Identification of structural damage in buildings using iterative procedure an…

The paper aims to identify both the location and severity of damage in complex framed buildings using limited noisy vibration measurements. The study aims to directly adopt incomplete measured mode shapes in structural damage identification and effectively reduce the influence of measurement errors on predictions of structural damage.

Redesigning international manufacturing and logistics structures

Introduction Border-crossing activities of many firms have increased substantially during the past three decades, either by international trade or by establishing manufacturing and/or distribution facilities abroad. Many observers consider these “globalization” processes to be one of the major business challenges for the 1990s and beyond[1,2]. The design and control of emerging internation…

Dissolving Bologna: tensions between citizenship and the logistics city

The contemporary crisis of the nation-State’s paradigms lead to the resurgence of the city as a political space of action. However, the very concept of the city itself is being profoundly reshaped by new global processes. During the last years a cycle of struggles in Northern Italy’s logistics sector, with an epicentre in Bologna, has revealed many aspects of this crisis of the traditional …

Information Technology as the Main Competence in the Design of the Strategic …

The creation of logistical support structures aims to help improve the performance of logistics along supply chains, a context where the Logistics Platforms have been gaining increasing prominence. A frequent difficulty in these ventures is to align strategic planning with the flow of cargo and the ability of the adjacent port areas. Aiming to contribute to the understanding of the importance o…

A stochastic frontier model of the efficiency of major container terminals in…

This paper applies a ‘port function matrix’ to analyse the administrative and ownership structures of major container ports in Asia. The relative efficiency of these ports is then assessed using the cross-sectional and panel data versions of the ‘stochastic frontier model’. The estimated efficiency measures are broadly similar for the two versions of the model tested. From the results o…

Ship collision with bridges: the interaction between vessel traffic and bridg…

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An iterative approch for distribution chain design in agile virtual environment

The study sets out to explore the use of an iterative approach for designing distribution chain in an agile virtual environment; in an agile virtual environment, quick adaptation to changing market situation and automation of supply chain management processes are essential.

A wage incentive plan for branch managers using the DEA methodology

The purpose of this paper is to propose a wage incentive plan for branch managers of multi-branch firms. The incentive payment is calculated according to each branch’s performance and its relative rank, taking into consideration commonvariables, regional variables andmanagerial skill variables.

Chapter 5 : goverance structures of port authorities in Netherlands

This chapter describes the governance structures of the port authorities of the major Dutch seaports. This description is based on a framework to assess the fit between the environment, governance model, strategy and capabilities of the port authority. Changes in the port environment have triggered changes in the governance model and strategy of seaports. For the three major Dutch seaports, reg…

Organizational structure and logistics service innovation

The purpose of this paper is to examine how organizational structural factors (namely decentralization, formalization, and specialization) influence a firm's logistics service innovation capability and firm performance.

Understanding collaborative supply chain relationships through the applicatio…

Within the supply chain the need for much closer, long‐term relationships is increasing due to supplier rationalisation and globalisation and more information about these interactions is required. The research specifically tested the well‐accepted Williamson's economic organisations failure framework as a theoretical model through which long‐term collaborative relationships can be viewed.

Does implementation of a JIT-with-customers strategy change an organization's…

Manufacturers have begun to develop and implement strategies that focus on strengthening the operations/marketing interface with customers. Claycomb et al. originally identified and described one such strategy, just-in-time (JIT)-with-customers, and assessed its impact on organizational structure. Generally, this study seeks to replicate their original work with two primary differences: marketi…

Creating a new culture: the CERT challenge

Drawing on the experience gained from the recent turnaround of fortunes at The CERT Group, describes the key role of customer service and the challenges associated with establishing a service culture in one of the UK's leading third party logistics providers. The process was so successful that the company branded it success with service'', thereby helping internal staff buy into the company's m…

Impact of JIT-selling strategy on organizational structure

This study aims to assess the impact of a JIT-selling strategy on organizational structure by generally replicating the previous work of Germain et al.

A comparative study of public-health emergency management

The purpose of this paper is to study the managing of emergencies pertinent to public health which is critical to the well-being of a society; as such, the management mechanisms employed should be of great interest and significance for research.

Supply chain B2B e-commerce and time-based delivery performance

The research empirically investigates the relationships among supply chain B2B e-commerce, environmental uncertainty, organizational structure, and time-based delivery performance. The results show that B2B e-commerce enhances time-based delivery performance. The process turbulence component of environmental uncertainty has direct influence on B2B e-commerce implementation and an indirect influ…