Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 684
Cover Image
Metaheuristics for the Order Batching Problem in Manual Order Picking Systems
Henn, Sebastian; Koch, Sören; Doerner, Karl F.; … - In: BuR - Business Research 3 (2010) 1, pp. 82-105
In manual order picking systems, order pickers walk or drive through a distribution warehouse in order to collect items which are requested by (internal or external) customers. In order to perform these operations efficiently, it is usually required that customer orders are combined into (more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421349
Cover Image
Procurement: The Transaction Costs Perspective in a Globalising World
den Butter, Frank A.G. - 2007
Fragmentation of production into more and more complex supply chains is a prominent feature of globalisation. It implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis of the various types of transaction costs is also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325237
Cover Image
Integrated framework for managing sustainable supply chain practices
Kucht Campos, Juliana - 2015
The pressure on companies towards sustainable development is changing the way they are dealing with their supply chain network. Practices are not limited to the company level. They are involving suppliers, customers, government, society and other stakeholders that impact and are impacted by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014433931
Cover Image
A methodology for planning sustainable supply chain initiatives
Kucht Campos, Juliana - 2016
This publication presents a methodology for planning sustainable supply chain initiatives, consisting of three scopes, each with its appropriate mechanism and background theory. The first one 'Acting In' structures organizational practices in a 'Framework for Managing Sustainable Supply Chain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014433941
Cover Image
Designing EU Supply Chain Regulation
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Friesenbichler, Klaus S.; … - In: Intereconomics 59 (2024) 1, pp. 28-34
The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence has sparked fierce debate about the regulation of supply chains. The directive's objectives are aligned with European values. However, it raises concerns that the compliance costs of social and environmental regulations may be privatised in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485130
Cover Image
Autozulieferer: Partner auch in der Krise? Lieferantenmanagement bei Toyota, General Motors und Volkswagen
Müller, Hans-Erich - 2009
Zulieferbeziehungen. Demgegenüber gilt das Lieferantenmanagement von Toyota als vorbildlich. Darauf kommt es an, denn Outsourcing und … General Motors waren mit dem Outsourcing ihrer vormals internen Zulieferer wenig erfolgreich. Das Partnermodell stand nur auf …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512756
Cover Image
The European Union's service directive: Contrasting ex ante estimates with empirical evidence
Dettmer, Bianka - 2012
One of the top priorities to improve the European Union's growth performance is the creation ofsingle market for services. The directive on services adopted by the Parliament and the Council by the end of 2006 aims at removing barriers to the free movement of service providers on the internal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291830
Cover Image
Recruitment Process Outsourcing: Eine Szenariostudie zur Akzeptanz von Outsourcing-Maßnahmen in der Personalauswahl
Giardini, Angelo; Kabst, Rüdiger - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 22 (2008) 4, pp. 370-387
Mit dem Outsourcing von Personalfunktionen und -prozessen wird in der Unternehmenspraxis versucht, Kosten- und … Flexibilisierungsvorteile zu generieren. Während die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung zu den Determinanten von Outsourcing-Aktivitäten weit … vorangeschritten ist, sind empirische Studien zu den Wirkungen von Outsourcing allerdings noch immer selten. Insbesondere Effekte auf …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292529
Cover Image
Sectoral adjustment of employment: The impact of outsourcing and trade at the micro level
Egger, Peter; Pfaffermayr, Michael; Weber, Andrea - 2003
This paper analyzes the effects of trade and outsourcing on the transition probabilities of employment between sectors … labor market turnover. Increases in imports, terms of trade and, especially, in the outsourcing share negatively affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293726
Cover Image
Sorting into Outsourcing: Are Profits Taxed at a Gorilla's Arm's Lenght?
Bauer, Christian J.; Langenmayr, Dominika - 2011
sort into foreign outsourcing. We show that multinational firms are able to shift profits abroad even if they fully comply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294693