The present study investigated the factors that influence the feasibility and competitive advantage of a digital freight forwarder through a binary logistic regression model. The research is a concrete application of sustainable entrepreneurship in the transport and supply chain sector. The...

Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, technology has received great attention when, beginning in 2003, Walmart announced its plan to use the technology. RFID׳s automatic scanning ability can reduce product scanning error rates and product scanning manpower, which can lead to increased labor...

The paper sets out from the business space (selling space, shop warehouse space etc.) and technology in the retail trade as factors of development of the retail trade in a particular country. As important factors of retail trade effects, space and technology can be analysed from marketing and...

Purpose In today’s competitive retail industry the most critical success factor is customer service which is indicated by product availability. It is argued that in the retail industry, product availability is an important measure of quality. The single most vital decision that every retailer...

Purpose – This case study aims to examine the role of demand management in balancing distribution efficiency and responsiveness to customer needs in the downstream of a retail supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – A major machine part supplier in Australia is used as a case study to...

Introduction -- Embedding the topic into the scientific environment based on a comprehensive literature review -- Methodical procedure according to a problem-centered approach -- Development of a supply chain finance model in consideration of cooperative game theory -- Demonstration and...

We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide our empirical analysis we develop a monopolistic-competition model of the materials sourcing decisions of heterogeneous...

We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide our empirical analysis we develop a monopolistic-competition model of the materials sourcing decisions of heterogeneous...

Supply Chains mit hohen Absatzrisiken sind gekennzeichnet durch kurze Verkaufszyklen, einen hohen Anteil an Impulsk?ufen, eine schwer prognostizierbare Nachfrage, eine hohe zeitliche und r?umliche Verf?gbarkeit der Produkte, lange Durchlaufzeiten und eine hohe Variantenanzahl. Insbesondere...