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...

Co-operation is a basic concept for several logistics concepts as the co-operation of different companies in a supply chain defines possibilities and results in operations management. This paper presents a comparative view onto different approaches, namely supply chain management, efficient...

This paper describes the main elements of Efficient Consumer Response (ECR), a modern logistics concept. Further, the implementation of a new picking system within the framework of ECR is discussed and exemplified in a practical retail case. As a result, the authors show that already the...

In this paper the general concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is described and the scientific cooperation models in the supply chain are discussed. Though there are several models to explain cooperations there is no clear perspective on the needed competencies in companies to shape a...