The logistics costs of industrial enterprises in a supply chain are studied. The following aspects of logistics costs are included: an ABC (Activity-Based Costing) calculation model for logistics; average logistics costs of Finnish industrial manufacturers and suppliers; the factors which in¯ uence a company’s cost ef® ciency in logistics; and an ABC simulation model for the logistics costs…
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which research opportunities on China’s logistics have been identified in the field.
This is a polemical paper challenging both the principle and practice of journal ranking. In recent years academics and their institutions have become obsessive about the star-ratings of the journals in which they publish. In the UK this is partly attributed to quinquennial reviews of university research performance though preoccupation with journal ratings has become an international phenomeno…