The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting non-pharmaceutical interventions aspiring to reduce the spread of the virus, e.g., full or partial lockdowns, as well as social distancing measures, lead to increasing at-home consumption and panic buying. The resulting demand peaks for non-cooled perishable...

Purpose: The study uses the results of an efficiency analysis for digitalization within a retail logistics blue-collar work system of professional truck drivers and aims to elaborate an ex-ante efficiency simulation approach for digitalization scenarios. Methodology: The simulation method...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the introduction of a guideline, which aims to help prevent mental strain for logistics workers in an increasingly digitalized work environment. The guideline originates from the findings of computer science experimental rooms (IR) and...

Purpose: Global supply chains increasingly demand sustainable setups, from the first to the last mile in transportation. Particularly in urban settings, the use of commercial electric vehicles for transport tasks might be a suitable measure to increase overall sustainability. Methodology: For an...

Capacity management modelling is a broad field with a huge number of discussion areas andcontributions. Though if applied towards service processes there are even smaller numbers ofmodels and contributions as e.g. gap and yield management models for service production. Furtheron such model...

The technology of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is one of the major developments in logistics and supply chain management enhancing transparency for all partners in global transport processes. This paper aims at the basic description of core elements and success factors of this...