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SOOSAY, CLAUDINE A., and PAUL W. HYLAND. "EFFECT OF FIRM CONTINGENCIES ON CONTINUOUS INNOVATION." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 02, no. 02 (June 2005): 153–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219877005000447.
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Innovation within logistics organizations does not occur in isolation. Most innovation occurs in response to environmental factors outside the direct control of management. Factors such as the location of the organizations, the available technologies, the accessibility of knowledge and globalization can all have an impact on how a business responds in innovative ways that ensure it can remain competitive. The logistics function is increasing in its strategic importance as more and more firms in developed economies such as Singapore and Australia are forced to complete globally to survive. In such a dynamic environment, logistics business must innovate; and to benefit from innovative technologies, systems, processes and practices they must consider the external contingencies that will have the greatest impact on the business operation. This paper provides important lessons from managers in logistics organisations in Australia and Singapore; and demonstrates how contingent factors can affect how firms differ in their strategies and capacities to innovate.
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Jadhav, Akshay, Shams Rahman, and Kamrul Ahsan. "Sustainability practices disclosure of top logistics firms in Australia." International Journal of Logistics Management 33, no. 5 (December 1, 2022): 244–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-09-2021-0452.
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PurposeThis study explores the scope, materiality and extent of environmental and social sustainability disclosure – as benchmarked against the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI-G4) – of the top 10 logistics firms operating in Australia. It also investigates the relationships between the extent of environmental and social sustainability disclosure of these firms and their actual financial performance.Design/methodology/approachThe authors adopted an inductive case study approach for an in-depth investigation of the relationships among concepts. A content analysis of the firms' sustainability reports was performed to determine their pattern and extent of sustainability disclosure against the GRI framework. A disclosure–performance analysis (DPA) matrix was employed to relate the extent of environmental and social sustainability disclosure of these 10 firms with their actual financial performance (i.e. return on assets [ROA] and total revenue growth).FindingsThis study found that the extent of sustainability reporting was relatively high on the labour practices and decent work subgroup, followed by the environmental dimension of the GRI-G4 framework. However, it was relatively low on the society, human rights and product responsibility subgroups of the GRI framework. The DPA revealed that “Leaders” (firms with higher sustainability disclosure levels) achieved significantly higher ROA. However, “Opportunists” (firms with lower sustainability disclosure levels) achieved higher levels of financial returns (i.e. ROA and total revenue growth) with less attention to sustainability issues, which contradicts the win-win view of the sustainability disclosure–financial performance relationship.Originality/valueFirst, this study contributes an in-depth review of sustainability disclosure practices of top logistics firms operating in Australia. Second, using DPA, it identifies the novel effects of environmental and social sustainability disclosure levels on these firms' financial performance. It also sheds further light on the potential effect of investments beyond substantial profitability for sustainability growth and corporate governance on the sustainability disclosure–financial performance relationship.
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Rahman, Shams-Ur. "Quality management in logistics services: A comparison of practices between manufacturing companies and logistics firms in Australia." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 19, no. 5 (May 2008): 535–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783360802018202.
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Burcher, Peter G., Gloria L. Lee, and Amrik S. Sohal. "A cross country comparison of careers in logistics management in Australia and Britain." International Journal of Logistics Management 16, no. 2 (December 2005): 205–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574090510634511.
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Singh, Amanpreet, Prem Chhetri, and Rajiv Padhye. "Modelling inter-firm competitive rivalry in a port logistics cluster: a case study of Melbourne, Australia." International Journal of Logistics Management 33, no. 2 (January 10, 2022): 455–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-01-2021-0053.
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PurposeThe paper models the effect of spatial clustering on various dimensions of inter-firm competitive rivalry among port logistics firms using Porter's five forces model.Design/methodology/approachA survey-based quantitative approach is adopted to collect data from logistics firms, which are directly or indirectly dependent on the Port of Melbourne in Australia. A structural equation modelling (SEM) technique is used to examine the theorised relationships between various dimensions of inter-firm competitive rivalry and the tendency of spatial clustering of logistics firms in the vicinity of Port of Melbourne.FindingsThe results indicate that the inter-firm competitive rivalry increases significantly when logistics firms are spatially clustered. This effect is further augmented when they cluster around the port. Co-location of firms near the port tends to increase “bargaining power of buyers”, whilst indirectly affecting “competitive rivalry” via “threats of substitutes”. This indicates that co-location enhances the bargaining power of buyers through the greater availability of substitute services that in turn promotes competitive rivalry among firms. However, co-location has an insignificant effect on “barriers to entry” and “bargaining power of suppliers”. Low entry barrier thus favours high competitive rivalry among firms. Hence, this paper validates the Porter's cluster and five forces models that confirm the positive effect of port logistics clusters (PLCs) on bargaining power of buyers and indirect effect on competitive rivalry partially mediated through threats of substitutes.Practical implicationsThis study provides empirically grounded evidence for firms to evaluate co-location decision choices and help buyers and sellers to devise business strategies to enhance inter-firm competitive rivalry and bargaining power.Originality/valueThis is the first systematic attempt to empirically validate Porter's five forces model in the context of PLC. Furthermore, the conceptualisation of PLC concept both as spatial and functional constructs (i.e. dependency on port) is novel. This study thus has broadened the meaning of cluster from a geographic entity to a more useful functional construct to reflect inter-firm dependencies.
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Shee, Himanshu Kumar, Shah J. Miah, and Tharaka De Vass. "Impact of smart logistics on smart city sustainable performance: an empirical investigation." International Journal of Logistics Management 32, no. 3 (March 11, 2021): 821–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-07-2020-0282.
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PurposeTechnologies continue to disrupt logistics and freight transport (known as smart logistics), but their impacts on smart city sustainability is underinvestigated. Drawing on technology, organisation and environment (TOE) perspective, the objective of this study is to empirically investigate the hierarchical effects of smart logistics on smart city sustainable dimensions (i.e. environmental, social and economic).Design/methodology/approachThe study used cross-sectional survey to collect data from urban transporters, warehouse managers, retailers and information technology (IT) managers in Australia. Data were analysed using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesised relationship between constructs of smart logistics and smart city sustainable performance.FindingsThe findings reveal that information and communications technologies (ICTs) use and IT capability (ITC) have positive and significant effects on smart logistics. Technology-enabled smart logistics have an immediate positive effect on smart city environment, which in turn has positive impacts on social and economic performance.Practical implicationsThe study informs managers that smart logistics equipped with freight transport telematics can improve smart city environment through enhanced tracking and tracing of goods movement. The improved environmental stewardship is likely to support social and economic performance.Originality/valueSmart city research remains primarily theoretical and focussed on concerns surrounding sustainable growth amid urbanisation and digitalisation. City logistics and urban freights play key role in smart city economic growth, but vehicular pollution pose social and environmental challenges. Technology-assisted smart logistics are likely to improve smart city sustainable performance but yet to find how they affect each other.
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Sablok, Gitika, Pauline Stanton, Timothy Bartram, John Burgess, and Brendan Boyle. "Human resource development practices, managers and multinational enterprises in Australia." Education + Training 59, no. 5 (June 12, 2017): 483–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/et-02-2016-0023.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the HRD practices of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in Australia to understand the value that MNEs place on investment in their human capital, particularly managerial talent. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on a representative sample of 211 MNEs operating in Australia, this paper investigates the extent (using frequencies) and determinants (using logistic regression analysis) of training and development expenditure, management development strategies, talent management and succession planning policies. Findings The findings suggest that less than 20 per cent of MNEs operating in Australia are investing over 4 per cent of their annual pay bill on training and development. Furthermore, almost a quarter of firms invest less than 1 per cent in training and development. However, most MNEs invest in their managers and those with high potential through the use of management development programmes, talent management strategies and succession planning. Interestingly, in comparison to US MNEs, Australian MNEs were less likely to use management development or talent management programmes for senior management or high performing staff. Research limitations/implications The current study is cross-sectional and represents a snapshot of MNEs’ HRD practices at one point in time. The study measured the perceptions of the most senior HR manager and did not include the views of other organisational participants. The authors suggest the need for future research studies that incorporate longitudinal research designs and the views of different organisational actors. Practical implications HR managers or HRD specialists need to develop a strong understanding of the Australian institutional context, as well as demonstrate the importance/business case for an integrative approach to HRD. Originality/value This paper fulfils an identified need to study the HRD practices of MNEs operating in Australia, particularly focusing on the value that MNEs place on their human capital.
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Lin, Yu-Cheng, Chyi Lin Lee, and Graeme Newell. "The added-value role of industrial and logistics REITs in the Pacific Rim region." Journal of Property Investment & Finance 38, no. 6 (June 18, 2020): 597–616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-09-2019-0129.
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PurposeAs significant listed property investment vehicles, industrial and logistics REITs (I&L REITs) have recently enhanced their property portfolios, often replacing the traditional industrial properties with logistic properties to gain strategic exposure to recent e-commerce trends. This paper aims to assess the investment performance of I&L REITs by assessing the significance, risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of I&L REITs in the Pacific Rim region from July 2011 to December 2018. The strategic property investment implications for I&L REITs are also identified.Design/methodology/approachMonthly total returns from July 2011 to December 2018 were used to analyse the risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits for I&L REITs in the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore. An asset allocation diagram was employed to assess the strategic role of I&L REITs in a mixed-asset portfolio in each case.FindingsI&L REITs generally possessed superior average annual returns compared with the other sub-sector REITs, stocks and bonds in the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore between July 2011 and December 2018, with desirable portfolio diversification benefits. Importantly, a more significant role for I&L REITs was generally observed in the mixed-asset portfolio compared to the other sub-sector REITs in each of these four markets across the broad portfolio risk spectrum. This reflects I&L REITs delivering enhanced portfolio returns and offering portfolio diversification benefits in a mixed-asset portfolio in the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore.Practical implicationsProperty investors, particularly property securities funds (PSFs) and income-oriented investors, should consider including I&L REITs in their mixed-asset portfolios, as Pacific Rim–based I&L REITs provided an attractive REIT investment sub-sector, co-existing alongside the other sub-sector REITs and major asset classes in a mixed-asset portfolio in a Pacific Rim context, as well as being a portfolio diversifier. These results confirm the added-value and strategic role of I&L REITs in a mixed-asset portfolio, seeing I&L REITs as an effective investment pathway for I&L property exposure in the Pacific Rim region.Originality/valueThis is the first study to assess the investment performance of I&L REITs in the Pacific Rim region, evaluating their significance, risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits, and the role of I&L REITs in a mixed-asset portfolio in the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore. More importantly, this research is the first paper to provide empirical evidence on I&L REITs, which have often transformed their traditional industrial property portfolios with increased levels of logistics property to gain exposure to recent e-commerce trends. This research enables more informed and practical property investment decision-making regarding I&L REITs and their added-value and strategic role in a mixed-asset portfolio, as well as delivering effective I&L property exposure in the Pacific Rim region, with the added benefits of liquidity, transparency and fiscal efficiency.
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Prass, Paul, and Kevin Hansen. "Enhancing the capital efficiency of LNG/CSG projects." APPEA Journal 53, no. 2 (2013): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj12112.
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More than half of worldwide LNG industry construction activity now takes place in Australia. Based on the $US175 billion presently committed to LNG projects, by 2020 Australia will be one of the largest, if not the largest, LNG producer in the world. LNG project costs in Australia have quadrupled during the past decade. Analysts now believe the combined project costs of the three approved Queensland CSG projects will be 37% higher than the original $US51 billion budget. WA projects may be at the same or even higher risk of cost inflation. To complete Australian projects on time and on budget is proving to be problematic. The changing nature and uniqueness of the projects (e.g. low performance of CSG wells, intricacy of Barrow Island logistics, etc.) adds complexity to the efficient management of capital. Capital budgets come under pressure, impacting economics and cash flow. The challenge is for the timely identification of opportunities for proactive cost management, optimising near-term cash spend while delivering project objectives and robust economics. A proven new proactive approach using rapid and lead indicators affords the ability to deliver the project while optimising use of capital and meeting contractual requirements. This approach: takes an external view of the complex interrelationship between subsurface, field development, and project execution to create a holistic independent view of the major issues. creates, quantifies, and validates hypotheses that will improve capital efficiency and economics; employs a short and sharp timescale; uses robust processes plus operational data analysis, baselines, and comparator insights; guides and empowers leadership to deliver radical change; and, is multidisciplinary in nature with subject matter experts (e.g. business, commercial, surface, subsurface, and plant).
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Henderson, Terry. "Logistics: The Key to Success for the Australian Food Industry's Push into Asia." International Journal of Logistics Management 5, no. 2 (July 1994): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574099410805126.
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Liu, Bowen, Mengyuan Chen, and Wenli Zhou. "Internal and External Factors Analysis of Kenya Airways’ Strategic Management: A Mini-Review." Frontiers in Business, Economics and Management 3, no. 1 (January 21, 2022): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/fbem.v3i1.226.
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This research is mainly to understand the business operation environment internally and externally which correlate with the Airline industry. It also aims to address various issues that affect the development of Kenya airways as an international airline operator. Such as the relationship of the airway with its host countries is also essential in determining the various barriers to a harmonious coexistence in its business strategy and development. There are also various issues of the company’s internalization to countries which has not established its brand. For example, the Kenya Airways has no business in Australia, the reasons are also addressed in this paper and further recommendations are also given. All these developments and challenges plus the effects of the pandemic in the transport and logistic industry also take into the considerations into this research. There are various frameworks (Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Companyal Analysis and the PESTEL Analysis) which will help articulate the importance and the challenges of the business environment to the airline industry. The study uses different strategies to address different scenarios within the company; these strategies include functional, conceptual, corporate, and business-level strategies.
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Bell, James, Henry Chan, Michael Chan, and Sungkon Moon. "COVID-19 and Construction: Impact Analysis on Construction Performance during Two Infection Waves in Victoria, Australia." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (February 23, 2022): 2580. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052580.
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This research outlines the fluctuation in confirmed active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as related to the changes in the Victoria state government’s rules and restrictions. Further, this study examines the impact of government restrictions on the performance of construction in Victoria, Australia. The data analyses in this paper identify the specific effects on industrial production, during the different lockdown stages, in three local construction companies. Companies were selected from different points along the supply chain. Company A is a supplier involved in the manufacturing of structural steel. Company B conducts logistics and procurement. Company C is a construction engineering business specializing in foundations. After reviewing relevant case studies and theories, data analyses were developed in collaboration with these companies. The results revealed that the impact of restrictions on the workers on individual construction projects was not significant. Stage 4 restrictions (Victoria’s highest lockdown level) significantly impacted overall income by limiting construction to only servicing essential infrastructure or essential businesses. The novel contribution of this study is the data analysis outcome for Victoria, where a high level of restrictions were experienced, such as curfew and enforced isolation at home, relative to other countries. In 2021 and 2022 (omicron variant dominated), Victoria was again at the brink of an infection wave, which showed a similar pattern to July 2020, and endured the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown. The research findings contribute to the body of knowledge by providing empirical data analysis of each company, representing the economic impact of ordinary small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in construction.
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Kireyenka, N. V. "Models of agrarian business development in international practice." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Agrarian Series 59, no. 1 (February 9, 2021): 22–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.29235/1817-7204-2021-59-1-22-40.
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In conditions of the world economy globalization, regional trade and economic integration of countries, and increased sectoral competition, agricultural business remains a strategically important branch of the national economy of any state. Its activities are based on the regulatory legal framework for creation and functioning of agro-industrial complex entities, state regulation and support of agriculture, development of rural areas, food export incentive, formation of external and internal trade infrastructure. The world agrarian economy demonstrates the use of various models of efficient agro-industrial production management, providing for solution of national food security and increasing the export potential of the industry. The paper presents typology of agriculture by types of land use at various levels of social and economic development of countries, identifies the main world producers, exporters and importers of agri-food products. Review of the state regulation system and support of commodity producers in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Canada, China, Russia, and the United States has been carried out taking into account implementation of the international rules of the World Trade Organization. Various types of agricultural business models, sales systems, depending on production specialization of individual states, regions, enterprises and aimed at development of vertical integration, combination of marketing and logistics functions within one company, changes in the commodity structure along the sales channels in the domestic and foreign markets, have been systematized. The competitive advantages of the Republic of Belarus in the context of development of priority areas of agricultural business have been substantiated and the key risks having significant impact on the strengthening of production, sales and export potential have been analyzed. The issues Covered in the paper are of interest in preparation of draft state programs for social and economic development of the national agro-industrial complex, strategy in the field of export of agricultural products and food products for the period up to 2025.
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Lu, Ying, Ramanie Samaratunge, and Charmine E. J. Härtel. "Predictors of acculturation attitudes among professional Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace." Journal of Management & Organization 22, no. 1 (June 11, 2015): 49–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2015.19.
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AbstractProfessional Chinese immigrants (PCIs) are expected to substantially contribute to the relief of skills shortage and the bolstering of Australia’s economic and social development. However, they have encountered many adjustment difficulties arising from cultural and social differences after entering into the Australian workplace. There is a dearth of research to shed light on the adaptation of PCIs in Australia. To bridge this gap, this paper investigates PCIs’ acculturation preference and explores the predictors of each acculturation attitude. Our survey of a sample of 220 PCIs revealed that PCIs have a predominant preference to maintain their home culture, whereas logistic regressions revealed that length of residence in the host country, English proficiency, perceived social support at work and interdependent self-construal could predict the acculturation choices among PCIs. This study provides valuable information for managers and organizations in developing effective acculturation programs to assist immigrant employees with adaptation to a new workplace.
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Tatham, Peter, Yong Wu, Gyöngyi Kovács, and Tim Butcher. "Supply chain management skills to sense and seize opportunities." International Journal of Logistics Management 28, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 266–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-04-2014-0066.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the supply chain management (SCM) skills that support the sensing and seizing of opportunities in a changing business environment. Design/methodology/approach Based on the previous literature on the T-shaped model of SCM skills, data were collected through a mail survey among Australian business executives. The resultant skill sets are grouped along factors that support the sensing vs seizing of opportunities. Findings Interestingly from an SCM perspective, functional logistics-related skills are important to maintain competitiveness but are not the ones contributing to a firm’s ability to sense opportunities and threats, and to seize opportunities in a changing business environment. The authors, therefore, support the notion that supply chain managers should be managers first. Factual SCM knowledge is the solid basis, but otherwise only an entry requirement in this field. Research limitations/implications Problem-solving skills, along with forecasting and customer/supplier relationship management, stand out as important components that support the ability of supply chain managers to sense and shape opportunities and threats in a turbulent business environment. This focus would tend to suggest the importance of supply chain integration and collaboration as management approaches. Other SCM skills from warehousing and inventory management to transportation and purchasing are more prevalent for maintaining competitiveness. Practical implications The results of the survey and the consequential analysis indicate that the content of tertiary-level educational programmes should be significantly reviewed to deliver two distinct (but partially overlapping) streams that focus on the generalist and functionalist managers who must work together in the management of the increasingly global and complex supply chains. Social implications Functional skills often form the basis of training and education programmes for supply chain managers. Whilst these form the solid foundation for their jobs, they are entry requirements at best. In a changing business environment, other skills are needed for success. Given that turbulence is becoming the norm rather than the exception, this finding necessitates rethinking in training and education programmes, as well as in the recruitment of supply chain managers. Originality/value Testing the T-shaped model of SCM skills from a dynamic capabilities perspective, the results of the factor analysis lead to a regrouping of skill sets in terms of sensing and seizing opportunities in a turbulent business environment.
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Kopanidis, Foula Zografina, and Michael John Shaw. "Predicting faculty membership – application of student choice logit model." Education + Training 59, no. 1 (January 9, 2017): 90–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/et-08-2015-0078.
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Purpose Educational institutions are caught between increasing their offer rates and attracting and retaining those prospective students who are most suited to course completion. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the influence of demographic and psychological constructs on students’ preferences when choosing to study in a particular faculty through the application and testing of a student choice logit model based on data collected from a survey of existing students. Design/methodology/approach Logistic regression techniques were used to estimate the probability of undergraduate prospective students’ choices with reference to a set of variables that allows for the prediction and classification of students (n=304) at an Australian university. Using the estimated coefficients of both student characteristics and psychological variables, probability outputs were constructed to compute the faculty membership for student groups. Outputs were also illustrated via a set of simulation analyses. Findings The results of the student choice logit model are highly significant suggesting demographic, socioeconomic and psychological variables play a role in the prediction of faculty membership of undergraduate students. Practical implications These findings have implications for researchers, educational policy makers and career planners. The study also suggests that these policies should take into account the complexities of multi-attribute influences on students’ decision-making choices. Originality/value This research offers an innovative marketing use of logistics regression techniques with application of the student choice logit model through predicting the likelihood of faculty membership in an education context.
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Chileshe, Nicholas, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, and M. Reza Hosseini. "Drivers for adopting reverse logistics in the construction industry: a qualitative study." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 23, no. 2 (March 21, 2016): 134–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-06-2014-0087.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyse the perceptions of South Australian construction practitioners on drivers affecting the implementation of reverse logistics (RL). In this context, RL is defined as the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value or ensuring proper disposal. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight practitioners to collect data and the interview transcripts were analysed using the NVivo (version 10) package. Cluster analysis was used to cross-validate the findings and provide an in-depth insight into the findings. Findings – The findings indicate that most of the drivers identified in earlier research are relevant for the construction industry. In addition, the study identified some new drivers that are categorised as “targeted demands by an exclusive clientele”. These drivers were found to be complementary to the economic, environmental and social drivers as previously conceptualised. In addition, a set of factors affecting the strength of drivers that had been overlooked in previous studies emanated from the interview analysis. These include the type of project and the attributes of clients, both of which strongly affect the drivers of RL implementation in construction. Research limitations/implications – The major limitations are the relatively small size of the sample of interviewees and having interviewees from one geographic area with specific socio-economic characteristics. Practical implications – The identified drivers and the clustering of RL themes could be used by practitioners as a “road map” for the development of appropriate solutions to successfully promote RL within the construction industry. Organisational energies could thus be channelled towards the drivers that need the most improvement. Originality/value – The study contributes to this research sphere by employing cluster analysis to customise and contextualise the drivers that were previously identified. The study goes beyond the extant literature by discovering the prominent effects of these drivers on the impact of targeted demands by an exclusive clientele. This could be of great value in terms of creating avenues for future investigations on the topic.
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Fernández-Muñoz, Juan José, Javier M. Moguerza, Clara Martin Duque, and Diana Gomez Bruna. "A study on the effect of imbalanced data in tourism recommendation models." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 11, no. 3 (September 13, 2019): 346–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqss-05-2018-0050.
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Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of imbalanced data in tourism quality models. It is demonstrated that this imbalance strongly affects the accuracy of tourism prediction models for hotel recommendation. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was used to survey 83,740 clients from hotels between five and two or less stars using a binary logistic model. The data correspond to a sample of 87 hotels from all around the world (120 countries from America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia). Findings The results of the study suggest that the imbalance in the data affects the prediction accuracy of the models used, especially to the prediction provided by unsatisfied clients, tending to consider them as satisfied customers. Practical implications In this sense, special attention should be given to unsatisfied clients or, at least, some safeguards to prevent the effect of the imbalance of data should be included in the models. Social implications In the tourism industry, the strong imbalance between satisfied and unsatisfied customers produces misleading prediction results. This fact could have effects on the quality policy of hoteliers. Originality/value In this work, focusing on tourism data, it is shown that this imbalance strongly affects the prediction accuracy of the models used, especially to the prediction of the recommendation provided by unsatisfied customers, tending to consider them as satisfied customers; a methodological approach based on the balance of the data set used to build the models is proposed to improve the accuracy of the prediction for unsatisfied customers provided by traditional services quality models.
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Chhetri, Prem, Victor Gekara, Alex Manzoni, and Alan Montague. "Productivity benefits of employer-sponsored training." Education + Training 60, no. 9 (October 8, 2018): 1009–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/et-02-2017-0029.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of employer-sponsored workforce training on employee productivity in the Australian transport and logistics industry. It challenges the quantitative notion of the ratio of input–output per labour hour as the single most important measure of productivity. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised a mixed-method approach, involving online and on-site survey questionnaires and on-site semi-structured interviews of employers, employees and students within the industry. Survey questionnaires were administered to Vocational Education and Training (VET) learners to determine the dimensions of productivity gains, while qualitative interviews were conducted specifically to capture employers’ perceptions and expectations of the benefits of training. Findings Results show that the relationship between employer-sponsored training and workforce productivity is multi-dimensional where, ideally, all essential dimensions must be fulfilled to effectively achieve sustainable productivity level. One dimension is the quantitative measure of increased performance as an outcome of enhanced knowledge, skills and competencies. Another relates to the increased self-confidence, job satisfaction and pride. The third dimension is the cost savings that come with increasing employees’ overall awareness and appreciation of occupational health and safety. The results show that, aside from the dominant theories on training and labour productivity, the perception of the benefits of training on workplace productivity is not merely limited to the conventional understanding of productivity as a simplistic relationship between resource inputs and tangible outputs. Practical implications Firms should consider redefining the benefits of training to include employee well-being and individual contribution to common team and organisational goals. Organisations therefore should broaden the notion of productivity to incorporate intangible benefits. Originality/value The use of multi-method approach to investigate the views and perceptions of employees, employers and trainers about the productivity benefits of training and key concerns and challenges for the industry.
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Yunus, Somaiya, Evangeline O. Elijido-Ten, and Subhash Abhayawansa. "Impact of stakeholder pressure on the adoption of carbon management strategies." Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 11, no. 7 (February 10, 2020): 1189–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sampj-04-2019-0135.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine whether the perceived pressures from stakeholders with high potential to cooperate and/or threaten the firm’s survival affect the decision to adopt carbon management strategies (CMSs). Design/methodology/approach A logistic panel regression model is estimated using longitudinal data from Australia’s Top-200 listed firms over seven years from 2009 to 2015. The authors test the firm’s propensity to adopt CMSs conditioned on the influence of four groups of stakeholders: the regulators, institutional investors, media and creditors. Data on CMSs adopted by firms are sourced from Thomson Reuters ASSET4 database, the Carbon Disclosure Project survey, annual reports, company websites and sustainability reports. Findings The authors show that stakeholder pressures are associated not only with the adoption or non-adoption of CMSs but also with the type of CMSs adopted. Three types of CMSs are identified, namely, compensation, reduction and innovation strategies. The findings reveal that CMS adoption and the firms’ propensity to adopt compensation and reduction strategies are significantly related to perceived pressures from the regulators, media and creditors. While pressure from the regulators is also associated with the firms’ propensity to adopt innovation strategies, a more advanced type of CMSs, the potential pressure from the media and creditors are not significantly related. Practical implications The findings imply that a firm’s adoption of CMSs is not merely about managing stakeholders in the regulatory sphere but also about taking into account the perceived pressures from non-regulatory stakeholders and the context-dependent nature of their influences. The authors show that by influencing the voluntary disclosure of carbon emissions, the government continues to be effective in encouraging firms to take action on climate change despite the abolition of the carbon tax in Australia. Social implications This study highlights that, apart from a heavy-handed approach, regulators can adopt softer forms of regulation such as the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act and a less invasive, stakeholder-driven approach to encourage firms to adopt CMSs and thereby work towards climate change mitigation. Originality/value This study extends the literature by showing that perceived pressure from some stakeholders found to be influential in relation to some corporate decisions (such as environmental strategy adoption and climate-change-related disclosure) may not necessarily be influential in relation to CMS adoption.
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Xiao, Xi Sheng. "Business Logistics Outsourcing Risk and Management." Advanced Materials Research 479-481 (February 2012): 1718–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.479-481.1718.
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Logistics outsourcing as a form of outsourcing, are increasingly welcomed by the enterprises in developed countries, which has become the strategic orientation of many enterprise logistics mode. However, the development of business logistics outsourcing in China is far from that in developed countries, mechanism factors restricting the development of business logistics outsourcing of China has its characteristic, for this, this article analyses the advantages and risks of logistics outsourcing, and proposed prevention countermeasures of enterprise logistics outsourcing in China.
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McGinnis, Michael A. "Military Logistics: Insights for Business Logistics." International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 22, no. 2 (February 1, 1992): 22–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600039210015356.
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During the last 30 years the environments faced by the business logistics manager have dramatically increased in complexity. The integration of logistics processes with organizational strategy, increasing complexities of partnership/channel relationships, and the increasingly international scope of business logistics processes are examples of these complexities. The military logistics literature addresses complex issues of integrating logistics with strategy and tactics; co‐ordinating world wide supply operations; co‐ordinating an industrial base with military needs; and managing cycles of mobilization, warfare, and demobilization. Summarizes the development of business logistics thought, reviews the military logistics literature, and develops insights from the said literature that appear relevant to business logistics thought.
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Waiyawuththanapoom, Phutthiwat, Ronnakorn Vaiyavuth, Pimploi Tirastittam, Swe Swe Zin, Chalat Wongsanguan, and Wissawa Aunyawong. "DOES PROACTIVE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT ENHANCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT?" Polish Journal of Management Studies 24, no. 1 (December 2021): 457–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.17512/pjms.2021.24.1.27.
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Steedman, Brent. "How to avoid aches and pains in your joint ventures." APPEA Journal 56, no. 2 (2016): 559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj15065.
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The Australian oil and gas industry is in a period of substantial challenges, including a significant decline in oil prices, fluctuating spot gas prices, a relentless drive for operating efficiency, and tight capital allocation, together with increased regulatory scrutiny and a reputation for below-standards productivity. On the upside, these market challenges provide significant opportunities for companies to bring in new investors, implement new operating models, apply innovation to update processes and practices, and restructure activities. Making material step-changes, requires companies to review, amend, and update joint venture operating agreements (JVOAs). KPMG has worked with many of Australia’s leading oil and gas companies on a range of joint venture engagements. This extended abstract outlines why JVOAs need to be reviewed with respect to the following key opportunities and challenges: Fast-changing global business operating models. Available cost savings by eliminating inconsistent management and operating models between joint ventures. Planning for potential restructuring, including separation of infrastructure (e.g. plants, pipelines, support) from reserve ownership. Sharing of services (e.g. maintenance and logistics) between unrelated joint ventures. Transparency of costs and asset performance. Improved joint venture governance (not more or over-governance) between participants to attract investment. Effective resourcing, noting the right transition of capabilities between deal-makers and joint venture operators. With this extended abstract the authors aim to provide ideas for consideration. Each of these ideas will impact JVOAs. The authors’ proposition is that now is the right time to complete a comprehensive review of JVOAs to enable organisations to move fast as new and innovative opportunities arise.
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PYLYPENKO, О. "Integrating Accounting and Logistics Strategy in Business Management." Scientific Bulletin of the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Audit, no. 1-2 (June 1, 2022): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/nasoa.1-2-2022.04.
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The effective business management in adverse economic conditions necessitates the search for ways for integrating business accounting with innovative approaches to business management of material resources, especially the logistics system.
The need to integrate business accounting of material assets with the logistics system is substantiated by giving evidence of the complicating conditions for transportation of material assets in recent years, related, inter alia, with quarantine limitations. It is stressed that the requirements to logistics strategies are increasing along with growing transportation costs, diminishing deposits of natural resources, creating new product lines, setting new criteria for social, technological and environmental dimensions of business activities. It argued that when management staff overlook or ignore the potentials offered by logistics tools for management of material resources or when business accounting has no links with logistics, the impact of management on the purchase of material assets will be less effective.
Theoretical foundations of the integration of business accounting and logistics strategy of transactions with material assets for the achievement of economic security of business activities are highlighted. The principal dimensions for such integration (organizational, methodological, control and protective) and their key components are discussed. Organizational and technical schemes are proposed, aimed at creating a business accounting system integrated with other management functions (planning, economic analysis, control), in order to enhance the orientation of business enterprise on the effectiveness of logistics activities and achievement of economic security. The main objectives of business accounting with respect to logistics costs are determined for the business enterprises implementing the abovementioned approach to organization of logistics management.
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Kiisler, Ain. "LOGISTICS IN ESTONIAN BUSINESS COMPANIES." TRANSPORT 23, no. 4 (December 31, 2008): 356–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/1648-4142.2008.23.356-362.
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The article describes logistics survey in Estonia carried out in 2007 as a part of the LogOnBaltic project. The level of logistics in Estonian manufacturing, trading and logistics companies is explored through logistics costs, performance indicators, outsourcing, ICT use and logistics self‐estimation of the companies responded. Responses from 186 Estonian companies were gathered through a web‐based survey (38% of manufacturing, 38% of trading and 24% of logistics sector). Logistics costs as the percentage of turnover make in average 13.8% in manufacturing and 13.3% in trading. Transportation and inventory carrying cost form around 70% of overall logistics costs. Considering the logistics indicators surveyed, Estonian companies show up with relatively low perfect order fulfillment rates, short customer order fulfillment cycles and effective management of cash flows. The most widely outsourced logistics function is international transportation followed by domestic transportation, freight forwarding and reverse logistics. By 2010, the outsourcing of IT systems in logistics followed by inventory management, warehousing and product customization is expected to increase more substantially. The awareness of logistics importance is still low among Estonian companies. Only 27–44% of those agree that logistics has a considerable impact on profitability, competitive advantage, top management or customer service level.
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Wang, Qing Jun, and Shou Jin Wang. "Study on Logistics Management Platform Function." Advanced Materials Research 328-330 (September 2011): 792–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.328-330.792.
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With the continued expansion of logistics business, and the growing number of network node, enterprises scale will be expanded, including: business department, offices, and even branches, as well as multi-level agents, partners and so on. Conducting business in this complex interwoven network, the logistics business appears to be inadequate in the ways of business, finance, management. This paper provides the modern integrated logistics management platform with a set of comprehensive globalization solutions.
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Chobanov, Mario. "METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR STRATEGIC QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS LOGISTICS." KNOWLEDGE - International Journal 47, no. 1 (August 16, 2021): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij4701137c.
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Quality management in business logistics is a contemporary approach to the operation of logistics companies, ie all service, trade and manufacturing business entities. Especially now, when the transformation processes of the companies in the market are open, in a time of global changes and transformation of the existing business models, there is more talk about quality management in business logistics, especially about strategic quality management in business logistics that refers to achievement to all strategic and sustainable standards.
The business aspects of logistics have contributed to the development of a contemporary scientific discipline, ie business logistics and supply chain management. Thus, business logistics as a contemporary scientific discipline is experiencing its peak right now. Namely, new concepts for management are being developed, ie trends in business logistics and supply chains are being designed and implemented, the logistics activity is increasingly supported by related technologies, etc. These innovations in science have led to a whole new framework of science and practice in this field, ie a new approach, which is to deliver pure value. This is not a simple goal at all and that is why business logistics as an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary contemporary scientific discipline relies on related sciences, ie economic, organizational, and even technological sciences. Thus, quality management in business logistics requires perfect knowledge of the field of quality management, ie logistics and quality management as a related area are integrated and create quality management in business logistics.
The aim of this paper is to systematize the modern theoretical knowledge in order to create a sufficiently stable methodological framework that will be appropriate for dealing with modern problems of logistics companies. This goal inspires the author to apply an appropriate scientific research methodology characteristic of the social sciences. The subject of this paper is the applicable methods, techniques and tools for strategic quality management in business logistics. Namely, the paper consists of introductory notes where the author introduces the reader to the issue, while the content of the paper consists of two main theses. The first thesis refers to the conceptual definition of quality in business logistics and tactics for introducing quality in three areas of quality related to business logistics: marketing, functional and social area. The second thesis refers to building an appropriate methodological framework for strategic quality management in business logistics. In the final part of this paper, the author gives the general conclusion and presents the objective recommendations produced by this paper. In this paper, relevant and contemporary domestic and foreign literature is applied, which is necessary to provide scientific support to the topicality of the issue.
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Wang, Yan Ling. "International Logistics Risk Management." Advanced Materials Research 433-440 (January 2012): 3112–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.433-440.3112.
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Logistics supply chain system management is the integration of key business processes from end user through original logistics suppliers that provides products, services, and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders. Logistics supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers and retailers where the raw materials are acquired, manufactured to products, which then are delivered to consumers. Fierce competition in global markets and the heightened expectations of consumers have forced business enterprises to invest in and focus attention on, the relationships with their customers and suppliers. Interest in supply chain management has also been growing in the industry both in developed and developing countries. Along with the occurrence of several catastrophic events in supply chains, risk management become more and more important. However, participants in the supply chain are separate and independent economic entities, and only consider their own benefits. The international logistics risk management problems are studied in this paper.
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Chan, Nicole K. Y. "Business intelligence for service parts logistics management." International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services 6, no. 3 (2019): 245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijims.2019.10022455.
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Tang, Jin Peng, and Ling Lin Li. "Design of Logistics Management System Based on Workflow." Applied Mechanics and Materials 667 (October 2014): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.667.103.
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The existing logistics management systems can not meet the needs of business change and reorganization. In view of this situation, put forward a logistics management system based on workflow. This system used logistics enterprises busyness process as the core, and organizes the logistics business by the workflow, improve the logistics management level and work efficiency. The system has characters of flexibility, scalability.
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van Damme, Dick A., and Marinus J. Ploos van Amstel. "Outsourcing Logistics Management Activities." International Journal of Logistics Management 7, no. 2 (July 1, 1996): 85–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574099610805548.
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In most developed economies the costs of logistics management are steadily growing and account for an increasing proportion of the gross national product. Logistics costs have become an important part of the added value of products and logistics management is increasingly regarded as an important weapon in the international competitive struggle, in particular by large market‐oriented companies. The emphasis in marketing strategies is shifting from product and price to promotion and place. Rapidly changing customer demands have an increasing effect on company policies. Reduction of product life cycles and assortment expansion will lead to faster development and delivery of new products and to smaller‐sized and more frequently placed delivery orders. Advancing technology will cause production to require more focus. Customers are becoming more demanding and manufacturers have to react faster to changing demand on the part of both private consumers and industrial customers. This requires enormous flexibility, which will be increasingly aimed at conquering and securing sales potential in the liberalized European market. Successful companies will focus on core activities. Activities other than core activities, but serving them, will have to be outsourced.
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Mesjasz-Lech, Agata. "Logistics Performance And Management Of Logistics System Safety." System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment 1, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 730–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2019-0093.
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AbstractThe safety of a logistics system is understood as ensuring (to a certain level) the implementation of operational logistics processes in any entity, under specific conditions, by using favourable circumstances, taking business challenges, reducing risk, uncertainty and preventing all kinds of threats to logistics activities.The relevant determinant of the management of logistics system safety is appropriate infrastructure which enables the implementation of logistic processes and guarantees their effectiveness and efficiency. The infrastructure determines logistics performance measured by the logistics performance index (LPI). The aim of the article is to identify the logistics system safety measures in a macro approach and to determine the impact of logistic efficiency on the management of logistics system safety.
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Nilsson, Fredrik. "Logistics management in practice – towards theories of complex logistics." International Journal of Logistics Management 17, no. 1 (January 2006): 38–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574090610663428.
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Xu, Da Wei, Li Ping Yang, and Shan Ren. "Analysis and Design of Logistics Warehousing Management Information System Based on RFID." Applied Mechanics and Materials 644-650 (September 2014): 6200–6203. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.644-650.6200.
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Tracking difficulty generally exists in the traditional warehouse management mode in the business process, the turnover, low efficiency, logistics management information processing is not seasonable and means backward, thus affecting the competitiveness of enterprises, based on the analysis of traditional logistics warehousing management deficiencies, the great advantage of application of RFID technology in logistics field to solve the above problem. The logistics management information system based on RFID is analyzed, based on the traditional logistics business processes analysis, given the information and process structure of logistics business processes, and established a framework method storage business system based on RFID technology.
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Mollenkopf, Diane, and G. Peter Dapiran. "World‐class logistics: Australia and New Zealand." International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 35, no. 1 (January 2005): 63–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600030510577430.
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Ballou, Ronald H. "The evolution and future of logistics and supply chain management." Production 16, no. 3 (December 2006): 375–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0103-65132006000300002.
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This article will be divided into three sections: past, present, and future. The past section will trace major events that created business logistics as it is practiced today. In particular, do the events portend the future of business logistics and supply chain management? The present section will attempt to summarize the state of business logistics. How business logistics relates to supply chain management will be addressed. The future section will make some predictions as to the issues that need to be addressed and the events that will likely take place in the near term.
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KRYVORUCHKO, O., and A. ОVCHARENKO. "FORMATION OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR LOGISTICS BUSINESS PROCESSES AT MOTOR-TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES." Economics of the transport complex, no. 37 (May 12, 2021): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.30977/etk.2225-2304.2021.37.95.
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Effective management of logistics business processes quality, organization and achievement of goals require an appropriate system. However, in modern literature and practice, quality management of logistics business processes is carried out in fragments, out of necessity; management functions are not organized into a single system. Therefore, the main task of the study is to determine the place of quality management system of logistics business processes in the overall management system of the enterprise, substantiate its structure and content.
The theoretical basis for the formation of a quality management system for logistics business processes is the basic provisions of process and system approaches. The process approach provides consideration of logistics business processes of the enterprise as a set of interconnected logistics processes carried out by stages of production; system approach includes the creation of an organized dynamic system characterized by the interaction of the object, the subject through control channels and feedback, as well as the study of the system behavior taking into account the influence of the external environment.
Quality management of logistics business processes consists of two aspects: strategic and current. Management of strategic processes is subject to corporate (marketing) strategy and takes into account the needs of consumers from the standpoint of logistics; continuous improvement of the quality of logistics business processes; measuring the level of achieved quality of business processes and continuous monitoring.
Quality management of logistics business processes of current activities includes organizing management in such a way as to best satisfy the end user while achieving high efficiency of logistics business processes (operational planning, organization of business processes, analysis of key indicators of their evaluation, preventive and corrective actions, bringing decisions to the performers, etc.). The implementation of such management is based on the general principle of the quality chain.
The prospects for further research are to develop approaches to the implementation of appropriate quality management functions of logistics processes at motor-transport enterprises.
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Nilsson, Fredrik Ralf. "A complexity perspective on logistics management." International Journal of Logistics Management 30, no. 3 (August 12, 2019): 681–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-06-2019-0168.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on how perspectives and assumptions embedded in the complexity paradigm contribute to make logistics management research better aligned with real-life logistics. This is necessary, due to increasing supply chain complexity caused by an increasing request for sustainable development (SD). Design/methodology/approach The research is exploratory and based on a narrative literature review of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) from a complexity science perspective. Qualitative research interviews have been conducted with 12 logistics and supply chain managers in international companies and have focussed on their daily experiences and the underlying assumptions related to their actual work. Findings Logistics and SCM research is embedded in the functionalistic paradigm with reductionistic assumptions as the dominant logic. These do not sufficiently align with the complexity related, for example, to the daily work of SD in logistics management practice. Research limitations/implications It is proposed that the inclusion of complexity-based assumptions in logistics management research can increase realism in the advancement of the discipline. A key result is that the recognition of logistics as complex means inclusion of human and social aspects – which is apparent in any logistics process or phenomenon – in logistics knowledge creation processes. Practical implications Increased realism in logistics management research by addressing complexity, instead of merely reducing it, will provide logistics and supply chain managers with increased understanding and appropriate knowledge when they deal with emerging challenges such as SD. Originality/value Based on Boulding’s levels of complexity, this paper challenges the underlying assumptions of logistics management in research and practice, and provides reflective frameworks for advancing the discipline and aligning it to the complexity of contemporary challenges in logistics management.
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Sadowska, Beata, and Adam Lulek. "Logistics costs and balanced scorecard in business management." Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług 120 (2015): 91–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.18276/epu.2015.120-07.
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Yang, He, Yan Hong Zuo, and Yan Ru Li. "IoT-Based 4PL: Prospects and Business Models." Applied Mechanics and Materials 273 (January 2013): 65–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.273.65.
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The purpose of this article is to find out the future business models and business model innovation methods of Internet of Things (IoT) industry. Through the analysis of IoT-based logistics information system features, it is clear that IoT-based supply chain integration must be dominated by fourth party logistics (4PL) providers rather than telecoms and technical manufacturers. Two implementation models of IoT-based 4PL are viable. Under the function of more rational policies, many enterprises including logistics providers, logistics management consultants and IT companies would be IoT-based 4PL enterprises, and enhance the logistics management of all society.
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Pacheco, Emerson D., Flávio I. Kubota, Eduardo K. Yamakawa, Edson P. Paladini, Lucila M. S. Campos, and Paulo A. Cauchick-Miguel. "Reverse logistics." Benchmarking: An International Journal 25, no. 5 (July 2, 2018): 1447–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-07-2016-0108.
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Purpose Increased competition and access to information are forcing companies to provide quality to their products and services, aligned with a growing society pressure for less harmful environmental practices. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the adoption of reverse logistics (RL) may contribute to the generation of competitive advantage and improved quality in a part substitution process of a household appliance company. Design/methodology/approach This paper carried out a single case study in a household appliance company. The study collected data through semi-structured interviews in addition to document analysis and observation. Findings The implemented practices enhanced service maintenance and customer services and provided a more effective monitoring of defective parts. Moreover, such practices reduced unnecessary part substitutions, consumer dissatisfaction and undesired disposal in the environment. RL in the studied company has offered a potential contribution to the company quality strategies by providing more part returns, assuring cost savings, and reducing time to solve field problems. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to a single case study. Thus, the study findings are not subject to generalization for other similar organizations. Originality/value This paper is one of the few studies on RL in a household company in the context of an emerging economy. Such feature denotes in a singular scenario in RL investigations about recovering defective parts.
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Skordas, Thomas, and Willy Van Puymbroeck. "Logistics, Quality, and Technology Management." Human Systems Management 16, no. 3 (1997): 143–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-1997-16301.
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PYLYPENKO, О., and О. YURCHENKO. "The Accounting Support of the Logistics Strategy in Business Management for Security Purposes." Scientific Bulletin of the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Audit, no. 1-2 (January 18, 2022): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/nasoa.1-2-2021.02.
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The need in elaborating and implementing innovative decisions for performance enhancement of the logistics management in business enterprises has increased due to the high instability and uncertainty of business operation resulted from imposed quarantine restrictions due to the pandemic of coronavirus and fluctuations of exchange rates, which raises the importance of studies focused on improvements in the conception of accounting support of logistics operations from the business security perspective.
The essence of neologistics as an innovative vector in the logistics activities is shown, with highlighting the advantages gained by business enterprises from its implementation. The authors’ framework of the accounting support for logistics operations on purchases of material assets and implementation of an innovative logistics strategy in business management for business security purposes is proposed. It is based on the three vectors of the integrated accounting support of the logistics strategy in business management: organizational vector, methodological vector, and vector of control. It is emphasized that the implementation of this framework is capable to increase the significance of criteria used in performance assessment of accounting, such as reliability, completeness, analytical relevance and timeliness of data. Factors were determined as part of this framework, allowing business enterprises that have implemented integrated planning, economic analysis, accounting and control of data processing to broaden the range of decisions on cost reduction in logistics without affecting the quality of products or services; the resulting modifications in the accounting objectives are given. It is shown how this framework, once implemented, will change the accounting practices of business enterprises pertaining to recording of logistics costs.
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Azmi, Izwan, Norlida Abdul Hamid, Md Nasarudin Md Hussin, and Nik Ibtishamiah Ibrahim. "Logistics and supply chain management: The importance of integration for business processes." Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research 5, no. 4 (December 31, 2017): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/jeeir.v5i4.8838.
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This conceptual paper outlines the importance of integration in supply chain management (SCM) by linking the functions of logistics as it applies in strategic business process. Often, business processes are developed at the strategic level but are never identified precisely in logistics or in SCM. Strategic business processes like Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Customer Service Management (CSM) and Demand Management are not directly linked to logistics or SCM. This paper identifies the literature that expressed the importance of integration and how business processes can be relevant in the execution of key logistics activities in the supply chain context.
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Nurmala, N., Sander de Leeuw, and Wout Dullaert. "Humanitarian–business partnerships in managing humanitarian logistics." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 22, no. 1 (January 9, 2017): 82–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/scm-07-2016-0262.
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Purpose The aim of this paper is to conduct a systematic literature review to understand the state of the art of partnerships between humanitarian organizations and business corporations in managing humanitarian logistics. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review is conducted based on the steps proposed by Denyer and Tranfield (2009). The context-intervention-mechanism-outcome (CIMO) logic is applied to identify the state of the art of partnerships between humanitarian organizations and business corporations in humanitarian logistics. Thirty-six papers related to the topic are extracted from recognized journal databases and then classified into four categories based on the CIMO logic: situational context, intervention factors, mechanisms and outcomes. Findings The study shows that while the context and mechanisms for developing cross-sector partnerships between the humanitarian and the business sector have been examined and illuminated by many researchers, additional research (in particular, empirical studies) is needed to measure outcomes as well as the contributions of partnerships to the performance of humanitarian logistics. In addition to synthesizing the literature in this area, this study also presents challenges of such partnerships. Practical implications The study improves the understanding of the state of cross-sector partnerships in humanitarian logistics as well as identifies opportunities for future research in this area. The study provides reasons and motives of initiating humanitarian–business partnerships in humanitarian logistics as well as their mechanisms and potential outcomes. This may help in developing successful logistics partnerships with each other. Originality/value This is the first systematic literature review to examine the nature of partnerships between humanitarian organizations and business corporations in humanitarian logistics using CIMO logic.
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Wang, Qing Jun, and Cheng Liang Guo. "Research on Logistics Management Information System." Advanced Materials Research 328-330 (September 2011): 538–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.328-330.538.
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Logistics has been an integral profit source of modern social economy due to the booming Logistics industry & service. Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) has been created as integrated information system in response to the calling for the requirement of advanced technology to organize and process the information accompanied during Logistics operation for efficiency and smoothness of Logistics management and business process. This thesis comes up with a LMIS plan suitable for Logistics industry development by carrying out detailed analysis of present situation of management and further research on LMIS.
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Shi, Yong Gui, Hai Xia Li, Wan Jie Song, and Jian Fen Yan. "Research on Separating Mode of Business and Logistics." Applied Mechanics and Materials 397-400 (September 2013): 2651–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.397-400.2651.
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In the market economy, wholesale industry is showing its important status and role on merchandise distribution. However there are some phenomenons that hindering behind the development of wholesale industry, therefore solving these problems becomes important task. Commerce and logistics separation refers to the commerce and logistics separating in the time and space, logistics is no longer entirely depending on the transfer path of the commerce. It can obtain lots of benefits such as reduce the cost of storage, transportation, handling and logistics management. In order to promote the transformation upgrading of wholesale industry, several measures should be taken to allocate function of downtown business market and suburban logistics center rationally. The steps includes upgrading the wholesale market, developping the third party logistics, planning the logistics infrastructure synthetically, improving the logistics management level and enhance the informatization level of the related enterprises.
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AGIN, KAYA. "A GENERAL EVALUATION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATIONS." New Era Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies 6, no. 10 (March 22, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.46291/newera.157.
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Today's world is in a period where globalization activities and commercial applications are experienced rapidly. For this reason, logistics is an important business function to offer all kinds of products and services that all global consumers need, at the right time, at the right place, at the right cost, under the right conditions, to the right customer. In terms of businesses, logistics has strategic importance in providing inputs to the business, information flow in the processes of the business and ensuring the appropriate distribution of business outputs in target markets, and it is important both in the planning of operating costs and in terms of gaining value of the business. In addition, logistics enables the realization of the structure defined as the supply chain by providing product and information flow between businesses. In the last quarter of the century, where globalization is gaining momentum day by day, businesses are developing their logistics practices day by day and including them in company processes in order to ensure continuity in their activities and not to lose their customers, who are the most important part of their earnings. However, logistics has generally been tried to be defined as numerical applications made with a pure transportation process and sometimes with computer software. However, although logistics has a financial aspect that includes many numerical operations, there is also a managerial aspect that requires planning, organization and control at every step. By mentioning the emergence and development of logistics activities, which are critical for businesses, the logistics management practices of these activities in businesses, their benefits to businesses and the working areas of logistics management in businesses are examined.
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Marchesini, Márcia Maria Penteado, and Rosane Lúcia Chicarelli Alcântara. "Logistics activities in supply chain business process." International Journal of Logistics Management 27, no. 1 (May 9, 2016): 6–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-04-2014-0068.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of logistics activities for each key supply chain business process of the Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF) model and a conceptual framework to guide their implementation. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review on supply chain management (SCM) and logistics was conducted to integrate the existing knowledge of SCM, key business processes, and logistics; the latter is critical element for the success of SCM. A set of logistics activities and a conceptual framework are presented to guide their implementation in each of the key business process of the GSCF model. Three case studies were conducted in Brazilian food companies to verify the applicability of the proposed logistics activities, their characterization, and the conceptual framework. Findings – The logistics activities, the key business processes, and the steps to their implementation are integrated into a comprehensive framework. A total of 24 logistics activities and a conceptual framework to guide their implementation for each key business process of the GSCF model were proposed focussing on competitive advantage in a supply chain environment. Originality/value – The need for and the benefits derived from the involvement of the logistics in the key business processes of SCM have been reported in the literature, but the logistics activities in these processes and the way they were implemented have not yet been identified. According to Eisenhardt and Graebner (2007), building theory from case studies is an increasingly popular and relevant research strategy that involves using one or more cases to create theoretical constructs, propositions, and/or midrange theory from case-based empirical evidence. Therefore, the research gap to be filled with this manuscript is: “How does the involvement of the logistics area in the key business processes of the GSCF model occur?” The research question of the present study is: “Which activities are performed by the logistics area in the key business processes of the GSCF model and how to implement them?”. This study bridged the research gap and answered the research question by creating a theoretical construct through a conceptual framework to guide the implementation of the logistics activities for each key business process of the GSCF model. This paper aimed to extend the existing theory since the available literature has yet not addressed this research question at all.