Yard management is crucial for warehouse efficiency, as it accelerates and aligns incoming and outgoing material flows at these sites. This is especially relevant in modern logistics and supply chain management because recent market trends demand increasing product assortments, which must be...

This paper presents results from an expert survey regarding logistics trends in accordance to a trend classification system. A special focus is put on rail traffic as this transport mode is experiencing a “renaissance” in recent trend development and interesting new organisation systems such...

This paper deals with the question of general developments in logistics services. These trends influence the question of human resource management in the logistics service industry as well as the general demographic trend of a declining population in Germany and Europe. Thus the authors show...

Economic expectations towards education are rising due to the importance of knowledge production as well as knowledge transfer in the knowledge society. Blueprint for this change is the measurement and accountability approach connected to the output orientation demanded by the European...