Third party logistics services- a Singapore perspective

Focusses on three constructs that we believe are the primary determinants of the future usage of third party logistics services. These constructs are: extent of use of the third party logistics services; decision making process for choosing contract logistics services provider; and impact of the usage of contract logistics services on the organisation. An empirical research was carried out in…

Increasing customer value and decreasing distribution costs with merge-in-tra…

A broad product assortment is usually valued highly by customers. However, holding a great number of product variants in inventory increases the costs of a supplier. It is possible to reduce need for warehousing with direct deliveries from manufacturing units, but customer value is reduced when orders are received on several shipments. Merge-in-transit is a distribution method in which goods sh…

Defining supply chain management: a historical perspective and practical guid…

Interest in supply chain management has steadily increased since the 1980s when firms saw the benefits of collaborative relationships within and beyond their own organization. Firms are finding that they can no longer compete effectively in isolation of their suppliers or other entities in the supply chain. A number of definitions of supply chain management have been proposed in the literature …

Supply chain migration from lean and functional to agile and customised

Shows how the lean and agile paradigms may be selected according to marketplace requirements. These are distinctly different, since in the first case the market winner is cost, whereas in the second case the market winner is availability. Agile supply chains are required to be market sensitive and hence nimble. This means that the definition of waste is different from that appropriate to lean s…

An application of a system analysis methodology to manage logistics in a text…

Edisi

Vol. 5 Iss 5 pp. 234 - 245

ISBN/ISSN

1359-8546

Deskripsi Fisik

13 p.

Judul Seri

Supply Chain Management : An International Journal

No. Panggil

ATC LO CHA a

A business model approach to supply chain management

This paper aims to extend the topics from a 2007 paper to stimulate debate on strategic issues vital for the long-term success of supply chains (SCs). The authors upgraded from SC process modelling towards SC business model management; from information to knowledge transfer and from the maturity of SC to dynamic capabilities. The paper attempts to identify and connect the elements of SC busines…

European logistics beyond 2000

European companies are facing new challenges in the next millennium. Seven trends in international logistics are outlined. These are supply chain management, globalisation of the supply chain, virtual enterprises, e-business, green logistics, strategic partnerships and new management principles. The implications for European companies are discussed and illustrated by examples from advanced comp…

Logistics in relation to strategy in dairying: the case of New Zealand dairy

The earliest known instance of scholarly writing on logistics (in 1901) is actually located in agribusiness. While case illustrations of productivity improvements in logistics in agribusiness have routinely featured in the academic literature since then, such efficiency gains are rarely cast in a broader, strategic perspective – a somewhat surprising omission. Consequently, this study seeks t…

The role of personal relationships in supply chains: An exploration of buyers…

The purpose of this paper is to understand how personal relationships influence behavior within a supply-chain context.

The importance of information technology in port terminal operations

Information technology has become an essential part of the rapid and accurate transfer and processing of enormous volumes of data processed in international transport firms and port organisations. The proper management of systems, which process this information and communicate it to those who manage port operations, is vital for efficient transport. This explains why container-tracking systems …

Time compression in the supply chain: information management is the vital ing…

Our total cycle time (TCT) compression strategy encompasses the whole system in the supply chain from consumer demand to customer satisfaction. TCT has two major components that are essential to meeting customer demand: information flow and material flow. Both are necessities and together make up the total supply chain lead‐time; the information activates the material pipeline. Therefore to o…

The general principles of value chain management

Explores the principles of value chain management, as they apply to both public and private products, and explores the impact of e‐commerce and collaborative planning through the Internet on reducing costs and uncertainty in supply chains. Drawing on experience from global initiatives with e‐centreuk, and recent applications within Nestlé UK, makes a plea for simplicity and standardisati…

The bullwhip effect in intra-organisational echelons

This research applies the construct of bullwhip effect in a non-traditional context. It is explored in intra-organisational echelons. It is argued that the bullwhip effect in a company’s inventory management of inbound and outbound logistics flows depends in part upon the gap between the degree of speculation and postponement of business activities. It is also argued that the bullwhip effect …

Quality management in a supply chain perspective: Strategic and operative cho…

Supply chain management (SCM) is conceived by academics and practitioners as either an extension of logistics or an all-encompassing approach to business integration. From the authors' point of view, SCM involves not only logistic activities but also other processes such as quality management. This paper seeks to understand how quality can be managed using a supply chain perspective and what th…

Complementary theories to supply chain management revisited – from borrowin…

The aim of this paper is to identify ways by which the theorizing of supply chain management (SCM) takes place, with particular attention to complementary theories. SCM suffers as well as benefits from a “conceptual slack”.

ICT-enabled coordination of dynamic supply webs

Increasingly, two key trends ± value- and cost-conscious customers, and globalization of markets and supply sources ± are shifting the competitive focus from the competitive advantage of firms to competitive advantages of entire supply chains. At the same time, the possibilities for flexibility and coordination inherent in modern information and communication technologies are making it pos…

Structuration theory: its potential impact on logistics research

While the physical paths that goods traverse are being simplified, the capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information associated with logistics has become considerably more complex. Logistics researchers need to better understand the behavioral and managerial issues created by information technology implementation. The paper suggests that structuration theory, a research approach…