Supply chain management has become more and more difficult because of the increasing complexity and expansion of supply chains (SCs). In this context, collaboration and coordination of logistics flows among SCs’ actors, such as suppliers, customers, and logistics providers, play an important role to enhance SC performance in terms of time and cost. In this paper, the design and management of lo...

Since the 1990s, international supply chains have experienced tremendous progress owing to changes in the division of labour and the globalising economy. In order to enjoy the benefits of free trade, intermodal freight transport system is advocated and introduced to provide efficient just-in-time door-to-door long-distance services in a more environmental-friendly manner. This paper aims to bui...

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...

In this paper we aim to investigate how semantic Web services can improve standard business process management tools. Using a standard SAP process in the area of logistics as an example, we show the limitations of current approaches, both during designand runtime. Based on this investigation we will present a new solution enabling the automation of certain task in the process of creating cross ...

In this chapter, we describe a variety of potential benefits and risks associated with bundled service contracts, based on our interviews with buyers and providers of bundled facility management and logistics services as well as our literature review. All of these benefits and risks will not be applicable in every case. They may be more or less important given the types of services purchased, t...

Introduction Immunization is one of the safest and most effective interventions to prevent disease and early child death1. Although, about three quarters of the world’s child population is reached with the required vaccines, only half of the children in Sub-Saharan Africa get access to basic immunization2. A substantial number of children worldwide do not complete immunization schedules because...

This discussion document is part of a series of reviews of the state of research into issues relevant to the development and implementation of an intelligent infrastructure systems (IIS), with a particular emphasis on transport. It was prepared as background material for the Foresight Project on Intelligent Infrastructure Systems. Series Co-ordinators, Professors Phil Blythe, Glenn Lyons, John ...

The cargo transport represents the largest share of logistics costs in most companies. Consequently, companies are investing in tracking and tracing systems aiming to improve services, reduce costs and ensure the safety in cargo transportation. To play a part in this area, we propose in this article SafeTrack, a model for logistics management based on geofencing algorithms and radio-frequency t...

In this paper, the authors explore the how the Electronic Product Code EPC standard along with its supplementary architecture framework components can be judged to support autonomous controlled logistics. Initially, the paper introduces the problem area, being the field of data integration in the context of autonomous controlled logistics. It then reflects the motivation for examining the EPC f...

The aim of this review is to assess the potential for neuroimaging measures to facilitate prediction of the onset of psychosis. Research in this field has mainly involved people at 'ultra-high risk' (UHR) of psychosis, who have a very high risk of developing a psychotic disorder within a few years of presentation to mental health services. The review details the key findings and developments in...