The results from a survey of top retailing executives regarding current logistics practices and trends are described … impact of information technology on retail logistics today and in the future. Information technologies discussed include … challenging time in the management of the retail logistics function.  …

manufacturing units, but customer value is reduced when orders are received on several shipments. Merge‐in‐transit is a distribution … in transit. This article examines the effects of merge‐in‐transit distribution on delivery costs. The analysis is … supports the claim of merge‐in‐transit being a cost efficient distribution alternative in business networks. Based on the …

professionals concerning the terms “logistics” and “supply chain management”. Various formal definitions have been offered for both … of the terms, and proposes a hierarchy for the relationship between logistics and supply chain management.  …

the network organization for relationship management are considerable. In particular, the challenges to logistics …

Recently, several developments have led to the necessity for more control of the distribution process in terms of … effectiveness and efficiency. Not only has the distribution element of total product costs increased significantly, but also … distribution has become more important in fulfilling customer service. This paper presents a means to achieve better control of …

Presents a case on Danish potted plants distribution. The company, GASA‐Group Denmark, is the dominating distributor of …