In this paper the general concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is described and the scientific cooperation models in the supply chain are discussed. Though there are several models to explain cooperations there is no clear perspective on the needed competencies in companies to shape a...

Sustainability trends are to be found in logistics today as green logistics or product - respectively company - carbon footprints. Within this evolving field of logistics several research areas are developing such as CO2 measurement standardization, integrated management concepts and process...

This paper presents the proposed trend development of new technologies and organisational concepts in the logistics services sector. A structure for classifying such trends is proposed in order to provide overall understanding of basic developments in logistics. From this industry specific...

Today industrial enterprises are confronted with an increasing trend to focus on their core capabilities. By outsourcing certain activities to logistics providers or suppliers a company has the possibility to create a lean organization and decrease fixed costs. As a result supply chains gain...

Paper No 4 in the KCL series on logistics research presents the upcoming RFID technology with all the specific methods and attached advantages as well as disadvantages. For most companies sooner or later RFID will be a topic in adjusting logistics processes and equipment - be it due to supplier...

In the field of marketing, pricing is a valuable and long-established steering tool. But in the logistics context of co-operative strategies like supply chain management, this field is mainly neglected. Therefore, the author describes the basic principles and effects of price differentiation and...