Presents the results of a recent survey of logistics executives concerning their perceptions regarding integrated logistics. Focuses discussion on an assessment of the current level of implementation of the integrated logistics concept among US firms and provides support for a relationship...

Providing customers with online logistics service systems that enable instantaneous and continuous communication within and between firms has become a key priority for many organizations. This paper focuses on a description of the roll out and initial implementation of an online logistics...

Economic reforms that stimulate commercial activity in semi‐industrialized nations are often associated with significant increases in demand for consumer products. This paper focuses on a description of the transformation of a motorcycle manufacturer’s supply chain in response to the recent...

Automatic replenishment systems that restock inventory based on actual demand triggers rather than relying on long‐range forecasts and layers of safety stock have been implemented in a great number of firms in recent years. Now these same firms are taking supply chain cooperation to another...