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
Since the decline in sea ice north of Russia became clear in the early 1990s, ideas of using the northern route for sea transport between Europe and Asia have taken a hold of the shipping community. Large and small research projects with varying complexity and results have looked into this option. In this article, the available information is studied in detail and four scenarios for the costs a…
The world bulk shipping market has been in a peak period since 2003, and this has lasted an incredibly long time considering that the markets are much more complex than before. This paper investigates the characteristics of volatility in dry bulk freight rates of different vessel sizes (capesize, panamax and handysize). The daily returns of freight rate indices of three different types of bulk …
In 2004, Swami Ramdevji, founder of Patanjali Food and Herbal Park, was addressing a yoga camp. He advised the audience to consume Amla (gooseberry) and Aloe Vera juice for better health. His listeners raised a question as to where will they get these juices in pure form. They reported that they did not have enough time to extract fresh juices from Amla and Aloe Vera daily. It was suggested the…
Gentlemen, we have an appreciated business history of more than half a century, and the business world around us is changing day by day. To survive in this cut-throat competition, we must discard our traditional approach and update ourselves in line with the best contemporary management practices to gain sustainable competitive advantage. It is imperative to ascertain a digital HR system for ma…
Beach seine gear is one of the prominent fishing gears in Nile Perch fishery. Before Nile Perch was introduced to the lake, beach seines the species targeted with beach seine were Tilapia, Bagrus, Haplochromis, Protopterus and Labeo. In 1994, beach seines were banned in Tanzania and by 2004, this particular regulation and others, were harmonized and applied to the entire Lake as a result of imp…
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 purpose of this study is to perform an international comparison of logistics/port operations with a main focus on India.
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…
This manuscript develops a reverse logistics monitoring system for controlling reverse flows of materials through marketing channels in emerging economies. Institutional theory is incorporated to show that both positive and negative impacts on environmental sustainability can be predicted. A partner control framework and scales are then developed for use by managers and researchers in further…
Industrial marketing is generally viewed from the vantage point of firms marketing to other firms. Yet organizations devote extensive resources to situations where managers market their capabilities to other units within the same firm. Presents a case study of industrial health and safety to emphasize internal marketing concepts that managers and staff professionals should use to strengthen t…
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 examine customer knowledge sharing between a buyer of a logistics service and the logistics service provider (LSP). The authors attempt to fill the gap in current research by investigating inter-firm customer knowledge sharing.
The purpose of this paper is to develop a benchmark of performance standards for Chinese third-party logistics providers (3PLs) in the emerging market. It also intends to identify various factors that significantly affect the operational efficiency of the Chinese 3PLs and propose ways to improve the competitiveness of 3PLs.
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 .
This paper aims to analyze and identify commonalities and differences between the supermarket industry and its logistics capabilities in developed economies such as North America, the European Union and Japan, as well as the emerging Asian economy of India.
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…