The regional economy and the regional logistics are interdependent unity, the coordinated development of the two aspects have important significance on the ascension of regional overall competitiveness. With the development of the central region strategy step by step, Wuhan urban agglomeration has good economic environment for the developing of regional logistics. Since the 11th Five-year Devel...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) has proven to be an effective tool that aids companies in the development of competitive advantages. SCM Systems are relied on to manage warehouses, transportation, trade logistics and various other issues concerning the coordinated movement of products and services from suppliers to customers. Although in today’s fast paced business environment, numerous supply ch...

Third Party Logistics (3PL) in Asia emerged as an important trend in logistical management and Thailand continues to develop in this service rapidly. While a great deal has been written about the dissemination of information technology (IT), few empirical investigations address the use of IT in relation to 3PLs in Thailand. In this article, the authors use an empirical study to investigate the ...

There are many risks involved in the process of establishing a dynamic alliance of logistics enterprises. This paper analyses risks during the life cycle of the alliance, studies the identification and evaluation process, and sets up a risk identification and evaluation system of dynamic alliance enterprises. Finally, proposes an integration of the risk identification and evaluation systems and...

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This paper presents an optimized supply chain for ‘knowledge products’. Based on the traditional logistics model for academic knowledge, knowledge creation and delivery are discussed. A new framework of an optimized supply chain for ‘knowledge products’ is developed. A semi-structured interview was undertaken to capture and analyze the knowledge logistics in a traditional publishing setup. Find...

We explore the management of inventory for stochastic-demand systems, where the product’s supply is randomly disrupted for periods of random duration, and demands that arrive when the inventory system is temporarily out of stock become a mix of backorders and lost sales. The stock is managed according to the following modified (s , S) policy: If the inventory level is at or below s and the supp...

Disasters are on the rise, more complex, and donor support is increasingly unpredictable. In response to this trend humanitarian agencies are looking for more efficient and effective solutions. This paper discusses the evolution of supply chain management in disaster relief and the role of new players like the private sector. It is based on research conducted by the Humanitarian Research Group ...

With the fast development of the global economy, how to deliver the right products to the end-users in the demanding time and places becomes more and more important to the enterprises. In order to improve the competitive advantages, Chinese enterprises, especially the large manufacturers, need to develop e-logistics function and modern supply chain management systems. This paper describes the c...