Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management [electronic resource] : Past, Present and Future /
Pawar, Kulwant S.author.
International Symposium on Logistics,issuing body.
Rogers, Helen.author.
Potter, Andrew.author.
Naim, Mohamed.author.
Containing the most influential papers from the International Symposium on Logistics, Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management demonstrates the evolution in logistics and supply chain management since the 1990s.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Supply Chain Design and Configurations; 2.1 Framework for Designing Robust Supply Chains; 2.2 Collaborative Supply Chain Configurations: The Implications for Supplier Performance in Production and Inventory Control; 2.3 A Critical Review of Surveys in Supply Chain Integration Research; 2.4 The Reverse Amplification Effect in Supply Chains; 3 Agility, Flexibility and Risk; 3.1 Creating the Agile Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges
3.2 Process Control in Agile Supply Chain Networks3.3 The Power of Flexibility for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks; 3.4 Managing Risk in International Inbound Supply Chains; 4 Supplier Management; 4.1 A Computerised Vendor Rating System; 4.2 Toyota Supplier System in Japan and the UK; 4.3 Readiness for Supply Chain Collaboration and Supplier Integration - Findings from the Chinese Automotive Industry; 4.4 Business Process Management and Supply Chain Collaboration: Critical Comparison of Four Thai Case Studies; 5 Retail Logistics
5.1 Customer Segmentation Based on Buying and Returning Behaviour: Supporting Differentiated Service elivery in Fashion E-Commerce5.2 The Retailer's Stock-Keeping nit Allocation Problem; 5.3 Exploring Supply Chain Relationships and Information Exchange in UK Grocery Supply Chains: Some Preliminary Findings; 6 ICT and Decision Support; 6.1 Traceability Information Management System for Composite Production Process; 6.2 Flexible Mass Customisation: Managing Its Information Logistics Using Adaptive Cooperative Multi-agent Systems; 7 Transport and Distribution
7.1 The Determinants of Containerised Grain Shipping7.2 Modelling the Impact of Factory Gate Pricing on Transport and Logistics; 7.3 The Load Planning Problem for Less-Than-Truckload Motor: Carriers and a Solution Approach; 8 Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chains; 8.1 Does Firm Size Influence Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs; 8.2 Setting Targets for Reducing Carbon Emissions from Logistics Operations: Principles and Practice; 8.3 On the Operational Logistic Aspects of Reuse; Index
Papers selected from the nineteen proceedings of the ISL to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Containing the most influential papers from the International Symposium on Logistics, Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management demonstrates the evolution in logistics and supply chain management since the 1990s.
Leadership.
International business enterprises.
Production management.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Development economics.
Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
International Business.
Operations Management.
Sustainability Management.
Development Economics.
Management.