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Supply chain agility has been receiving a lot of attention in recent literature as a way for organizations to become … more responsive to change and improve customer service levels. However, agility is typically dealt with qualitatively, and … organizations are usually unsure of the steps to take to improve their agility and the customer service level to target. This …
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design companies to identify the range of agility types that were regarded as necessary during the design phase, and how … indicate that there is generally a slightly or moderately higher cost to design for agility. Based on the literature and the … case study responses, a methodology is developed of how to address agility within warehouse design, and areas of further …
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The purpose of this paper focuses on achieving agility within the supply chain and seeks to examine the impact of … developing an integrated buyer-supplier partnership on achieving agility. It also aims to investigate the moderating role played … by information sharing and technology in achieving such a goal. Supply chain management and agility have both been …
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effort from companies to demonstrate flexibility and agility, to ensure a future in a world full of challenges. Tracking …
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effort from companies to demonstrate flexibility and agility, to ensure a future in a world full of challenges. Tracking …
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This paper investigates customer perceptions on three key logistics outsourcing decisions: why to outsource, what to outsource and how to manage satisfaction within third party logistics providers (3PLs) partnerships. In addition to an analysis of the current literature, a Europe-wide postal and...
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the logistical transformation of British retailing over the last three decades and to discuss likely challenges that face logistics managers in the futureDesign/Approach: Reviews the key works on retail logistics, including the...
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Supply Chains mit hohen Absatzrisiken sind gekennzeichnet durch kurze Verkaufszyklen, einen hohen Anteil an Impulsk?ufen, eine schwer prognostizierbare Nachfrage, eine hohe zeitliche und r?umliche Verf?gbarkeit der Produkte, lange Durchlaufzeiten und eine hohe Variantenanzahl. Insbesondere...
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The study uses Transaction Costs Economics Theory and Supply Chain Management frameworks to investigate determinants of coordination and supply chain performance in the Kenyan milk supply chains. The transactions investigated are between milk producers and buyer customers, between milk retailers...
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Along with the growth of electronic commerce has come an interest in developing autonomous trading agents. Often, such agents must interact directly withother market participants, and so the behavior of these participants must be taken into account when designing agent strategies. One common...
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