{"title":"Logistics Network Design: A Response to the Challenges of Logistic Systems Management","authors":"T. Tibbets, Aeron Zentner","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2523297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2523297","url":null,"abstract":"The plight of organizations in the global market has been the pursuit of strategies to gain and maintain competitive advantage. One popular tactic has been employing logistical systems to increase the operational efficiency within the supply chain. On paper, this approach projects an excellent return on investment, however, limitations have challenged operational leaders to rethink and re-engineer strategies to meet regulations. Ultimately, logistics managers must harness all available resources to properly manage the challenges posed to every logistics function of the typical global business.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122072986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adopting Security Practices for Transport Logistics: Institutional Effects and Performance Drivers","authors":"G. Lu, X. Koufteros","doi":"10.1504/IJSTL.2014.064918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2014.064918","url":null,"abstract":"The field of transport logistics security has garnered extensive attention by both academicians and practitioners due to the adverse effects that security related breaches can have on the global supply chains. Organizational responses to such incidents vary; some companies are proactive while other companies are reactive. Many companies find it difficult to invest in transport logistics security because justifying investments on a pure financial basis may be untenable. Demonstrating the financial implications is cumbersome because estimating the probability that a security related incident of a specific magnitude will occur at a certain time and at a certain location is a rather intractable task. Drawing on the institutional theory and the recently developed competitive isomorphism argument, this manuscript proposes that five specific sources of pressure impel firms to adopt logistics security practices: government, customer, peer, norms, and performance. We develop a conceptual model describing the motivational forces behind the adoption of security practices in the context of transport logistics. In addition, we argue that the saliency of motivational forces varies by type of security practices and over the life-cycle of security practices. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116083239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jae-Dong Hong, Ki-Young Jeong, Yuancheng Xie, Y. Seo
{"title":"A Multi-Objective Approach to Modeling Cost-Effective, Reliable and Robust Emergency Logistics Networks","authors":"Jae-Dong Hong, Ki-Young Jeong, Yuancheng Xie, Y. Seo","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2500009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2500009","url":null,"abstract":"This paper considers a design problem of emergency logistics network (ELN), which consists of finding the optimal emergency response facility (ERF) location and transportation/distribution scheme. We extend a cost-based model to include such a risk of facility disruptions and adopt a multi-objective decision analysis to allow use of trade-offs between cost and risk. We present formulations for the strategic design of ELN to simultaneously determine the locations of ERF, to assign the possible disaster area to ERF to optimize the cost and risk objectives. Based on the results, we show how to identify the most robust ERF locations and transportation plans.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132033697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study of Market Structure in Liner Shipping Under the Influence of Government Policies","authors":"P. Wong, C. Bamford","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2176044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2176044","url":null,"abstract":"The peculiar operational mode and involvement of international carriers \u0000granted liner operators special exemption from Anti-trust regulations \u0000globally. The changes of policy from USA and EU in recent years forbidden \u0000liner operators to form Liner Conference (LC) which seems to possess \u0000oligopoly power in the trade. This paper use the freight rate to verified the \u0000change of Government policies cannot stop the liner operators to form in \u0000their natural formation - Liner Conference.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124492618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aligning Firm Capabilities with Customer Needs: Unpacking Dynamic Managerial Capabilities","authors":"T. Coltman, T. Devinney, Pierre J. Richard","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2036617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2036617","url":null,"abstract":"Organizations are complex systems that require mixtures of capabilities that interact in potentially quite complex ways both within and across points in time. This is particularly true of the dynamic managerial capability in sensing and seizing market opportunities. This study uses an experimental methodology to examine how managers make decisions that align necessary capabilities inside the firm with diverse customer types. Our results reveal that the resource allocation decisions made by managers vary in important ways. In highly commoditized markets managers rely on an intense utilization of discrete operational capabilities that are superior to the competition. In highly differentiated markets these same managers depend on interactions amongst complementary capabilities to enhance the service offering. These results imply that dynamic managerial capabilities can be ambidextrous, in the sense that managers rely on the same set of capabilities for dual purposes.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"427 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133289420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Extended Gateway Concept in Port Hinterland Container Logistics: A Theoretical Network Programming Formulation","authors":"F. Iannone","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2042046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2042046","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a theoretical network programming formulation of the extended gateway concept in port hinterland container logistics. The model represents a novel extension of the inward interport model developed by Iannone and Thore (2010), as it simultaneously incorporates economic, environmental and social parameters into a single objective framework. A methodological overview on the relations between primal and dual models in linear programming is firstly provided. Based on the configuration of a hypothetical port hinterland network over which typical container distribution operations are performed, a detailed analytical formulation of the primal and dual programs of the interport model is then presented. Possible research developments aimed at applying and improving the model are finally introduced.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126164785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a Model of Container Management on a Liner Shipping Network with Inland Modal Split Consideration","authors":"Günther Pawellek, Anna Varshavets","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.1959373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1959373","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the problem of container management on a liner shipping network with a short-term leasing consideration. The model involves decisions concerning an inland modal split of containers based on the global picture of container availability in the network; determining the time period and port in which the shortage of containers necessitates a higher utilization of truck mode in hinterland, and when and where the higher usage of a slower transport mode can be encouraged. The problem is formulated as an integer program that seeks to maximize total profit obtained from container management. A computational study verifies that consideration of the global picture of container availability while making decisions on inland modal split can result in a higher total profit for a liner shipping company. It also demonstrates how the short-term leasing option impacts the utilization of owned containers on the network.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129735357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Luxury Suites and Team Selling in Professional Sport","authors":"H. Lawrence, Christopher R. Moberg","doi":"10.1108/13527590910964955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/13527590910964955","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for team selling to sports firms that can be used to more effectively select members for sales and CRM teams and improve the performance of teams in attracting and retaining premium seating customers.Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a two‐stage framework based on the personal selling process and the activities that support CRM programs. Recommendations are guided by the sport marketing and team selling literature streams and by best practices in sport marketing.Findings – The paper recommends the formation of two teams (personal selling and CRM) during the customer relationship cycle and provides guidelines for team member selection based on the critical activities that occur during the personal selling and CRM processes. Key success factors are provided, including the establishment of a customer‐focused organization and effective communication practices among team members and between selling teams.Originality/value – Although t...","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114977915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Greening Transportation Fleets","authors":"S. Bae, C. Yoo, J. Sarkis","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.1274147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1274147","url":null,"abstract":"The greening of organizational transportation fleets, especially trucks and automobiles, has gained increasing attention by companies in a variety of industrial sectors. The reasons for this concern and attention are due to regulatory and competitive pressures, but also increasing costs of fossil-fuels. Surprisingly the amount of research and modeling for fleet management overall has been rather limited, with the focus on managing green vehicle investments virtually non-existent. In this study we develop a two-stage game theoretic model that helps evaluate, from both policy and organizational perspectives, the implications of greening of transportation fleets. Various parameters are evaluated including factors such as innovations in green vehicle technology, levels of service differences, cost of fuel, adjusting tax policy, regulatory compliance requirements, and adaptation costs. This evaluation provides practical insights into actions that could be considered by regulators and organizations to encourage environmental investments.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121528034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimisation of a Crossdocking Distribution Centre Simulation Model","authors":"A. Adewunmi, U. Aickelin","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2831256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2831256","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on continuing research into the modelling of an order picking process within a Crossdocking distribution centre using Simulation Optimisation. The aim of this project is to optimise a discrete event simulation model and to understand factors that affect finding its optimal performance. Our initial investigation revealed that the precision of the selected simulation output performance measure and the number of replications required for the evaluation of the optimisation objective function through simulation influences the ability of the optimisation technique. We experimented with Common Random Numbers, in order to improve the precision of our simulation output performance measure, and intended to use the number of replications utilised for this purpose as the initial number of replications for the optimisation of our Crossdocking distribution centre simulation model. Our results demonstrate that we can improve the precision of our selected simulation output performance measure value using Common Random Numbers at various levels of replications. Furthermore, after optimising our Crossdocking distribution centre simulation model, we are able to achieve optimal performance using fewer simulations runs for the simulation model which uses Common Random Numbers as compared to the simulation model which does not use Common Random Numbers.","PeriodicalId":243859,"journal":{"name":"Logistics eJournal","volume":"84 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120972038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}