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Purpose – Owing to the consolidation and globalization of the paper industry, manufacturing units have keen interest to focus on particular product groups. While this specialization will create opportunities for scale economics in production, management of supply chains becomes increasingly...
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Discusses a recent practical experience of reconfiguring a logistics system in Europe. Begins by outlining the changing …
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Analyses the dimensions of service in the co‐operative buyer‐supplier interaction and presents an interpretative scheme which links some of the basic service management concepts with some critical aspects in the current supply environment. On the basis of the results from a case study of the...
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This paper uses empirical findings, from a survey and a case study, about the three (logistics) elements that …
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Summarizes several strategic briefings, conference presentations and reports on the topic of logistics management …. Covers in turn logistics in China and Japan, including a profile of Braun Electric; methods of improving the supply chain …, highlighting new technology, the “bullwhip effect” of distorted information and a case study of Tektronix; logistics in retailing …
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, service time, service level and total logistics costs. Sample simulation results from the DSS are outlined.  …
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in each company along the supply chain when a “sustainable packaging logistics” approach is implemented. Before this can … chosen. It has been analysed the implementation of “sustainable packaging logistics” in the supply chain of Mercadona (one of … suppliers. Findings – To adopt a “Sustainable Packaging Logistics” approach allows for a proactive integration of the efficiency …
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providing an actual case study of how to reduce the logistics cost. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, it is shown how … company by enhancing the supply chain and reducing the logistics expenditures. Findings Root causes to the main problem of … targeting primarily a reduction on logistics costs.  …
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implementation of third-party logistics (TPL) in manufacturing industries. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses an …
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logistics providers. The process was so successful that the company branded it “success with service”, thereby helping internal …
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