The importance of maritime logistics for the world's economy necessitates urgent investigations of the corporate strategies in this industry. The present case study aims to examine the vision statements of the largest (by cargo capacity) companies of maritime logistics. Methodologically, it...

The quality of perishable products declines continuously during the transportation process, rendering the delivery of a product with good freshness a challenging task in urban areas. We investigate how to plan the activities to preserve the freshness level of products within a specific distance...

As an innovative concept proposed in 2007, economic complexity opened up a new direction for energy conservation and emission reduction research. At present, there is a certain research gap between economic complexity and specific industrial carbon emissions (abbreviated as CES) . Within the...

The study aims to analyse warehouse value-added services (VAS) data for a third-party logistics (3PL) service provider, which leads to identifying service improvements and cost-cutting opportunities in performing VAS for clients using Pareto analysis as a quality tool. Using a case study...

This study aims to contribute to analyze the logistics competitiveness of Yangyang International Airport and suggest improvement plans for airport logistics experts to use them as basic data to discover the actual factors for revitalizing the Gangwon-do logistics industry. Therefore, the...

Background: The ramifications of climate change are rampant: All stakeholders must act effectively and swiftly. Unsustainable and increased urbanization adds additional strain on combatting environmental degradation. Since the last decade, urban distribution centers (UDCs) have emerged in...

Background: Shipment consolidation is a concept in logistics management in which two or more shipments are transported by using the same vehicle with the aim of using less resources. Methods: The objective of this manuscript is to study shipment consolidation and assess its impact on cost...

Background: In the current knowledge age, the performance of logistics firms increasingly depends on knowledge and capabilities they can leverage in value-creation processes. The objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between knowledge-based human resource management (HRM)...

Background: Industry 4.0 is one of the topics related to manufacturing, supply chain and logistics that has received great interest from the academic community, organizations and governments in the last decade. Problem statement: Several published articles discuss and seek to conceptualize what...

Background: The purpose of this study is to analyse the role of the main 50 US cargo airports and 25 air cargo airlines in the logistics of e-commerce companies from 2000 to 2020, to highlight the importance of airports in the logistics and e-commerce industries. Methods: A review of the...

Background: In this paper, a new closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network model, including economic, social and environmental goals, is designed. This paper's primary purpose is to meet customers' uncertain demands in different scenarios where the new robust-fuzzy-probabilistic method has been...

Fueled by the widespread adoption of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), the use of chatbots has become increasingly popular in various business contexts. In this paper, we study how to effectively and appropriately use chatbots in logistics, particularly in dispatching freights...

Since the new administration took office, one of its top priorities has been to take any and all efforts that are required to extend an invitation to potential investors to investigate the various economic prospects available in Zimbabwe, using the mantra Zimbabwe is open for business. To this...

In dem vorliegenden Beitrag wurde ein auf Künstliche Intelligenz gestütztes Kon- zept zur Bewertung und Optimierung der Transportplanungsqualität für die Stahl- und Metalllogistik ausgearbeitet und seine Praktikabilität mithilfe methodischer Untersuchungen nachgewiesen. Somit soll die...

The effects of environmental conditions on firm performance are investigated in this study. Within the scope of the research, the relationships between the strategic posture and the performance of logistics companies in varying environmental conditions were examined. During this study, the...

Currently, under the background of carbon trading policy, carbon dioxide is given commodity properties for market trading within carbon trading policy. Relevant data show that in recent years, logistics enterprises have been facing continuously growing demand, and carbon emissions have...

Purpose – This study expounds that logistics enterprises should make use of an information-sharing mechanism, benefit distribution mechanism, and government guarantee mechanism to optimize and balance resource allocation with cooperative participants.Design/Methodology/Approach – This study...

Independent ATM Deployers (IADs) are emerging companies that own and operate Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) independently of banks or financial institutions. Cash logistics is the primary process of these companies, and its profitability directly depends on the type of modules chosen as a...

This research aimed to design a transportation model for the international trade of agricultural products between Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, known as the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS). Agricultural products are transported from a farmers' cooperative to a foreign end market. The mathematical...

Background: This research aimed to establish a network linked to generation, for the transport route of tapioca starch products to a land port, serving as the logistics hub of Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province. Methods: The adaptive large neighborhood search (ALNS) algorithm, combined with...