In den letzten Jahren ist die zwischenbetriebliche Kooperation verstärkt in das Blickfeld der Unternehmensstrategen geraten. Gerade im Luftfahrtbereich wird deren gestiegene Bedeutung durch die Bildung umfangreicher Kooperationen der Airlines untereinander eindrucksvoll demonstriert. (...)

The relevance of a global perspective on business operations is evident as nowadays every introduction to a major or minor text on managerial issues highlights the new challenges and risks of the globalizing world economy. It is apparent that in this paper, this opinion is shared. As...

Online food retailing is high on the current agendas of European retailers - again. Many companies tried to enter and conquer this market in the beginning of 2000's when e-commerce was seen as revolutionizing not only the retail business, but the way in which business is conducted in general....

The aviation industry is in transition. In addition to its cyclic nature, environmental uncertainty has increased since September 11 terrorist attacks; the outbreak of diseases such as SARS have demonstrated the vulnerability of the aviation system. Ongoing deregulation tendencies, the formation...

Logistics education and the role of new media in teaching and learning increase in importance as globalization takes way. Globalization reflects the accelerating progress in information and communication technology and, from a logistical perspective, a shift in supply chain configurations. The...