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Obstacles and preconditions for logistics and manufacturing improvements in Africa – a case study

Voordijk, Hans - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 3, pp. 293-307

skills. In order to solve their supply, production and distribution problems, firms have to improve their logistics locally …

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Virtuous and vicious cycles on the road towards international supply chain management

Akkermans, Henk; Bogerd, Paul; Vos, Bart - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 5/6, pp. 565-582

An increasing number of companies claim to pursue international supply chain management (ISCM), but the empirical evidence of successful implementation programs is still scarce. This paper aims to contribute to theory‐building in this area by presenting an exploratory causal model of goals,...

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Design of a global car production‐logistics system for a future ASEAN‐China region

Katayama, Hiroshi - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 5/6, pp. 582-603

construction for model analysis and execution of mathematical programming model to obtain a recommendable global production‐logistics …

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Control of service parts

Fortuin, Leonard; Martin, Harry - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 9, pp. 950-971

Service parts are needed for maintenance of industrial systems as well as for consumer products. Their logistics has an …

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The dynamics of consumer response A quest for the attractors of supply chain demand

Holmström, Jan; Hameri, Ari‐Pekka - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 10, pp. 993-1010

The paper shows that it is possible to reconstruct the dynamical attractors of demand at different levels of the supply chain by using time series duplication and techniques for normalisation. The objective of reconstructing dynamical attractors is to learn more about the long‐term dynamical...

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Distribution Logistics — An Appraisal of Alternative Methods

Crabtree, David - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 7 (1987) 3, pp. 49-58

In recent years, two distinct methods have emerged for the replenishment of distribution sites from a central manufacturing source. At the 1985 annual conference in Philadelphia of the American Production & Inventory Control Society, the two methods were each reviewed by the industrial...

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Implications of Inbound Lead Time Variability for Just‐in‐Time Manufacturing

Swenseth, Scott R.; Buffa, Frank P. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 11 (1991) 7, pp. 37-48

normally considered in traditional inventory models and presents new concerns for the purchasing and logistics functions. The …

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Strategic logistics management in Singapore

Sum, Chee‐Chuong; Teo, Chew‐Been; Ng, Kwan‐Kee - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 9, pp. 1239-1260

effectively, companies must recognize the strategic importance of the logistics function. The strategic management of logistics … of higher production and sourcing efficiencies. A key determinant of business performance is the role of the logistics … function in ensuring the smooth flow of materials, products and information throughout the company’s supply chains. To compete …

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Trade-offs in managing commercial consumer returns for online apparel retail

de Leeuw, Sander; Minguela-Rata, Beatriz; Sabet, Ehsan; … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36 (2016) 6, pp. 710-731

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how online apparel retailers make trade-offs in achieving efficiency in handling consumer returns, attempting to reduce the number of consumer returns they are faced with and increasing sales through returns management....

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The company-customer transfer of logistics activities

Rouquet, Aurélien; Goudarzi, Kiane; Henriquez, Tatiana - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 37 (2017) 3, pp. 321-342

Purpose The starting point of the paper is the fact that customers participate in the logistics activities of the … logistics, firms can consider transferring some of their logistics activities to/from their customer. The transfer can take two … contrasting forms: outsourcing by the company of some logistics activities to its customers or insourcing by the company of some …

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