Collaborative hub networks can provide an answer to the need to decrease logistics cost and maintain logistics service levels by shifting consolidated flows to modes that are better suited for handling large volumes (rail, barge, coastal shipping), so economies of scale can be obtained. This...

This study, based on a survey of 1200 manufacturing firms in Taiwan, uses structural equation modelling to examine the relationships among logistics capabilities, logistics performance, and financial performance. Results show that the information-based capability is the most critical since it...

This paper uses a web-based supply chain simulator to demonstrate the potential benefits of using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in supply chain management. The simulation experiment measures the impact of EDI on mean inventory costs, orders placed, cumulative cost, amplification and net...

This paper deals with the problem of optimally locating rail/road terminals for freight transport. A linear 0-1 program is formulated and solved by a heuristic approach. The model is applied to the rail/road transportation system in the Iberian Peninsula. Five planning scenarios are considered....

This paper uses a bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA) method to estimate technical efficiency scores for Canadian urban transit systems from 1990 to 1998. Bias and confidence intervals are estimated for the efficiency scores. A Tobit regression is used to analyze the sources of efficiency...

Supply chain relationships are increasingly impacted by the use of the Internet and the adoption of logistics technology. In this paper we report the results of a large-scale field study of a diverse group of buyers and their suppliers who have participated in a unique and recently adopted...