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THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND 1992: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORT

Tuninga, Ronald - In: European Business Review 91 (1991) 1

that the 1992 programme of the EC will dramatically alter the European logistics landscape and that logistics managers …

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Dedicated Contract Distribution: An Assessment of the UK Marketplace

Cooper, James; Johnstone, Malcolm - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 20 (1990) 1, pp. 25-31

The article reports the findings of research carried out by the authors into dedicated contract distribution (DCD), a service which is “tailor‐made” to the requirements of users. Major characteristics of the DCD marketplace in the UK are identified and future prospects for growth are...

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Cost Savings for Inbound Freight: The Effects of Quantity Discounts and Transport Rate Breaks on Inbound Freight Consolidation Strategies

Russell, Randolph M.; Cooper, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 22 (1992) 9, pp. 20-43

Addresses a number of issues relating to determining whether products should be ordered independently and therefore shipped as a single‐product order, or co‐ordinated and shipped as a group, or multiproduct, order from a single source. Factors which might influence the decision include the...

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Logistics by Combined Transport: Barriers to Market Entry and Strategies of Main Suppliers

Bukold, Steffen - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 23 (1993) 4, pp. 24-34

In the EC, Combined Transport (CT) is generally regarded as the most promising market for external logistics suppliers …

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The transport selection criteria of Norwegian exporters

Loetveit Pedersen, Eirik; Gray, Richard - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 28 (1998) 2, pp. 108-120

awareness of logistics concepts, Norwegian exporters appear to place more emphasis on direct transport costs than many context …‐free studies would suggest. The paper concludes that logistics studies should have an accepted typology of relevant context …

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Computer Use in the Trucking Industry

Waters, C.D.J. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 20 (1990) 9, pp. 24-31

Haulage contractors are always looking for ways of improving efficiency and reducing costs. These usually rely on better management practices. Computers are now an almost essential management tool and it would be reasonable to suggest that truck operators should be heavy users of computer...

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The European Community and 1992

Tuninga, Ronald - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 19 (1989) 5, pp. 10-14

, water, air) are examined. It is concluded that the 1992 programme of the EC will dramatically alter the European logistics … landscape and that logistics managers cannot wait to understand the changes since numerous directives will be implemented long …

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Assessing trade friendliness of logistics services in ASEAN

Gupta, Sumeet; Goh, Mark; Desouza, Robert; Garg, Miti - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 23 (2011) 5, pp. 773-792

the cross‐border trade in logistics services among ASEAN. The extent of the ease of cross‐border trade is measured in …‐border trade. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a series of semi‐structured interviews with 35 logistics and related …, the authors have identified several barriers that influence logistics services across ASEAN. ASEAN must address these …

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Bildung und Intralogistik in der Industrie 4.0 – eine empirische Annäherung

Pfeiffer, Sabine - In: Arbeit 25 (2016) 3-4, pp. 195-215

verändert Industrie 4.0 auf Logistik bezogene Tätigkeiten innerhalb produzierender Unternehmen. Der Artikel prüft auf Basis von …

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Amazonisierung der Industriearbeit? : Industrie 4.0, Intralogistik und die Veränderung der Arbeitsverhältnisse in einem Montageunternehmen der Automobilindustrie

Butollo, Florian; Ehrlich, Martin; Engel, Thomas - In: Arbeit 26 (2017) 1, pp. 33-59

Zusammenfassung Industrie 4.0 wird in der öffentlichen Diskussion meist im Sinne einer disruptiven Veranderung thematisiert. Unsere Fallstudie bei einem Montagewerk der Automobilindustrie, in dem wir Elemente der Industrie 4.0 verwirklicht sehen, offenbart hingegen starke Kontinuitäten zu...

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