The relevance of a global perspective on business operations is evident as nowadays every introduction to a major or minor text on managerial issues highlights the new challenges and risks of the globalizing world economy. It is apparent that in this paper, this opinion is shared. As...

Online food retailing is high on the current agendas of European retailers – again. Many companies tried to enter and conquer this market in the beginning of 2000’s when e-commerce was seen as revolutionizing not only the retail business, but the way in which business is conducted in...

The relevance of a global perspective on business operations is evident as nowadays every introduction to a major or minor text on managerial issues highlights the new challenges and risks of the globalizing world economy. It is apparent that in this paper, this opinion is shared. As...

Logistics education and the role of new media in teaching and learning increase in importance as globalization takes way. Globalization reflects the accelerating progress in information and communication technology and, from a logistical perspective, a shift in supply chain configurations. The...

The impact of e-commerce on the business environment is often praised but seldom analyzed with scrutiny. In this paper we try to depict the underlying logistically relevant aspects of e-commerce and their impacts on logistics service providers. This seems to be of considerable importance as...

The relevance of a global perspective on business operations is evident as nowadays every introduction to a major or minor text on managerial issues highlights the new challenges and risks of the globalizing world economy. It is apparent that in this paper, this opinion is shared. As...

Online food retailing is high on the current agendas of European retailers - again. Many companies tried to enter and conquer this market in the beginning of 2000's when e-commerce was seen as revolutionizing not only the retail business, but the way in which business is conducted in general....

The aviation industry is in transition. In addition to its cyclic nature, environmental uncertainty has increased since September 11 terrorist attacks; the outbreak of diseases such as SARS have demonstrated the vulnerability of the aviation system. Ongoing deregulation tendencies, the formation...