bulk shipping.
This sixth edition contains new terms and phrases which cover: The latest technological and other improvements in cargo hand…The potential of information and communication technology (ICT) in improving knowledge work productivity is well-documented in the existing literature. However, prior research fails to provide means for analyzing whether the potential can be realized in a specific organizational context. Thus, this paper aims to focus on the context-specific analysis of the impacts of ICT services on knowledge …
This book gives readers a visual representation of all elements of maritime transport which relate to the handling and movement of cargo. This is particularly for the benefit of shore-based personnel who often do not get the opportunity to see first-hand how the cargoes they are working on are handled and moved. The book covers: • Ship types and the parts of ships relating to the handling and…
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A skid loader or skid steer loader is a small rigid frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments. Though sometimes they are equipped with tracks, skid-steer loaders are typically four-wheel drive vehicles with the left-side drive wheels independent of the right-side drive wheels. By ha…
Six simple rules : how manage complexity without getting complicated
George Kohlrieser—an international leadership professor, consultant, and veteran hostage negotiator—explains that it is only by openly facing conflict that we can truly progress through the most difficult business challenges. In this provocative book, he reveals how the proven techniques and psychological insights used in hostage negotiation can be applied successfully to any personal or bu…
Caught between two worlds, Spark was exactly like every other frog in his pond with one notable exception. Spark emerges from a tadpole with a slight but noticeable orange spot. And this orange spot makes Spark feel uncomfortably different. What's more, Spark begins to make a disconcerting observation; when Spark does things that make him feel better (and produce more positive results) the oran…
Buku Manajemen Konflik dan Pengembangan Profesionalisme ini menyajikan dasar-dasar pengelolaan konflik menjadi suatu transformasi pengembangan profesionalisme. Dalam buku ini, teknik dan dasar-dasar pengetahuan tentang manajemen konflik dirangkum secara ringkas dan detil. Tetapi, semua itu dipaparkan dengan perspektif yang jauh ke depan untuk membantu pembaca menemukan dan mengembangkan kemampu…
This paper aims to examine the more militant response of a minority of workers to collective redundancy and restructuring in Britain since 2007
Seaports represent a major component of multimodal transport networks and they are key in the operation of supply chains and global logistics. In multimodal transport networks it is well acknowledged the use of information and communication technology (ICT) can deliver benefits that include real time track and trace, visibility and reduced lead-time, among others. Given the importance of the be…
This paper presents a conflict solving model to resolve different stakeholder demands in the port redevelopment of the Incheon Inner Port. The different interest groups involved in this current project in South Korea include the land owner of Incheon Port Authority (PA), governmental regulator of Ministry of Maritime and Fishery (MOMAF), private port interests, port labor, business interests an…
The purpose of this paper is to develop a risk assessment method for production processes of large-size steel ship hulls
The objective of this paper is to scan the extent of uncertainty and hesitation in the development of plans and strategy.
City logistics aims globally to optimize logistics systems within an urban area by considering the costs and benefits of schemes to the public and private sectors alike. Private shippers and freight operators aim to reduce their freight costs, while the community attempts to alleviate traffic congestion and environmenta problems. City logistics initiatives attempt to minimize the total costs of…
Focused on food industrial districts, this paper proposes an integrated approach to increase sustainability and efficiency of logistics activities. The approach is conceived to design an integrated food district, starting from a set of independent companies, and to quantify the economic savings that could be gained from the pooled management of logistics and transportation activities. Moreover,…
Horizontal cooperations of logistics service providers (LSPs) have becomeimportant for LSPs within the last decades.Owing to the high complexity of these cooperations as observed by Schmoltzi and Wallenburg, the potential for conflict is inherent. This research, therefore, aims to investigate how nature (dysfunctional vs functional) and extent of conflict impact the outcome of these cooperation…
The growing complexity of transport chains with the development of the macro-economic context have imposed a growing pressure on ports as critical nodes inserted in global supply chains. Port activities have an importantsocial, economic and environmental impact on neighbouring regions. Ports definitely generate added value and employment. However, at the same time, local populations increasing…
A comprehensive maritime interdiction strategy to attack the insurgent’s logistic system was a key element in the defeat of the Tamil Tigers. The campaign of maritime interdiction required the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) to attack LTTE arms smuggling, sea piracy, and maritime terrorism. The SLN degraded the insurgency’s robust maritime logistical network while also devising tactics to engage the …
This paper emphasizes dryports in the context of port regionalization. It specifically deals with dryports as a challenge for planning, policy and metropolitan governance in the vicinity of seaports. The starting point is the ongoing spatial shift of terminals, distribution centres and port related developments towards the hinterland of mainports and the associated planning conflicts, raising…
In this chapter, an analysis is made of conflicting interests in seaports. Such conflicting interests are relevant since various stakeholders influence port development and have different goals. Based on an overview of the interests of different stakeholders, five conflicts of interests that are relevant in most seaports are identified. Each of these is briefly discussed and the concept …
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the development of a business failure prediction model on a sample of small and medium-sized firms with head offices located in the region of Castilla y Leon (Spain), in order to prove the significance of non-financial information on the prediction of business failure.
Although ICT applications in transport and logistics have gone a long way especially in the past decade, supply chain visibility still remains a challenging issue to be tackled. This is especially important in the case of a Med port-rail-dryport setting, as the FutureMed project testifies. Cooperative action of the supply chain actors involved in such a setting is required to solve the informat…