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Lack of skills or formal qualifications? New evidence on cross-country differences in the labor market disadvantage of less-educated adults
Heisig, Jan Paul; Gesthuizen, Maurice; Solga, Heike - In: Social Science Research 83 (2019), pp. 1-20
We use PIAAC data on the literacy and numeracy skills of 49,366 25-to-54-year-olds in 27 countries to shed new light on … and numeracy skills are an important source of cross-national variation in labor market inequalities by educational … attainment, but substantial gaps in occupational status remain even after accounting for individuals' actual skills and further …
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Measuring work and workers: Wearables and digital assistance systems in manufacturing and logistics
Krzywdzinski, Martin; Pfeiffer, Sabine; Evers, Maren; … - 2022
supporting employees in complex work processes. Based on case studies of companies in manufacturing and logistics as well as a …
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Logistics performance measurement system for the automotive industry
Dörnhöfer, Martin; Falk, Schröder; Günthner, … - In: Logistics Research 9 (2016) 1, pp. 1-26
Logistics can be seen as a key competitive factor in the automotive industry due to the rising number of model variants … and options. With the increasing importance of logistics (Gunasekaran et al. in Int J Prod Econ 87(3):333-347, 2004), the … evaluation of logistics effectiveness and efficiency is gaining increased attention. Logistics performance management (PM) is the …
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Interregional Trade of High-value Fruits and Vegetables: Issues on Transport and Shipping
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Quimba, Francis Mark A.; Sombilla, … - 2012
The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to particular regions in Luzon and Visayas to meet increasing market demands. The estimated gravity model showed the key determinants of interregional trade. Economic growth in both...
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Defining the Concept of Supply Chain Management and its Relevance to Romanian Academics and Practitioners
Felea, Mihai; Albăstroiu, Irina - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 15 (2013) 33, pp. 74-88
The purpose of this paper is to describe an extended approach to supply chain management by exploring some of the more prevalent Supply Chain Management definitions, frameworks and terminology. As regards the methodology of our study, should be noted that it was based on content analysis of the...
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Flexibility measurement issues in supply chain management
Bauer, Daniel; Göbl, Martin - In: Journal of Applied Leadership and Management 5 (2017), pp. 1-14
Research Question: The essential problem being analyzed in the present paper is the search for methods to assess or rather measure supply chain flexibility. Due to a multi-dimensional characteristic supply chain flexibility is particularly difficult to analyze and to evaluate with adequate...
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An analysis on the impact of logistics on customer service
Querin, Francesco; Göbl, Martin - In: Journal of Applied Leadership and Management 5 (2017), pp. 90-103
What is the connection between Logistics, customer service and customer Satisfaction levels? What are the role and … importance of a Company’s Logistics policies on the overall Customer Experience? What is a generally acceptable response time …
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Comparing the service levels in the European spirits market: A model for evaluating the complexity of a country in the transportation of spirits and an empirical investigation of s...
Göbl, Martin; Niersbach, Barbara - In: Journal of Applied Leadership and Management 5 (2017), pp. 111-131
How can the performance of a logistic service level be measured in a consistent way, and how can the measured service level in one country be compared to another country?
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Identifying the corrupt cog in the wheel: Dimensions of supply chain logistics and cross‐country corruption
Goel, Rajeev K.; Mazhar, Ummad; Saunoris, James W. - In: Australian Economic Papers (2020) Early View Articles
aspects of supply chain logistics have been studied, their impacts on corrupt activity have not been fully understood. This … paper examines the impact of the different stages of supply chain logistics on corruption. Besides adding insights into … corruption to logistics. Our results show that an improvement in overall logistics performance reduces cross‐country corruption …
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The role of TPLs in innovative logistics solutions in importation
Razzera, Alessandra Vitorino; Machado, Marcelo André - In: Innovation & Management Review 15 (2018) 1, pp. 73-91
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of third-party logistics providers (TPLs) in providing … innovative logistics solutions for Brazilian importations. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple case study has been conducted … in which four logistics service providers are interviewed on the topic of innovation in importation logistics. The …
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