During the last two decades Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have strongly influenced organizational processes as well as logistics. Therefore, ICT provide many benefits in logistics sector, including time and cost reduction and improved efficiency and performance. However, new solutions and innovative ideas are constantly emerging which intrigues new possibilities for the reorg...

the study was undertaken with the objectives to: (1) study the present status of plastic waste management and the existing phnom penh household willingness and their influence factors to segregate plastics for recycling and reuse (plastics & non plastics); (2) study how other cities encouraged and obtained the participation of their population in plastics recycling and reuse and (3) recommend w...

Logistics has grown dramatically, especially where identifying, locating, or tracking objects in ports are important, because ports are gateways to extended markets. In this paper, we analyze the new requirements of port logistics after a brief introduction and present a system prototype. Then we describe the design and implementation of an RFID system for IT-based port logistics. Our solution ...

In the logistics system of electronic commerce, the major difference between Taiwan and other countries is the retailing delivery (RD) system. Delivering consistently good service quality is difficult but profitable for logistics organizations. This paper explores the structure of logistic for RD service for electronic commerce. Drawing upon a sample of 135 users of retailing delivery and worki...

In mass customization logistics service, reasonable scheduling of the logistics service supply chain (LSSC), especially time scheduling, is benefit to increase its competitiveness. Therefore, the effect of a customer order decoupling point (CODP) on the time scheduling performance should be considered. To minimize the total order operation cost of the LSSC, minimize the difference between the e...

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background: with the rapid development of health services, the progress of medical science and technology, and the improvement of materials research, the consumption of medical consumables (mcs) in medical activities has increased in recent years. however, owing to the lack of effective management methods and the complexity of mcs, there are several management problems including mc waste, low m...

This study is to examine the effect of relationships for the product characteristics. Outsourced product is categorized into functional and innovative. Logistics strategy for each categorized products should be response into efficient or market responsive supply chain strategy. The research model is developed using six hypotheses. The study is examined empirically, using ANOVA, regression analy...

This study investigates the existence of different types of logistics service providers (LSPs) and the relationship of type with service performance. A cluster analysis of the survey data from 221 LSPs resulted in the identification of four types of LSP. The taxonomy was developed that reveals that LSPs are at various stages of development in terms of service capability, and highlights the serv...

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) is an acquisition reform that is intended to improve weapon systems logistics by reducing cost, improving reliability, and reducing footprint. PBL is an extension of a broad process of rationalizing and, in many cases, outsourcing government services. As with other examples of governmental service outsourcing, measurement issues arise in the gap between governm...