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Implementing IT in SCM—Understanding the Challenges
Mehrotra, Ankit - In: Global Business Review 11 (2010) 2, pp. 167-184
)in supply chain management (SCM)and logistics. The study was conducted using the survey method. Data was collected through a …
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Operational transportation planning of freight forwarding companies in horizontal coalitions
Wang, Xin; Kopfer, Herbert; Gendreau, Michel - In: European Journal of Operational Research 237 (2014) 3, pp. 1133-1141
In order to improve profitability, freight forwarding companies try to organize their operational transportation planning systematically, considering not only their own fleet but also external resources. Such external resources include vehicles from closely related subcontractors in vertical...
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A travel time estimation model for a high-level picker-to-part system with class-based storage policies
Pan, Jason Chao-Hsien; Wu, Ming-Hung; Chang, Wen-Liang - In: European Journal of Operational Research 237 (2014) 3, pp. 1054-1066
Most previous related studies on warehouse configurations and operations only investigated single-level storage rack systems where the height of storage racks and the vertical movement of the picking operations are both not considered. However, in order to utilize the space efficiently,...
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Logistics, Management and Efficiency
UDRESCU, Mircea; CUTURELA, Sandu - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 62 (2014) 1, pp. 130-136
organizational management into general management, management of logistics and management of production which demands a new …
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Modeling integrated supply chain logistics in real-time large-scale disaster relief operations
Afshar, Abbas; Haghani, Ali - In: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 46 (2012) 4, pp. 327-338
The goal of this research is to develop a comprehensive model that describes the integrated logistics operations in … compliance with FEMA's complex logistics structure. The proposed model not only considers details such as vehicle routing and …
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Effect of FDI in the Logistics Industry on Industrial Structure
Wang, Yang - In: Transnational Corporations Review 3 (2011) 1, pp. 87-95
The effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the logistics industry on industrial structure is mainly in two areas …: it can optimize the industrial structure and enhance industrial concentration. FDI in logistics industry plays an active … argues that the recent increase in high-quality FDI in its logistics industry can improve China's industrial structure. …
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The selective pickup and delivery problem: Formulation and a memetic algorithm
Ting, Chuan-Kang; Liao, Xin-Lan - In: International Journal of Production Economics 141 (2013) 1, pp. 199-211
demonstrate the benefit of the SPDP in logistics. …
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City-courier routing and scheduling problems
Chang, Tsung-Sheng; Yen, Hui-Mei - In: European Journal of Operational Research 223 (2012) 2, pp. 489-498
This research seeks to propose innovative routing and scheduling strategies to help city couriers reduce operating costs and enhance service level. The strategies are realized by constructing a new type of routing and scheduling problem. The problem directly takes into account the inherent...
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Multi-period reverse logistics network design
Alumur, Sibel A.; Nickel, Stefan; Saldanha-da-Gama, … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 220 (2012) 1, pp. 67-78
The configuration of the reverse logistics network is a complex problem comprising the determination of the optimal … paper, we propose a profit maximization modeling framework for reverse logistics network design problems. We present a mixed … study in the context of reverse logistics network design for washing machines and tumble dryers in Germany. We conduct …
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Liner ship fleet deployment with week-dependent container shipment demand
Meng, Qiang; Wang, Shuaian - In: European Journal of Operational Research 222 (2012) 2, pp. 241-252
This paper addresses a practical liner ship fleet deployment problem with week-dependent container shipment demand and transit time constraint, namely, maximum allowable transit time in container routing between a pair of ports. It first uses the space–time network approach to generate...
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