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- Holmqvist, Magnus, et al.
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‘SMART GOODS’ AND MOBILE RFID A CASE WITH INNOVATION FROM VOLVO
- 2006
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : Wiley. - 2158-1592 .- 0735-3766. ; 27:2, s. 251-272
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a case from Volvo that explores an innovative RFID solution that leverages the exiting infrastructures of mobile usage. ‘Smart goods’ is used to explain features applied through Radio Frequency IDentification, utilization of cellular networks (GSM/GPRS) and web technology together with collaboration among supply chain actors. This has reduced traditional barriers of entry. An empirical case provides the basis for evaluation from the perspectives of operational reliability, usability and productivity.
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- Stefansson, Gunnar, 1963, et al.
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Supply Chain Interfaces: Defining Attributes and Attribute Values for Collaborative Logistics Management
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : Wiley. - 2158-1592 .- 0735-3766. ; 29:1, s. 347-359
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Supply chain interfaces are areas where information or physical goods are exchanged between one trading partner and another – where trading partners “interface” with one another to achieve the successful transfer of goods or information. Interfaces, by their very nature, tend to be unique for each trading partner dyad, i.e, what works for one dyad may not work for another depending on the nature of the goods and information being exchanged. Collaborative logistics management (CLM) is one area where interfaces play a key role in achieving success because of the inter-enterprise nature of the processes required for execution.In the logistics arena, and in CLM specifically, three important players in managing supply chain interfaces, and the players studied in this work, are: (1) transportation carriers, (2) logistics service providers (LSPs), and (3) logistics service intermediaries (LSIs). It is the processes of exchanging information and goods among these three players and a buyer-seller trading partner dyad that are the context of this work. Understanding these processes has become more and more important as the trend toward outsourcing transportation and logistics services has strengthened. While outsourcing transportation and logistics services provides opportunity to buyers and sellers to move their information and goods more effectively and efficiently, it also adds complexity and potential bottleneck areas to the flow of materials and information. Not surprisingly, the bottlenecks tend to be at the interfaces – the areas of “exchange” of either information or goods.In this work we focus on understanding: (1) What interfaces exist? and (2) How can we describe the interfaces so that trading partners can begin to understand one another and build collaborative arrangements to improve supply chain performance? In the balance of this paper we present literature relevant to supply chain interfaces, describe our grounded theory approach to the work, present the results, provide insights for managers, summarize our findings, and discuss limitations and future research.
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- Borgström, Benedikte, et al.
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Supply chain strategies : Changes in customer order-based production
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0735-3766 .- 2158-1592. ; 32:4, s. 361-373
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Supply chain development is debated in terms of whether lean and agile supply chain strategies will work simultaneously and whether “leagile” strategies are possible. This study explores complexity and dynamics of the mixed strategy in a longitudinal automotive industry case study and contributes with four propositions related to the debate and practices of supply chain strategies.
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- Choi, Thomas Y., et al.
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Managing extended supply chains
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : Wiley. - 0735-3766 .- 2158-1592. ; 42:2, s. 200-206
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We address how to manage extended supply chains that lie beyond the first-tier suppliers. The first-tier suppliers have their suppliers who provide them with goods or services. While lower-tier suppliers are often not an explicit concern of the focal firm, the firm's performance not only depends on the performance of its first-tier suppliers, but also on the performance of their suppliers and beyond. These lower-tier suppliers are much less visible and may not even be known to the focal firm. Our intention is to bring awareness to the importance of these lower-tier suppliers and capture possible strategies that buying companies may pursue to manage them. Extended supply chains are complex and involve evolving relationships between various buyers and suppliers that are located along different tiers of the chain and across different parts of the globe. We address several topic areas and suggest emerging research focuses that should be considered in coming years.
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- Kembro, Joakim, et al.
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Sorting out the sorting in omnichannel retailing
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : Wiley. - 2158-1592 .- 0735-3766. ; 43:4, s. 593-622
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The increasing complexity of today's omnichannels has led to challenges with logistics efficiency and customer utility. In this paper, we show how retailers address these challenges by sorting goods at multiple points across the logistics network and inside each material-handling node. As contemporary research on the omnichannel sorting phenomenon is limited and fragmented, we conduct an abductive multiple case study to elaborate omnichannel logistics and transvection theory. It explains why retailers, depending on their omnichannel context, prepone some sorting activities upstream and postpone others to handle trade-offs between customer utility and logistics efficiency. An artifact, including structured terminology, six sorting aspects, and an iconographic platform, is constructed to support the analysis of the extent, variety, and complexity of sorting at both the strategic network level and the operational material-handling node level. We conclude by submitting 10 theoretical and actionable design propositions that support decision making in (re)designing omnichannel logistics networks and offer avenues for future research.
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- Sternberg, Henrik, et al.
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Enhancing Security Through Efficiency Focus—Insights From a Multiple Stakeholder Pilot Implementation
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - : Wiley. - 2158-1592 .- 0735-3766. ; 33:1, s. 64-73
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Efficiency and security are often regarded as opposing factors in transport operations, with increased security causing decreased efficiency. The use of information technology holds the promise of enabling improved efficiency in freight transport operations and this article suggests and elaborates on the proposition that “An increased focus on efficiency will result in improved security for carrier operations.” The research for this article involved a literature review, the collection of empirical data through one in-depth case study, and elaboration on a proposition through a field pilot implementation. The selected focus was carrier operations in connection with port terminals carrying out RoRo operations on trailers. The article explores and describes how measures to increase efficiency result in increased security.
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- Kembro, Joakim, et al.
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Revisiting the definition of humanitarian logistics
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Logistics. - 0735-3766. ; 45:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Humanitarian logistics (HL) is a relatively new research area that requires clear boundaries and a defined foundational perspective. Recent disasters have shown that the scope of HL is expanding, as in cases of cash-based interventions, outsourcing to commercial companies, and stronger involvement of local communities. These changes imply the importance of scrutinizing the old definitions of HL and determining whether they require adaptation. This step is important considering that inadequate definitions create (i) misconceptions about what HL is, (ii) a lack of unity and understanding of the field's research goals, (iii) confusion about what constitutes a contribution, and (iv) theoretical ambiguity, which masks promising research directions, fragments knowledge, and retards the progress of scientific research. Based on a structured review, we found that three definitions from around 2005 have predominated in the literature so far. We identified various issues with these definitions and then conducted an expert elicitation process to develop and validate an updated foundational perspective on HL. Finally, we analyzed the data collected from experts using the literature on what constitutes a “good definition.” This led us to propose a revised definition and accompanying properties for HL. We conclude the article by offering important avenues for future research.
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