Globalisierung und Virtualisierung der Geschäftsbeziehungen vergrößern Bedeutung und Komplexität logistischer Herausforderungen. Die Gestaltung und das Management von Logistiknetzwerken oder der Beziehungen zu Logistikdienstleistern werden so zu wesentlichen Wettbewerbsfaktoren. Dies wurde...

Hohe Flexibilität gegenüber inhomogenen Kundenbedürfnissen, Kosteneffizienz und eine punktgenaue Lieferfähigkeit gelten als entscheidende Faktoren im globalen Wettbewerb. Damit kommt der Entwicklung leistungsfähiger Informationssysteme in der Logistik wachsende Bedeutung zu. Das Buch bietet...

For several decades research on intelligent techniques for decision-making has represented a particular challenge, originally taken up using modest hardware equipment, which we today would consider to be extremely weak. From earliest times onwards research which was concerned with the theory and...

This is the second part of our special issue comprising research from the ScientificGroup of Logistics, Association of University Professors in Management. Thefundamental goals of the Scientific Group of Logistics are the promotion of logistics inacademic research and education as well as the...

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...