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Cross-Chain Collaboration in Logistics
This book examines cross-chain control centers (4C), an ambitious concept in supply chain management and logistics that is intended to foster collaboration between different supply chains to increase efficiency. It provides an overview of the main results, insights, and other developments in the academic field of horizontal collaboration. Furthermore, it gives recommendations to governments, commercial companies, and academia on how to proceed with horizontal logistics collaboration in the years to come. To link research with practice, the book takes the Dutch project on cross-chain collaboration centers (4Cs) and identifies a typology of existing patterns for horizontal collaboration in supply chains. Finally, the book zooms in on the Netherlands as a case-study of intense public-private partnerships to develop 4C as a mature logistics value proposition. It provides an overview of the accomplishments in the government supported 4C projects and offers a critical reflection of why some more ambitious and structural solutions have not found solid ground yet. The book is of value to researchers and professionals in the supply chain domain.
A View of Operations Research Applications in Italy, 2018
This book presents expert descriptions of the successful application of operations research in both the private and the public sector, including in logistics, transportation, product design, production planning and scheduling, and areas of social interest. Each chapter is based on fruitful collaboration between researchers and companies, and company representatives are among the co-authors. The book derives from a 2017 call by the Italian Operations Research Society (AIRO) for information from members on their activities in promoting the use of quantitative techniques, and in particular operations research techniques, in society and industry. A booklet based on this call was issued for the annual AIRO conference, but it was felt that some of the content was of such interest that it deserved wider dissemination in more detailed form. This book is the outcome. It equips practitioners with solutions to real-life decision problems, offers researchers examples of the practical application of operations research methods, and provides Master’s and PhD students with suggestions for research development in various fields.
Sustainable Supply Chains
This case study examines Marks & Spencer's "Plan A" brand strategy for sustainability in general and, in particular, the development of Marks & Spencer's new "Plan A" vehicle. The new lorry has not only reduced the company's carbon emissions but has also lowered costs by increasing load capacity while reducing fuel consumption.
Sustainable and Efficient Transport
The EU Commission has set the goal of facilitating a competitive transport system, increasing mobility and supporting growth while simultaneously reaching a target of 60 per cent emissions reductions by 2050. In light of past performance and estimated development, the target will not be reached without further behavioural change in the transport sector. This interdisciplinary book examines how such a behavioural shift can be achieved by various organizational and legal means, focusing primarily on the European Union and its specific policies related to greening transport.
Centrality in Strategic Transportation Network Design
Efficient and effective transportation networks are backbones to modern societies. Methodologically, their design has mainly been driven by optimization approaches oftentimes with a strong cost focus. Their strategic planning, however, should go beyond detailed cost analysis and identify other key decision drivers. Transportation network centrality describes the appearance of a network; hence is crucial for network design. Anne Paul develops a strategic approach to transportation network design by conceptualizing transportation network centrality and relating it to the performance and quality of transportation networks. Consequently, the concept of network centrality serves to support decisions in strategic network design. A practical implementation of this approach is provided, demonstrating its feasibility. Potential readers include scholars and practitioners from logistics, supply chain management, and operational research with an interest in strategic transportation network design.
Multiparty and Linked Contracts, Transport Logistics and the Uniform Transport Law
This book introduces legal aspects of business networks in logistics with the example of shippers’ co-operation in cargo bundling, which is the practice of manufacturing and distributing companies (shippers) consolidating cargo before the engagement of a carrier. Shippers agree to co-operate and to detect cargo matching opportunities before shipment. As a result, shippers can organize joint transportation, yielding significant efficiency gains in both logistics and sustainability terms. However, the current legal framework is not adapted to co-operation in cargo-bundling. This book not only clarifies the operation of laws (with the special focus on international uniform transport laws) but...
Enhancing Customer Experience in the Service Industry
This book provides a new and definitive overview of customer experience and how it can be managed and enhanced in one of the most dynamic industries in the world—the service industry. Its highly qualified international team of contributors ensures that it adopts a global perspective, and clearly outlines the key theoretical perspectives of customer experience, covering customer experience both from demand and supplier perspectives. Fully informed by the latest research, it explores different country contexts and how they impact upon the customer experience; investigates the social, cultural and economic dimensions of customer experience; provides case studies from a wide range of service industry sectors; and includes industry perspectives and examples.
Specifika řízení zpětných toků
Monografie „Specifika řízení zpětných toků“ přináší část výsledků několikaletého explorativně-deskriptivního výzkumu věnovaného přístupu podniků ke zpětným tokům. Text navazuje na předchozí práci autorů – Řízení zpětných toků – tím, že blíže rozpracovává témata, jako je outsourcing, strategie zpětných toků, jejich formalizované plánování, podoba zpětných toků a problematika podpory informačních systémů.
Logistica e marketing
La logistica soffre di una visione stereotipata che la confina nellŐambito delle materie ŇtecnicheÓ. Le competenze necessarie per gestirla rimandano alla ricerca operativa, allŐimpiantistica industriale, alla gestione del trasporto: in altre parole, allŐingegneria gestionale. Per un reale progresso necessario passare a unŐottica sistemica, interdisciplinare che ponga il focus sullŐeconomia e sul marketing. Il volume inquadra i problemi di ottimizzazione logistica nel quadro della strategia di marketing dellŐimpresa e della tipologia di relazioni con i membri della filiera. Il campo di indagine il settore grocery dove la modernizzazione del commercio ha complicato le relazioni di canale, aggiungendo aspetti competitivi e collaborativi alla dimensione contrattuale.
