Purpose – With the growing acceptance of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) as critical business concerns … constituencies. This comprised a focus group, interviews and surveys, and a case study of logistics/SCM development at one of the … world's leading pharmaceutical companies. Findings – The key knowledge areas and competencies/skills required by logistics …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate research trends observed in the International Journal of Logistics …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of logistics activities for each key supply chain business …/methodology/approach – A literature review on supply chain management (SCM) and logistics was conducted to integrate the existing knowledge of … SCM, key business processes, and logistics; the latter is critical element for the success of SCM. A set of logistics …

and in industry are applicable in automotive logistics. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a combination of a … of automotive logistics is nevertheless rare. The industry survey leads to the conclusion that conformity with design …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring awareness to the logistics and supply chain management (L/SCM) community …

In order to receive adequate rewards for the firm's innovations and performance in logistics, managers have to measure … measurements such as total cost analysis only capture part of the value created by logistics. One of the problems faced by … logistics professionals over the years is that logistics has been viewed simply as a cost that needs to be reduced. Segment …

postponement. Third‐party logistics providers, are targeting postponement applications as an extension of their service portfolios …

This article addresses the issue of adoption timing in the diffusion of logistics technology. An event history analysis … adoption of logistics technology. Implications for logistics technology research and managerial practice are presented.  …