The woman of power

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181 p.

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Internationalisation within liner shipping An examination of the sales networ…

Purpose – Container shipping is generally considered a global business. This truth may not hold from a single-company perspective. The companies’ physical operation etworks show that container carriers operate differently and follow different paths in their internationalisation development. Additionally, the degree of internationalisation, easured on the basis of sea-oriented operatio…

Intellectual capital and new public management: Reintroducing enterprise

The paper reports on public sector organisations’/institutions’ work to develop knowledge management and intellectual capital statements. Building on experiences collected during 2001-2002 where 26 public sector institutions in Denmark sought to develop intellectual capital statements, this paper discusses their experiences and in particular, it addresses the role of intellectual capital in…

Innovation and dynamic capabilities in a traditional service sector Evidence …

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the types and the nature of innovations developed by small companies in a traditional service sector, as well as the ways that innovations impact their strategic capabilities.

Stakeholder awareness of climate adaptation in the commercial seaport sector:…

Seaports ascriticalshore-basedinfrastructureareparticularlyvulnerabletoimpactssuchassealevelriseand increasingincidentsofsevereweatherevents.Inexcessofninetypercentofglobaltradebyvolumis transportedbysea.InIreland,seaportsareofstrategicimportancetothenationaleconomy.Asanisland nation,ninetyeightpercentoftradebyvolumecomesthroughitsseaports.ClimateissuesfacingIrish portsincludeincreasingstormine…

Significance of the European Fisheries fund in the development of fishery in …

Latvian ports are being developed as elements of a united transport logistics chain connecting the Baltic and other EU states, CIS states, Asia and America – they facilitate not only economic development of seaports and whole regions, but also the existence and development of fishery sector, wherewith the role of ports both in Latvia and in the EU continually increases. Technologically well-p…

Customer orientation in a Swedish county council

The use of the customer concept and ways of interacting with customers in support functions are relatively new areas of interest for public organizations. The purpose of this study is to describe the development toward a stronger customer orientation in a support function in a Swedish county council from a management team perspective.

How supply chain oriented is the port sector?

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0925-5273

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14 p.

Judul Seri

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Maritime Governance and Policy-Making : The Need for Process Rather than Form

The evidence for systemic failure in the governance of the maritime sector is clear from the widespread inability of many shipping policies to address the problems of environmental, security, safety and economic concerns central to the sector. The causes of this failure in governance and policy-making stem to a large extent from the inexorable spread of globalisation which has accelerated …

A Framework For Purchasing Transport Services in Small And Medium Size Enterp…

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for purchasing transport services to enable small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to improve relationships with logistics service providers (LSPs) and enhance their own competitive advantage and profitability. Many SMEs lack competence in purchasing transport services and a subsequent lack of “purchasing power” …

Analysis of factory gate pricing in the UK grocery supply chain

The paper aims to analyse the reasons behind the leadership shown by a case study retailer through the introduction of factory gate pricing (FGP) within the grocery sector. Further, there is an evaluation of the transport management techniques used to support FGP and the operational benefits gained.

Measuring foregone output under industry emission reduction target in the tra…

Numerous countries have implemented or are considering a range of policies to lower emissions from transportation. An analysis of the impacts of environmental regulation is a crucial issue, which has not been properly highlighted in the transportation literature, particularly in terms of the foregone output by such regulation. This study develops a novel DEA model that measures the foregone out…

Indonesia port sector reform and the 2008 shipping law

For an archipelago nation such as Indonesia, an efficient and well run sea freight transport system is a crucial element of economic competitiveness as well as national integrity. Indonesia has relatively high sea transport costs and this reduces incentives to trade both domestically and internationally. Indonesia’s ports, regarded as relatively inefficient and poorly equipped/managed, are an…

The effect of maritime transport costs on the extensive and intensive margins…

This article investigates the determinants of maritime trade. It focuses in particular on the extent to which variations in trade-related costs between Asia and Europe help to explain the surge in Euro–Asian trade in eight of the most emblematic categories of products related to Asian success: textiles, footwear, confection, machinery, electronic products, vehicles, furniture and pharmaceutic…

a Network perspective of the port wine sector

Port is a fortified wine named after Porto, the second largest Portuguese city, where it has traditionally been shipped from. However, port begins its life in the Douro valley, which starts some 100 km east of Porto (or Oporto in its anglicised form) and extends as far as the Spanish border. The valley is a demarcated region where an estimated 30,000 farmers grow what is considered to be one of…

UK defence supply chain relationships: a study of sustained monopoly

Business‐to‐business, supply chain relationships within sustained monopolies, such as those within UK defence procurement, have received scant attention by management researchers. This paper describes the results from a substantial, exploratory research project that used Williamson’s organisations failure framework as a theoretical model. Surprisingly, it revealed that many issues surro…

Spare parts optimization process and results: OPUS10 cases in the Norwegian D…

The paper has two main aims: to focus on how the spare parts optimization process was conducted in the Norwegian Defence procurement projects that had used the system approach based on OPUS10, and whether coordination issues affected the process and results; and to analyse empirical data in order to evaluate whether the theoretical claim of the system approach used through OPUS10, being better …

Outsourcing strategies of the security sector through acquisition procedures

The aim of this research is to reveal the security-related outsourcing strategies of the tublic sector and the military and the relevant logistics outcomes by examining buying tactics.

Exploring supply chain opportunities in the UK utilities sector and the suppo…

Since the privatization of UK utilities, few studies have examined supply chain management (SCM) in the sector. This paper aims to investigate the state of development of the SCM concept and the role of the emerging internet-based electronic marketplaces in supporting this.

An exploration of trust and shared values in UK defence supply networks

This paper aims to develop a “line of sight” between improved military capability through supply network effectiveness to trust and shared values, and test the proposition that the effectiveness of the UK’s military supply network (SN) will reflect the extent of the shared values within that network.

An examination of small motor carrier survival techniques

The purpose of this paper is to compare small and large motor carriers to determine whether small motor carriers serve a smaller, more concentrated customer base, have owners that are more involved in the customer relationship management process, and earn higher returns usually associated with niche market players.

Humanitarian logistics: the role of logistics service providers

In recent years, logistics service providers (LSPs) have become important players in the humanitarian field, providing support for NGOs and governments when they respond to major disasters. However, the academic literature on humanitarian logistics has not really explored the roles that LSPs play in relief supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of LSPs in humanitari…

How to supply a frigate

When deploying a frigate to the Gulf of Aden as a part of the Operation Atalanta, the Norwegian Defence outsourced logistics to a TPL provider. The purpose of this paper is to explore the cooperation between the Defence and the TPL provider during the operation.

The impact of e-marketplaces on dyadic buyer-supplier relationships: evidence…

This study seeks to explore the impact of e-marketplaces on dyadic buyer-supplier relationships in the healthcare sector. In particular it seeks to determine if the “move to the middle” hypothesis put forward by Clemons et al. will be supported in this domain. Case studies of four buying organisations in the healthcare sector (hospitals) and two suppliers (medical device companies), represe…