Logistics as one of management disciplines is alive. It means, that it is undergoing instant changes and developments. This paper aims to find the answer for the following questions:

It is necessary to provide access to a lot of detailed data needed to implement different processes in the supply chain. Many of them involve more than one entity in the supply chain. Continuous and efficient exchange of information between the parties is a must. Proper information management is...

The United States today has a plethora of unused electronic equipment. This equipment comes from universities, small businesses, corporations, and many other sources. This project looks at the best way to put this equipment back to use for the remainder of its usable life by donating it to...

During recent years, the supply chain performance management has become a key strategic consideration. Many manufacturers seek to collaborate with their suppliers and customers in order to upgrade their competitiveness and management performance. Because of complexity, uncertainty and vagueness...

This research aimed at assessing the market chain of banana, avocado and mango fruits in Multan zone. Both primary and secondary data were collected from 2 purposively selected fruits producing districts namely North Multan and South Multan areas. Primary data were collected through...

Brazil continues as one of the largest producers of beef, pork and chicken. In terms of fish production, the performance is lower than expected, presenting low insertion in the domestic and international markets. Since 2004, national aquaculture production (particularly Tilapia) has grown 14.2%...

We investigate the possibility for two vertically related firms to at least partially collude on the wholesale price over an in.nite horizon to mitigate or eliminate the e¤ects of double marginalisation, thereby avoiding contracts which might not be enforceable. We characterise alternative...

This paper looks at the role of applied services regulations in accounting for WTO+ commitments on trade in services in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) among Asian economies. The empirical findings suggest that Asian trading dyads with regulatory frameworks that are more similar and more...

Challenges and opportunities of the global market lead agro-food small and medium firms (SMEs) to focus their source of value on production of high quality goods and implementation of flexible and robust supply chains. Despite the relevance of consolidators in the supply chain, few articles...

The survival of a business is nowadays more than ever a matter of utmost importance. The process of globalization and current economic crisis are the two main reasons that caused the situation of uncertainty and instability on the world market. In this paper we made a theoretical approach and...