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Brito, Marisa P. de. "Managing reverse logistics or reversing logistics management? = Beheersing van retourlogistiek of omgekeerde beheersing van logistiek? /." Rotterdam : Erasmus Research Institute of Management, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/1132.
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Maack, Christina. "Logistics Service Providers’ Environmental Management." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Logistik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-84425.
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This thesis aims to give a holistic description of logistics service providers’ environmental management, which has been lacking in literature. The aim is also to analyse how the logistics service providers’ environmental management provides value to their business, and to discuss its role in their business. This research contributes to the literature on green logistics, which regard the environmental sustainability related to logistics systems but largely lacks the logistics service providers’ perspective. The results support logistics service providers, who meet increasing demands on environmental sustainability, by providing a basis for discussion of how to work towards increased environmental sustainability in their business. It can contribute to discussions, evaluations and understanding of the role of environmental management as value-creating and strategic for the company. In order to explore what logistics service providers’ environmental management actually is, case studies of three different types of logistics service providers are carried out, and the environmental management of these companies are described in separate appended reports. This research is of an explorative nature and the research design has been developed in parallel with conducting the research. The researcher’s personal background thinking behind the research questions and purpose is also presented in addition to describing the research process, as it has impacted the research process. The analysis is inspired by the resource-based view. A literature framework on corporate environmental management and the resource-based view has been formed to provide a background for performing the case studies and to help structure the descriptions and analyses. The logistics service providers’ environmental management is related to compliance, internal efficiency and competitiveness. The analysis results show that environmental management to a great extent seems to be only of implicit interest for competitiveness at present and more to concern future competitiveness. A large part of meeting customers’ environmental demands today involves logistics service providers proving to their customers that they have an environmental effort, more or less regardless of what it actually includes. In order to further explore the value of environmental management, to show it more explicitly, the logistics service providers’ ability to cope with change regarding increased environmental demands is analysed. In this analysis, elements of dynamic capabilities in the companies’ environmental management are identified and presented. This research has generated several ideas for future research, first and foremost relating to organizational development of environmental management among logistics service providers and the development of more environmentally sustainable logistics services.
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Peretti, Umberto. "HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS: INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3423880.
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During the last decades, disasters and catastrophes both natural and handmade have been radically increased and it seems this way of things will continue the next years.
In such this situation there has been even a growth in terms of humanitarian operations, in particular of the total humanitarian effort in terms of resources and supply chain in general. According to the literature here, the logistic impact covers up to 80% percent of the total effort.
All the organizations involved in these operations gave special attention to logistic performance, with an always crescent focus on effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. In fact, the long term social impact that the disasters and the next operations can cause to the population and in general to the area, is well known by the researchers. For these reasons it is important to define, monitor and improve the logistic functions efficiency; moreover it is important to introduce a new sustainable way to reach the success of all the operations perspectives.
With this goal in mind, this research introduces new theoretical innovative methods to analyze the logistic systems performances and it introduces, through an appropriate and deep literature review, new models that present the sustainability and the social impact associated to the logistic practices in the humanitarian environment.
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• Introduction and analysis of the humanitarian literature with a focus on the different divers that usually are used for the evaluation of humanitarian operations. Moreover it presents a definition of a general decision making framework and its application.
• Introduction and definition of forward distribution models. In particular, the discussion of the tradeoff between the costs analysis and the demand satisfaction or shortage, associated to the use of different fleets and the development of innovative heuristic models for the distribution that considers typical humanitarian features.
• Introduction and definition of innovative reverse logistics practices based on what is normally used in the industrial supply chain and based on what the humanitarian organizations are implementing in the fields; as an example it is presented a real reverse logistics case, with real data and issued from an Italian case study, the Emilia Romagna earthquake (2012). Moreover, an innovative reverse logistic model for the location of reverse plants is presented, with the study of their impact in humanitarian operations.
The present work has carried out to the publishing of several scientific contributions in relevant International Journals and Conferences, like Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Service and Operations Management and International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management.Negli ultimi decenni sono aumentati considerevolmente i disastri e le catastrofi sia naturali sia derivanti dall’uomo, con una conseguente crescita del numero delle relative operazioni umanitarie. In questa situazione, è diventato enorme l’impiego di risorse nella catena di fornitura umanitaria, in cui, secondo la letteratura, la logistica copre fino all’ottanta per cento del totale sforzo. Inoltre, è stata posta maggiore attenzione alle performance logistiche delle diverse organizzazioni coinvolte nelle operazioni umanitarie e grande cura nei confronti dell’efficienza e della sostenibilità degli aiuti. Efficienza e sostenibilità sono due caratteristiche fortemente legate tra loro, in particolare per quanto riguarda l’impatto sociale a lungo termine dei disastri e le successive operazioni di risposta ai bisogni delle popolazioni colpite. É stato importante quindi riuscire a definire, monitorare e migliorare l’efficienza delle funzioni logistiche, oltre a introdurre nuovi termini per raggiungere una sostenibilità che si riferisca a tutti gli ambiti dell’operazione. Su tale fronte, questo elaborato introduce innovativi modelli teorici per l’analisi delle performance dei sistemi logistici e sostiene, attraverso un appropriato studio della letteratura, nuovi modelli che introducono e sviluppano la sostenibilità e l’impatto sociale delle pratiche logistiche in ambiente umanitario, con esclusiva attenzione alle particolarità e alle problematiche ad esso associate. L’elaborato si articola nelle seguenti parti: 1. Introduzione della letteratura e dei criteri-drivers utilizzati per la valutazione di questioni di carattere umanitario. Sviluppo dello studio del loro legame con applicazioni logistiche reali e numeriche; 2. Introduzione di modelli per la distribuzione nell’ultimo miglio. Discussione dello stretto legame tra flotta logistica e performance in termini di costi e soddisfazione della domanda; 3. Presentazione e sviluppo di modelli euristici per la distribuzione che considerino le caratteristiche tipiche umanitarie e allo stesso tempo introduzione di modelli semplici da implementare e utilizzare in casi reali; 4. Introduzione e definizione di nuove tecniche di reverse logistics in operazioni umanitarie, con studi provenienti dal campo, dalla letteratura e dagli aspetti che le organizzazioni stanno implementando; 5. Presentazione di un caso di reverse attuato in Italia: il waste management dopo il terremoto in Emila Romagna del 2012; 6. Definizione di un nuovo modello per la locazione di impianti di smaltimento e studio dell’impatto, in termini di performance, che questo può avere nelle operazioni umanitarie. Il lavoro di tesi è stato sviluppato in stretta collaborazione con il Prof. Luk Van Wassenhove, Professore di “Technology and Operations Management” e Direttore dell’Humanitarian Research Group presso l’INSEAD Business School (Fontainebleau, France), e con il Prof. Peter Tatham, Professore di logistica umanitaria presso la Griffith University e Direttore del Dipartimento di “International Business and Asian Studies”. Durante il dottorato e grazie ai periodi di ricerca all’estero, i contributi di tale ricerca sono stati portati alla pubblicazione su importanti riviste e presentati a convegni internazionali.
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Li, Jie. "Logistics management in supermarkets." Thesis, University of Macau, 2004. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636659.
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Stískal, Jiří. "Řízení skladových zásob obchodní společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223799.
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The thesis „The Inventory Management of Trading Company” deals with the issue of material flow and inventory management. In the introductory part of the thesis, the theoretical basis of supply logistics in a logistics chain, the issue of inventory, its storage and in particular its management have been defined. In the second part, inventory management in a logistics center of a company has been analyzed. In the last part, the solutions for improving inventory management of a company, mainly in terms of reduction of the amount, have been proposed.
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Andersson, Tobias. "Decision support tools for dynamic fleet management : applications in airline planning and ambulance logistics /." Norrköping : Dept. of Science and Technology, Linköping Univ, 2005. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2005/tek942s.pdf.
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Mosiichuk, Khrystyna, Христина Андріївна Мосійчук, Olena Volovyk, and Олена Іванівна Воловик. "Quality management principles in logistics." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/50525.
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1. Vorobyov D.O. «Application of logistics standards in quality management», 2002.
2. Morozov O.B. « The basics of logistics theory in the practice of successful modern business », 2006
3. Talib, F., Rahman, Z. and Qureshi, M.N. (2011), "A study of total quality management and supply chain management practices", International Journal of Productivity and Performance ManagementIn the modern economy, which is becoming socially oriented, the problems of the quality of manufactured and sold products are put forward in the first place. The solution to the quality problem is in the center of attention of manufacturing enterprises, for which there are special subdivisions - quality management services. The quality that meets the requirements of consumers and the achievements of scientific and technological progress determines the competitiveness of the enterprise, and at the same time - the commercial success and stable financial condition. Competition is the incentive that makes all subjects of the economy constantly improve the quality of goods and services, develop an operational and strategic policy in the field of quality.
У сучасній економіці, яка стає соціально орієнтованою, на перше місце висуваються проблеми якості виготовленої та реалізованої продукції. Вирішення проблеми якості знаходиться в центрі уваги виробничих підприємств, для яких існують спеціальні підрозділи - служби управління якістю. Якість, що відповідає вимогам споживачів та досягненням науково-технічного прогресу, визначає конкурентоспроможність підприємства, і в той же час - комерційний успіх та стабільний фінансовий стан. Конкуренція - це стимул, який змушує всіх суб’єктів господарства постійно підвищувати якість товарів і послуг, розробляти оперативну та стратегічну політику в галузі якості.
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Skoupá, Lucie. "Studie řízení zásob v průmyslové organizaci." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222284.
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The Master’s thesis focuses on logistics and inventory management, which is integral part of every production oriented economic activity. It deals with methods used to lower expenditures blocked in inventory, storage instruments and transportation for company.
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Hesek, Peter. "Studie logistika opatřování se zaměřením na nákup." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222368.
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This graduation theses focususes on improvement of logistician acquisition in company, which operates in machine industry. The theses solves this problem with application of internal audits and by use of system which valuates reliability of individual suppliers.
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Lang, Jiří. "Dopady offshoringu na supply chain management." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-15871.
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Thesis is about various implications that can be seen in business processes. It defines the term, describes history, the most important offshoring destinations and positive, as well as negative influences that offshoring has on firms. Practical part demonstrates decisions which firm has to make when it considers various locations of manufacturing.
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Mäkinen, Emanuel, and Ellen Broström. "Competitive logistics management : Guidelines for handling logistical challenges in chain store warehouses." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-10201.
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During the last decades, it has been brought to light that well organized logistics processes have contributed to competitive advantages for companies. Mio AB, a chain store warehouse and the second largest furniture company in Sweden, is operating in the middle of an expansion phase with growing revenue. As a consequence, larger volumes of goods are handled, space utilization become more scarce and the everyday operations within the internal logistics are affected. Therefore, the processes within the warehouse department were measured by performing a frequency study, registering how time was distributed between the different work tasks. In order to fully understand the processes, interviews were held with management and personnel. After analyzing previous research that could help guide to ease the impositions and analyzing the result of the frequency study, wastes were identified and new ways of working were suggested. The result firstly presents how to organize internal logistics operations in chain store warehouses to gain competitive advantage. Secondly, keeping in mind that firefighting stressed situations usually is not sustainable and only eases loads temporarily, long-term sustainability and ethics were addressed. Concluding that in order to optimize internal logistics operations in chain store warehouses and gain a long-term competitive advantage in a sustainable way, are achieved through standardizing work tasks, ensuring commitment of management and personnel and applying systems to serve the people and processes. Lastly it is advised to keep in mind the impact a company have on its surroundings and the importance of engaging in sustainable and ethically friendly operations, in order to achieve long-term competitive logistics.
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Brožová, Dana. "Analýza logistického řetězce ve společnosti Schiessl s.r.o." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-142242.
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This Master's Thesis discusses an analysis of the supply chain at Schiessl s.r.o. The aim is to describe the entire logistics chain in the Czech Republic and its relationship with the Schiessl group. The aim is also to find weaknesses and to offer possible solutions to these problems. The first part discusses the theoretical basis of the research - basic concepts such as logistics, logistics chain, supply chain management, and more. The second part is devoted to Schiessl s.r.o. It introduces the company and describes its structure in the Czech Republic. The most important part is an analysis of the logistics chains of this company - an evaluation of information and material flows (chains). The work concludes with recommendations that should eliminate bottlenecks in the company's supply chain.
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Armar, Nii A. "Cargo revenue management for space logistics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62971.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2009.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82).
This thesis covers the development of a framework for the application of revenue management, specifically capacity control, to space logistics for use in the optimization of mission cargo allocations, which in turn affect duration, infrastructure availability, and forward logistics. Two capacity control algorithms were developed; the first is based on partitioning of Monte Carlo samples while the second is based on bid-pricing with high-frequency price adjustments. The algorithms were implemented in Java as a plugin module to SpaceNet 2.0, an existing integrated modeling and simulation tool for space logistics. The module was tested on a lunar exploration concept which emphasizes global exploration of the Moon using mobile infrastructure. Results suggest that revenue management produces better capacity allocations in shorter duration missions, while producing nominal capacity allocations (i.e. those in the deterministic case) in the long run.
by Nii A. Armar.
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Шевченко, Юлія Вікторівна, Yuliya Viktorivna Shevchenko, and Viktoriia Mudryk. "Logistics supply chain management of enterprise." Thesis, National aviation university, 2020. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/45140.
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A significant role in increasing competitiveness is played by the ability to respond quickly to consumer needs, which is possible with a clear management of the supply chain. Successful supply chain management requires a number of basic needs: the availability of the necessary logistics infrastructure, the availability of highly
qualified personnel, management support, the presence of a team leader, cooperation in the logistics chain should be formed on partnership. Logistics supply chain management is a comprehensive and systematic
approach that requires the simultaneous consideration and accounting of many supply and marketing operations.Growing customer requirements and needs, progressive globalization and increasing pressure from market rivals are pushing modern businesses to integrate into supply chains. This solution leads to greater specialization as a result of the division of tasks between the individual members of the chain, reduced operating costs, risk sharing, benefits and information related to the actions taken, as well as the integration of actions and effective cooperation in order to better serve the end customer and gain a competitive advantage.
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Andersson, Roy. "Quality-driven logistics." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3393.
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The overall objective of this thesis is to describe and explain how different quality management philosophies can be combined in the supply/demand chain, in order to contribute to its resilience. The analysis is both quantitative and qualitative, based on theory and literature related to TQM, Lean, Agile and Six Sigma, one literature study and three case studies that were performed in companies. The studies are related to four research questions and are presented in four papers. The first research question focuses on similarities and differences between the quality management concepts TQM, Lean and Six Sigma. The findings were that TQM, Six Sigma and Lean have many similarities, but they differ in some areas. For examples Lean addresses process flow and waste, whereas Six Sigma addresses variation and design. The conclusion is that there is a lot to gain if organisations are able to combine these three concepts, as they are complementary. Two case studies and a literature survey supported the findings. The second research question focuses on outcomes in a logistics process if using quality management. The findings were that the quality management approach leads to risks being mitigated, managed and monitored and ensures a more effective, robust and flexible process, very much in line with the Agility philosophy. Solutions for quicker response to customers have also been introduced. The findings were supported by two case studies in seven companies. The third research question focuses on how prepared the transport- and logistics-oriented companies are for the application of quality concepts and quality management philosophy. The findings were that they can be described as being TQM-oriented. The companies do not consider Lean and Six Sigma to be future trends. Focus is on the customer, while they do not focus on variations or removing waste. The findings were supported by a case study in 24 companies. The fourth research question focuses on how quality concepts can contribute to risk control and resilience in an organisation. A combined Lean/Six Sigma approach by using Six Sigma framework and the last phase, Perfection, in the Lean concept, implies that the companies’ resilience, due to their strengthened ability to handle variability, risk management and agility, was improved. The findings were supported by two case studies in seven companies.I. Andersson Roy, Henrik Eriksson and Håkan Torstensson (2006), Similarities and differences
between TQM, Six Sigma and Lean, The TQM Magazine; Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp 282-296.
This paper was also presented at the 7th International QMOD Conference, Monterrey, Mexico
2004:
Andersson Roy, Henrik Eriksson and Håkan Torstensson (2004), Similarities and differences
between TQM, Six Sigma and Lean, Conference proceeding, 7th International QMOD Conference,
Monterrey, Mexico, pp 143-158.
II. Andersson, Roy, Peter Manfredsson and Anders Näslid (2005), Application of Six Sigma to
Control Variability in Production Logistics: A Case Study, PLAN Conference Quality and
efficiency in the entire supply chain, University College of Borås, pp 21-37.
III. Andersson, R., M. Fredriksson and H. Torstensson (2005), Reducing logistic variations by
quality techniques, Conference proceedings, Vol 1, 8th International QMOD Conference,
Palermo, pp 457-464.
IV. Andersson, R. and H. Torstensson (2006), A combined quality approach to controlling supply
chain risk. Conference proceedings, Vol 1, 9th International QMOD Conference, Liverpool.
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Stepura, Sofiya, and Софія Володимирівна Степура. "Logistic coordination of participants in the logistics process." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/50539.
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1. Vinogradov A.B. Methods for assessing damage from cross-functional conflicts and inconsistency of actions of related services of the organization. Logistics today. 2009. No. 6. P. 366–373.
2. Alesinskaya T.V. Basics of logistics. General issues of logistics management. Taganrog: TPTU Publishing House, 2005.– 121p.
3. Berkovich V.M. Parameters of cross-functional conflicts and cross-functional logistics coordination / Logistics - Eurasian bridge: materials of the VII Intern. scientific. - practical. conf. // Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoyar. state agrarian un-t. 2013. p. 75–80.Logistic coordination is the coordination of the activities of the logistics system participants, involved in the promotion of material, information and financial flows. Logistic coordination of the participants helps to coordinate the activities of the links of the logistics system participating in the promotion of material, information and financial flows. In logistics management, there are two types of coordination of participants: cross-functional and inter-organizational. Inter-functional coordination is concerned with the coordination of the enterprise divisions’ activities to improve the efficiency of the logistics system, and the inter-organizational logistics coordination – with streamlining, coordination of the work of partner enterprises in the integrated logistics system to achieve its goals.
Логістична координація - це координація діяльності учасників логістичної системи, яка бере участь у просуванні матеріальних, інформаційних та фінансових потоків. Логістична координація учасників допомагає координувати діяльність ланок логістичної системи, що беруть участь у просуванні матеріальних, інформаційних та фінансових потоків. В управлінні логістикою існує два типи координації учасників: міжфункціональна та міжорганізаційна. Міжфункціональна координація пов'язана з координацією діяльності підрозділів підприємств щодо підвищення ефективності логістичної системи, а міжорганізаційна логістична координація - з впорядкуванням, координацією роботи підприємств-партнерів в інтегрованій логістичній системі для досягнення її цілі.
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Grapp, Jörn. "Kompetenzorientierte Erweiterungspotenziale für das Filmproduktionslogistik-Management Identifikation strategischer Probleme und Tools /." Wiesbaden : Gabler Verlag / GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden, 2009. http://sfx.metabib.ch:9003/sfx_locater?sid=ALEPH:DSV01&genre=book&isbn=978-3-8349-9448-6&id=doi:10.1007/978-3-8349-9448-6.
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Brabencová, Lucie. "Tvorba logistické koncepce ve vybrané firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-241396.
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The thesis is focused on the logistics concept of company deal with mining of stones on the surface. The proposal part there are new possible solutions for logistics processes in the quarry. These new solutions should bring more efficient and lead to better satisfaction of customer while the costs should not increase. The proposed measures are build on previous theoretical knowledge and facts finded out by using SLEPTE and SWOT analyzes and others.
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Bilal, Mudassar. "The Role of Supply Chain Management in Humanitarian Logistics : The Role of Supply Chain Management in Humanitarian Logistics." Thesis, University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7187.
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Natural disaster hits and damages the lives thousand of human beings and their infrastructure. Natural disaster can not be stopped but we can minimize the volume of devastation and destruction caused by the disaster. Especially, in third world countries the level to respond the disaster is limited and narrow, so these countries have to suffer more then the developed countries, where as in developed countries valuable recourses and effective planning are existed to deal with natural disasters. So this thing insists me to write something just to get know how about all humanitarian and relief activities.I have utilized the SCM Supply chain management practices and techniques in order to conquer barriers faced by logistician of humanitarian response/ relief operation during disaster. I will use methodology of empirical data technique, barriers will be discovered and analyzed then proposed solutions would be picked up from the literature of supply chain management for the barriers to effective humanitarian logistics.There is a mixture of SCM principle from various organizations such as military, private sector and nonprofit organization in order to provide a utility to disaster/ response operations. The output of this research will show the easy makeup of SCM remedies to control the complexities and difficulties of logistics process during disaster relief operation in results and analysis chapter.Natural disaster hits and damages the lives thousand of human beings and their infrastructure. Natural disaster can not be stopped but we can minimize the volume of devastation and destruction caused by the disaster. Especially, in third world countries the level to respond the disaster is limited and narrow, so these countries have to suffer more then the developed countries, where as in developed countries valuable recourses and effective planning are existed to deal with natural disasters. So this thing insists me to write something just to get know how about all humanitarian and relief activities.I have utilized the SCM Supply chain management practices and techniques in order to conquer barriers faced by logistician of humanitarian response/ relief operation during disaster. I will use methodology of empirical data technique, barriers will be discovered and analyzed then proposed solutions would be picked up from the literature of supply chain management for the barriers to effective humanitarian logistics.There is a mixture of SCM principle from various organizations such as military, private sector and nonprofit organization in order to provide a utility to disaster/ response operations. The output of this research will show the easy makeup of SCM remedies to control the complexities and difficulties of logistics process during disaster relief operation in results and analysis chapter.
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Song, Haiqing. "Dynamic flow management problems in logistics networks /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IEEM%202005%20SONG.
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Mason, Robert John. "Collaborative logistics triads in supply chain management." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2009. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54508/.
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Within the field of supply chain management this work focuses on the logistics element studying from both theoretical and practical perspectives the role of logistics provision in creating enhanced value propositions. In particular, it focuses on relationship management involving logistics service providers and asks whether the "logistics triad", as it has become known, is a minimum appropriate unit of analysis for examining the role of modern outsourced logistics within the setting and goals of supply chain management. Recent decades have been characterised by a period of unprecedented change across industries and an intensification of the nature of competitiveness in the marketplace. One strategy deployed by companies has been to closely manage how they conduct their cross-functional business processes, both internally and externally. This inevitably has included developing relations with business partners. In freight distribution, as logistics service provision has become a popular outsourcing activity for many reasons, academic research has focused predominantly on the improved integration of logistics services within their specific supply chain network. Logistics has moved from being a liability to be managed, to a source of potential competitive advantage. Much of this literature has centred on the two-way or dyadic relationship between the outsourcer of logistics, the shipper, and the logistics service provider. However, in logistics provision, a third party logistics service provider in each supply chain it operates within has an inherent relationship with not one but two other connected parties: the party it is contracted to, the shipper (also known as the consigner) and the consignee. This leads to the conclusion that business relationships in logistics should be assessed and managed on a tripartite rather than a dyadic basis between all three inter-connected parties. This study explores this thinking assessing the feasibility of collaborative logistics provision on a tripartite rather than a dyadic basis. The research approach is structured in principally three phases. First, the inductive phase combines empirical research in the field of logistics service provision with critical literature reviews and has two principal aims. Firstly it aids the development of a fuller understanding of the issues and knowledge which contextually surround this evolving subject. Further, it helps refine the focus of the core research activity in the study, supporting the development of a theoretical framework and research questions on the subject of the collaborative logistics triad. The second phase is deductive in nature and features a longitudinal case study which assesses the strengths and weaknesses of selecting the logistics triad concept as a commercial approach. It is shown that when all three parties involved in the collaborative logistics triad focus on aligned goals with clear, shared performance indicators considerable improvement in logistics performance can be realised. The implications and potential for scaling up the collaborative logistics triad concept are then assessed. This is achieved by gauging the response of logistics professionals to questions stemming from the principal findings from both the exploratory study and the collaborative logistics triad case study at a major conference for logistics professionals. The overall findings have implications for supply chain management and logistics theorists as well as practising industry personnel involved in logistics provision. The study concludes that the collaborative logistics triad concept, although in theory a sensible unit of analysis, where improved performance by alignment of all three parties behind shared aims was demonstrated, in practice is a very challenging ideal to set up and sustain. However, there are clear advantages for those that can achieve it and it represents a good source of competitive advantage for those companies keen to compete through enhanced supply chain logistics practice excellence.
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Van, Wyk Estelle. "Modelling of inventory management in humanitarian logistics." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25310.
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Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more frequent in many countries throughout the world. Countries with inadequate infrastructure and poorly planned emergency logistics are subject to such events which may lead to the destruction of a community and/or may prevent e cient and successful recovery. Despite the progress that disaster planning, mitigation and new management systems have made, the need for disaster relief continues everlasting. Extensive research is on-going to improve the various phases in the disaster operations life cycle. However, the impact of disaster will not diminish and improved disaster relief planning and management should be addressed intensely. This dissertation addresses various possible mathematical models comprising stochastic and deterministic models, to provide generic means to address the damage and consequences associated with disaster events. The models are applied to countries such as Somalia and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which have been prone to catastrophic events and poverty consequences.Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Laird, Mark. "Logistics Management: A Firm’s Efficiency Performance Model." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1338575775.
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Wolf, Julia Jahns Christopher. "The nature of supply chain management research insights from a content analysis of international supply chain management literature from 1990 to 2006 /." Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2008. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10253491.
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Šenkýřová, Kateřina. "Supply chain management ve společnosti L'oreal ČR." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-15337.
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The thesis Supply chain management in L'Oréal Czech republic describes and analyses the supply chain of the company. The objective is to define weaknesses of the chain and outline future projects. It analyses the utilization of logistic technologies such as EDI communication, VMI and ECR. In the practical part it focuses in forecasting process in the company. The work suggests new processes and defines parameters that should lead to better results when planning future sales.
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Fitria, Irza. "Sustainable logistics in practice." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-18341.
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Improved logistical performance is one of the tools to mitigate greenhouse gases emissions from freight transport. The production company and transportation company should find the practice to decrease the emissions from their activity in distributions of goods. In this thesis, the sustainable logistics in practice in focal company (Ekornes) is studied. The potential improvement in relation to sustainable transportation principle is explained. Through qualitative method research, the theory related to the sustainable logistic and the findings on logistic practice in Ekornes is discussed. It is found that Ekornes is lack of environmental factors in the contract with third party logistic (3PL) providers. Ekornes indicates the positive response to the pressure to implement the environmental concept on their operational strategy.Key Words: sustainable freight transport, qualititative method research, environmental concept on operational strategy.
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Gajdová, Lucie. "Studie zásobovací logistiky ve společnosti RYOR a. s." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-241530.
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The master’s thesis deals with Czech cosmetic company RYOR a. s. In the theoretical part is described the supply logistics and associated processes. The practical part analyses the supply process of the company. The goal of this thesis is proposal of efficient solution of supply process and integration of the information system. This proposal will be introduced to the company and in the case of interest the company can take advantage of it.
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Mehmeti, Ardit. "Stochastic Inventory Management." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för matematik (MA), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-101526.
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This bachelor thesis is about a stochastic inventory theory and how changes in different parameters affect the cost system. The inventory is based on a stochastic version of an economic quantity order (EOQ) model with planned shortages. For the deterministic EOQ-model with planned shortages there is a convenient formula for optimal order quantity $Q$ minimizing the cost per time unit. For the stochastic version an ($R$,$Q$)-policy is applied where $R$ is a reorder point such that if the inventory level is below $R$ and order is sent and the ordered products arrive after a lead time $L$. Since a formula for the stochastic inventory is not known, optimal choice of $Q$ is numerically obtained by simulations and compared with the optimal $Q$ for the deterministic EOQ with planned shortages. The demand is for simplicity described by a Poisson process. Since having a stochastic inventory model the basic mathematical EOQ formula is inadequate and is replaced with an approximate EOQ formula with planned shortages. By the simulations the accuracy of the EOQ model with planned shortages approximation is investigated and optimal values for some of the parameters are obtained.
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Rawlinson, Christopher Edward. "NATO military logistics policy (Central Region) : management applications, burden sharing problems, consumer logistics control." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24251.
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The thesis consists of seven chapters which highlight the importance of logistics to sustain conventional warfare; identifies shortcomings within NATO's Central Region of Europe, where the UK has committed forces; and suggests methods of overcoming some of the resource deficiencies by enhanced management. The first chapter defines logistics and highlights the importance of Central Europe to the NATO Alliance. The second chapter examines the albeit changing perspective and nature of conflict in the European Theatre. The third chapter identifies the different military logistics management systems used by the Central Europe NATO Allies and the Soviet forces; and draws interesting conclusions concerning the UK's logistics methods. The fourth chapter examines the sensitive subject of sustainability and logistic stock levels which includes an examination of the burden sharing debate. The fifth chapter defines and examines the concept of interoperability of military means and resources within NATO, an area of weakness. The sixth chapter outlines NATO command responsibilities for logistics in the Central Region, which is also a weak area. The seventh and final chapter summarises the key areas discussed in the preceding chapters and identifies means of improving NATO military logistics sustainability in Central Europe.
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Sandberg, Erik. "The Role of Top Management in Supply Chain Management Practices." Doctoral thesis, Linköping : Department of Management and Engineering, Linköpings universitet, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-10209.
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Lamsal, Kamal. "Sugarcane harvest logistics." Diss., University of Iowa, 2014. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1349.
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Sugar mills represent significant capital investments. To maintain appropriate returns on their investment, sugar companies seek to run the mills at capacity over the sugarcane harvest season. Because the sugar content of cane degrades considerably once it is cut, maintaining inventories of cut cane is undesirable. Instead, mills want to coordinate the arrival of cut cane with production. We present exact solution approaches exploiting special structure of the sugarcane harvest logistics problem in Brazil and the United States.
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Gabunia, Vladimer, Ketevan Zhvania, and Tetyana Manshylina. "Supply Chain Management in Tourism Industry." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-16324.
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The present study aims to analyse the Tourism Supply Chain Management based on the published articles, available statistical data and the conducted research among the par- ticipants of the Tourism Industry (service provider/tour operator, intermediaries, cus- tomers). The paper has a goal to present a deeper insight into the factors affecting the choice of the distribution channel proposing a model based on the accumulated informa- tion regarding the tourism services distribution. In the research we pay a special atten- tion to the analysis of the factors motivating customers to choose traditional intermedi- aries at the time when all the operations can be done through the Internet. This problem would be analysed from both service provider and customers personal approach. The model also includes the future perspective of the development in the field of e-Tourism. The major contribution of this paper is the confrontation of the customers real prefer- ences and company‟s strategies with published earlier empirical research.
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Jacobsen, Sven-Erik. "Management of logistics service providers : a situational approach." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.518843.
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Braunbeck, Richard A., and Michael F. Mastria. "Crisis management: operational logistics and asset visibility technologies." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10122.
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MBA Professional ReportThe purpose of this MBA Project was to identify and explore logistical frameworks that leverage technology to overcome problems associated with coordinated logistics operations during crisis management. Over the past ten years, there have been significant advances in RFID, satellite and other related asset visibility technologies. These advances are mature enough to significantly increase the probability of achieving a useful common operational picture during emergency response activities. Recent crisis response operations that would have benefited from improved asset visibility include the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Pakistani earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and those related to the Global War on Terror. In each of these cases, multi-agency involvement, both foreign and domestic, compounded the complexity of asset tracking and communication protocols. The establishment of a logisticstracking framework that provides adequate asset visibility, while maintaining operational security, will greatly increase the effectiveness of future crisis response operations. The proposed logistics framework serves as a viable solution for common logistical problems encountered by the U.S. and other industrialized nations while conducting crisis response operations. The framework identifies concepts, technologies and protocols that can be used to improve crisis operations on a global scale.
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Kaveh, Nazila, and Samani Navid Khosravi. "How Collaborative Logistics Management Increases Supply Chain Efficiency." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19557.
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Globalization, rapid technological change, shorter product life cycles, changing customerpreferences, and hyper competition are just some characteristics of today’s businessenvironment. As a result, organizations have become aware of the fact that working alone isalmost impossible. Therefore, they began to understand that building relationships are keys toa successful business. In fact, as the business processes become more specialized,organizations prefer to focus on their core competencies and outsourcing becomes a relevantstrategy. Consequently parts of the value adding processes are displaced outside the four wallsof the firm which in turn, need a closer partnership (collaboration) between the partners.In today’s world logistics which includes transportation, inventory, order processing,purchasing, warehousing, materials handling, packaging, and much more, must continuouslybe developed to meet those described challenges. In fact, an effective logistics system is amust in order to meet and satisfy the customer demand. These developments require aconsiderable effort and significant capital. Accordingly, outsourcing the logistics activitiesbecome common and many companies leave these tasks to those who have availableresources and are competent to perform them. However, as mentioned, outsourcing withoutcooperation is inefficient.The objective of this research project is to introduce and describe collaborative logisticsmanagement and investigate its consequence on the supply chain. This purpose necessitates aframework to support the collaboration between the entities in the chain especially in terms oflogistics activities. Besides, the potential benefits (in terms of cost and services) in logisticscollaboration are supported by a lot of literatures. Despite the identified needs and potentialbenefits, there are still barriers through which is not started or not successful enough.Therefore, while those barriers must be identified, possible enablers should be designed andimplemented to attain desired benefits. This has been done through both a theoretical reviewand also a case study.
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Hammerin, Karl, and Ramona Streitenberger. "RTLS – the missing link to optimizing Logistics Management?" Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-45264.
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The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how potentials of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in relation to Just In Time (JIT) management could be utilized within logistics management. For this, a framework, based on previous research of the interrelations of RTLS and JIT management, is proposed, to assess the effects of RTLS on logistics management, both on a managerial - as well as on an operational level. To answer the proposed research questions, the study followed a deductive and exploratory case study design, which was conducted at a company within the automotive industry. To understand the challenges within logistics management at the case company, interviews, observations, analysis of internal documents and a focus group were used, which allowed for a triangulation of the captured information. The findings and analysis of the data show that on an operational level the challenges within logistics management are related to complex logistic structures, pull strategies with partial push material flows, lack of information and – reliable data, as well as processes reliant on individuals. On the managerial level the findings suggest challenges related to high complexity and space constraints, time constraints, lack of transparency and – data connections, the company's improvement focus, employee attitude and a lack of reliable data. When the challenges were evaluated in relation to the proposed framework, it shows that these challenges would be resolved or counteracted by the benefits RTLS could provide in relation to JIT management. This study thereby supports the positive correlation between RTLS’s potential and JIT in logistics management.
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Andriolo, Alessandro. "Responsible Inventory Models for Operation and Logistics Management." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3424091.
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The industrialization and the subsequent economic development occurred in the last century have led industrialized societies to pursue increasingly higher economic and financial goals, laying temporarily aside the safeguard of the environment and the defense of human health. However, over the last decade, modern societies have begun to reconsider the importance of social and environmental issues nearby the economic and financial goals. In the real industrial environment as well as in today research activities, new concepts have been introduced, such as sustainable development (SD), green supply chain and ergonomics of the workplace. The notion of “triple bottom line” (3BL) accounting has become increasingly important in industrial management over the last few years (Norman and MacDonald, 2004). The main idea behind the 3BL paradigm is that companies’ ultimate success should not be measured only by the traditional financial results, but also by their ethical and environmental performances. Social and environmental responsibility is essential because a healthy society cannot be achieved and maintained if the population is in poor health. The increasing interest in sustainable development spurs companies and researchers to treat operations management and logistics decisions as a whole by integrating economic, environmental, and social goals (Bouchery et al., 2012).
Because of the wideness of the field under consideration, this Ph.D. thesis focuses on a restricted selection of topics, that is Inventory Management and in particular the Lot Sizing problem. The lot sizing problem is undoubtedly one of the most traditional operations management interests, so much so that the first research about lot sizing has been faced more than one century ago (Harris, 1913).
The main objectives of this thesis are listed below:
1) The study and the detailed analysis of the existing literature concerning Inventory Management and Lot Sizing, supporting the management of production and logistics activities. In particular, this thesis aims to highlight the different factors and decision-making approaches behind the existing models in the literature. Moreover, it develops a conceptual framework identifying the associated sub-problems, the decision variables and the sources of sustainable achievement in the logistics decisions. The last part of the literature analysis outlines the requirements for future researches.
2) The development of new computational models supporting the Inventory Management and Sustainable Lot Sizing. As a result, an integrated methodological procedure has been developed by making a complete mathematical modeling of the Sustainable Lot Sizing problem. Such a method has been properly validated with data derived from real cases.
3) Understanding and applying the multi-objective optimization techniques, in order to analyze the economic, environmental and social impacts derived from choices concerning the supply, transport and management of incoming materials to a production system.
4) The analysis of the feasibility and convenience of governmental systems of incentives to promote the reduction of emissions owing to the procurement and storage of purchasing materials. A new method based on the multi-objective theory is presented by applying the models developed and by conducting a sensitivity analysis. This method is able to quantify the effectiveness of carbon reduction incentives on varying the input parameters of the problem.
5) Extending the method developed in the first part of the research for the “Single-buyer” case in a "multi-buyer" optics, by introducing the possibility of Horizontal Cooperation. A kind of cooperation among companies in different stages of the purchasing and transportation of raw materials and components on a global scale is the Haulage Sharing approach which is here taken into consideration in depth.
This research was supported by a fruitful collaboration with Prof. Robert W. Grubbström (University of Linkoping, Sweden) and its aim has been from the beginning to make a breakthrough both in the theoretical basis concerning sustainable Lot Sizing, and in the subsequent practical application in today industrial contexts.L’industrializzazione ed il conseguente sviluppo economico avvenuti nello scorso secolo hanno spinto le società industrializzate a perseguire obiettivi economico-finanziari sempre più alti, mettendo momentaneamente in secondo piano la tutela per l’ambiente e per la salute umana. Tuttavia, nel corso dell’ultimo decennio le moderne società hanno cominciato a riconsiderare l’importanza degli aspetti sociali ed ambientali contestualmente agli obiettivi economici. Nel mondo industriale, così come nell’attività di ricerca scientifica odierna, sono stati introdotti nuovi concetti quali lo sviluppo sostenibile, la green supply chain e l’ergonomia dei posti di lavoro. La nozione di “triple bottom line” (3BL) è divenuta sempre più importante nella gestione industriale negli ultimi anni (Norman and MacDonald, 2004). L’idea che sta alla base del concetto di 3BL è che il successo finale di una azienda non dovrebbe essere misurato solo in termini di risultati finanziari, ma anche dai risultati in ambito etico ed ambientale. I concetti di responsabilità sociale ed ambientale sono oggi essenziali poiché una società forte e sana non si può realizzare e mantenere se i singoli individui che la compongono non godono di ottima salute. L’interesse crescente verso lo sviluppo sostenibile spinge il mondo industriale e della ricerca scientifica a trattare i problemi di operations management con un approccio integrato, in modo da inglobare in un’unica procedura obiettivi economici, ambientali e sociali (Bouchery et al., 2012). Vista la vastità degli aspetti contemplati dal settore, in questa tesi di dottorato si affronterà solo una parte ristretta dei molteplici aspetti in gioco, quelli della gestione delle scorte di magazzino e più in dettaglio della determinazione del lotto economico. Si tratta senza dubbio di uno dei problemi più tradizionali in ambito di operations management, tanto che il primo problema di lot sizing è stato affrontato più di un secolo fa (Harris, 1913). Questo lavoro di tesi si pone i seguenti obiettivi principali: 1) Lo studio e l’analisi dettagliata della letteratura riguardante i problemi di Inventory Management e Lot Sizing a supporto della gestione delle attività produttive e logistiche. In particolare dopo aver analizzato i diversi fattori e approcci decisionali alla base dei modelli esistenti in letteratura, lo sviluppo di un innovativo framework concettuale identifica i sotto-problemi associati, le variabili decisionali e i principali aspetti che influenzano la sostenibilità nelle decisioni logistiche, aiutando a delineare i requisiti delle ricerche future. 2) L’elaborazione di nuovi modelli di calcolo a supporto dell’Inventory Management e del Lot Sizing sostenibile. A questo scopo è stata sviluppata una nuova procedura metodologica, elaborando un’applicazione matematica completa del metodo di Lot Sizing Sostenibile. Tale metodo è stato opportunamente validato con dati provenienti da casi reali. 3) La comprensione e l’applicazione delle tecniche di ottimizzazione multi-obiettivo al fine di analizzare l’impatto economico, ambientale e sociale nelle scelte di approvvigionamento, trasporto e gestione dei materiali in ingresso ad un sistema produttivo. 4) L’analisi della fattibilità e convenienza di sistemi governativi di incentivazione per promuovere la riduzione delle emissioni ambientali dovute alle attività di approvvigionamento e stoccaggio dei materiali di acquisto. Sfruttando i modelli sviluppati e conducendo una analisi di sensitività, è stato sviluppato un metodo basato sulla teoria multi-obiettivo per quantificare l’effetto di incentivi per la riduzione delle emissioni in relazione ai parametri in ingresso del problema. 5) L’estensione del metodo sviluppato per il caso di approvvigionamento tradizionale “Single-Buyer”, in ottica “multi-buyer” introducendo la possibilità di Cooperazione Orizzontale e Haulage Sharing da parte di aziende diverse nelle fasi di acquisto e trasporto di materia prima e componenti su scala globale. Questo lavoro di ricerca è stato supportato da una proficua collaborazione con il Prof. Robert W. Grubbström (University of Linkoping, Svezia), e fin dall’inizio si è posto l’obiettivo di apportare un’innovazione sia nella base teorica riguardante il Lot Sizing sostenibile, sia nella conseguente applicazione pratica in contesti industriali a noi contemporanei.
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Li, Sonny (Sonny Heng). "Multi-attribute taxi logistics optimization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35112.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-103).
According to U.S. government surveys, 12% of Americans used taxi service in the previous month' and spent about $3.7 billion a year for cab fare.2 Taxi service is one of the major modes of public transportation. Despite providing services 24 hours a day, driving relentlessly with an empty taxicab in search of passengers and answering dispatch calls instantaneously, taxi service is ranked the most unsatisfactory mode of transportation by the public. Charging higher fares than other major modes of transportation and averaging 10 to 12 hours work day, taxi drivers have a difficult time to earn a sustainable income.Approximately half of all the taxi mileage is paid mileage; this means a significant portion of a taxi's time and fuel is spent on non-revenue generating activities, i.e. without passengers. Current taxi allocation is inefficient. The number of taxis and the geographical service areas which they serve are heavily regulated in most cities. With limited competition and strict regulations, taxi service suffers with customers having to endure long wait times and inferior services. The current taxi systems in most U.S. cities may be greatly improved from their current state.
(cont.) This thesis investigates the factors of inefficiency in the current taxi system, reviews previous taxi efficiency studies, and suggests possible solutions. After extensive literature reviews and field research, a computer simulation model has been built in the MATLAB environment. This computer model tests various attributes that affect logistic optimizations for taxi services. In particular, the effect of taxi fleet size, the quantity of hotspots, and the concentrations of customers at hotspots are analyzed in detail using the model. The metric of interest includes the customers' wait time, taxi revenue, and costs of operations. Results from the computer simulation experiments, field research, and literature review are analyzed and synthesized. Possible solutions are proposed as part of this thesis.
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Korrmann, Franziska. "International Production and Global Logistics Operations : Management Issues in Global Logistics with Offshored Production Systems." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71908.
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This paper is directed at discussing some of the management issues, problems and solutions of logistics in the context of offshored productive activities The introduction includes a discussion of the logistics topics and an introduction of the economic logic of offshoring. The main part analyses the logistics topics with regard to the internationally fragmented production. The topics of logistics include: Information flow and integration, transportation, inventory management, warehousing and materials management, packaging management, customer service, risk management, logistics strategies and supply chain design. For each of the discussed topics a company or industry example is given to illustrate the applications. The analysis is based on a review of the existing academic literature in each of these fields.
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Huang, Wei. "Optimization models for sourcing decisions in supply chain management." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0006605.
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Agarwal, Shweta S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Blockchain technology in supply chain and logistics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118559.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Blockchain technology is a peer-to-peer infrastructure based on distributed databases and smart contracts as the business logic. The distributed ledger technology eliminates the need for intermediaries disrupting the ownership model. It can have a tremendous impact on cross-organizational process automation when combined with other innovative technologies such as machine learning and additive manufacturing. Over the past few years as the blockchain technology concept has increasingly attracted many industries. The logistics and supply chain management industry have also realized its potential applications in enabling transparency, efficient information sharing, and food safety. Several companies have identified possible use cases that could benefit from blockchain over existing IT solutions. Thesis report provides an overview of current state of blockchain adoption, its technology architecture, review of how blockchain technology and smart contract works, and the benefits and challenges involved. Further, provided a deep dive into the problem of food safety, and the food supply chain and logistics ecosystem drivers. Highlighted, the current use cases of blockchain technology in supply chain and logistics along with critical success factors that companies consider essential for blockchain technology adoption. In the interviews conducted, digital innovators and senior executives are fairly positive about the blockchain technology and its benefits. However, factors such as under-developed ecosystem, lack of governance model and regulatory uncertainty impact its adoption. The proposed framework consists of a hybrid architecture of private and public blockchains, enabling immutable record sharing and monitoring while maintaining selective data privacy.
by Shweta Agarwal.
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Mousa, Ali, and Dawan Taha. "Effektivisering av bygglogistik - en jämförelse mellan tre projekt." Thesis, KTH, Byggteknik och design, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-231495.
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The logistics issue is one of the biggest challenges faced in today's construction industry. An increasing number of projects suffer from logistics problems that need to be examined, problems that are increasingly common in line with the high housing output. These problems are important to investigate as it especially affects savings, planning, damage and time and more. The list can be made long and is increasingly prevalent in today's construction industry. The purpose of this study is to provide solutions for improving logistics management at a construction site by comparing three different projects. Through this comparison, the authors have identified the parameters that influence logistics flow negatively, how efficient logistics flow can be achieved, and whether it is profitable with a logistics program. BTH Bygg currently has a number of different projects. The focus will be on the project Lyngsåsa, located in Dalarö, which is the primary project for this study. Furthermore, Lyngsåsa is to be compared with the Rosenlundsparken and Steninge Slottsby projects. Lyngsåsa is the only project of the above that has used Ahlsell's logistics program due to previous logistics problems. Exploration of the study has been based on the combination of literature studies, electronic information search, questionnaire and interviews. The survey was divided into professionals and officials on the three projects and interviews have been conducted for more responsible officials with experience and knowledge to get a deeper picture of the subject. The result shows that logistics programs are good for projects that are more complex, projects that suffer from production stoppages. The study shows that projects that are located closer to the city center have limited areas. In this study we recommend a logistics program for the Rosenlundsparken project. Parameters that adversely affect the logistics flow are poor communication and poor planning. Tools that construction companies can utilize are 7R, 5S and JIT.Logistikfrågan är en av de största utmaningar som bemöts i dagens byggbransch. Allt fler projekt lider av logistikproblem som måste granskas, problem som är allt vanligare i takt med den höga bostadsproduktionen. Dessa problem är viktiga att undersöka då det i synnerhet påverkar besparing, planering, skador och tid med flera. Listan kan göras lång och är allt mer förekommande i dagens byggbransch.Syftet med denna studie är att ge förslag på lösningar som kan förbättra logistikhanteringen på en byggarbetsplats genom en jämförelse mellan tre olika projekt. Genom denna jämförelse har författarna som mål tagit fram vilka parametrar som påverkar logistikflödet negativt, hur ett effektivt logistikflöde kan åstadkommas samt om det är lönsamt med ett logistikprogram.I dagsläget har BTH Bygg en del olika projekt. Fokus kommer att riktas åt projektet Lyngsåsa som ligger i Dalarö vilket är det primära projektet för denna studie. Vidare skall Lyngsåsa jämföras med projekten Rosenlundsparken och Steninge Slottsby. Lyngsåsa är det enda projektet av ovanstående som har använt sig utav Ahlsells logistikprogram på grund av tidigare logistikproblem.Utforskning av studien har baserats på kombination av litteraturstudier, elektroniska informationssökning, enkätundersökning samt intervjuer. Enkätundersökningen delades till yrkesarbetarna och tjänstemän på de tre projekt och intervjuerna har utförts för mer ansvariga tjänstemän med erfarenhet och kunskap för att få en djupare bild av ämnet.Resultatet visar att logistikprogram är bra för projekt som är mer komplext, projekt som lider av stopp i produktionen. Studien visar att projekt som är placerade närmare till stadens centrum har begränsade ytor. I denna studie rekommenderar vi ett logistikprogram för projektet Rosenlundsparken. Parametrar som påverkar logistikflödet negativt är dålig kommunikation och dålig planering. Verktyg som byggföretag kan utnyttja är 7R, 5S och JIT.
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Skipper, Joseph B. Hanna Joe B. "Managing supply chain disruptions." Auburn, Ala., 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SUMMER/Management/Dissertation/Skipper_Joseph_32.pdf.
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Ali, Ahmed [Verfasser], and Bernd [Akademischer Betreuer] Noche. "Exploring the Impact of Sustainable Logistics Service Quality on Relationship Quality in Logistics Service Providers / Ahmed Ali ; Betreuer: Bernd Noche." Duisburg, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1233199811/34.
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Price, Gregory D. Jr. "Service based logistics optimization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90794.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2014. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110).
This thesis explores the use of a service based logistics optimization (SBLO) methodology for an inbound reverse logistics network. Currently, Quest Diagnostics solves the vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) in designing routes. The objective of the canonical VRPTW is to find a minimum cost route that visits every node once while meeting time window and capacity constraints without consideration to service levels. Since many of the nodes in Quest's logistics network receive multiple pickups per day, have time-sensitive biological specimens, and require different service levels, the SBLO is more aligned with service objectives. First, a spatio-temporal network model is created for every client in the logistics network. Next, a key service level metric (logistics turn-around-time) is defined. Finally, the SBLO is developed and tested on a small geographic area in Brighton, MA. The results of the two week pilot were promising; service levels improved 25%, labor costs per requisition decreased by 10%-15%, and additional capacity was created the 2nd and 3rd shifts. Although the effectiveness of the SBLO will be different for each route, the gains in service, reductions in cost, and increases in efficiency of the pilot warrant an investigation of the new optimization methodology applied to the entire logistics network. Quest could theoretically start processing 28% of the total New England testing volume by the 1st or 2nd shift, lowering operational costs, increasing efficiencies, and improving service levels dramatically. Additionally, this service based optimization strategy provides a value proposition that is more aligned with customer value expectations.
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Caliskan, Demirag Ozgun. "Demand Management in Decentralized Logistics Systems and Supply Chains." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16185.
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We analyze issues arising from demand management in decentralized decision-making environments. We consider logistics systems and supply chains, where companies' operations are handled with independent entities whose decisions affect the performance of the overall system.
In the first study, we focus on a logistics system in the sea cargo industry, where demand is booked by independent sales agents, and the agents' capacity limits and sales incentives are determined by a central headquarters. We develop models for the central headquarters to analyze and optimize capacity allocation and sales incentives to improve the performance of the decentralized system. We use network flow problems to incorporate agent behavior in our models, and we link these individual problems through an overall optimization problem that determines the capacity limits. We prove a worst-case bound on the decentralized system performance and show that the choice of sales incentive impacts the performance.
In the second study, we focus on supply chains in the automotive industry, where decentralization occurs as a result of the non-direct sales channels of the auto manufacturers. Auto manufacturers can affect their demand through sales promotions. We use a game theoretical model to examine the impact of retailer incentive and customer rebate promotions on the manufacturer's pricing and the retailer's ordering/sales decisions. We consider several models with different demand characteristics and information asymmetry between the manufacturer and a price discriminating retailer. We characterize the subgame-perfect Nash equilibrium decisions and determine which promotion would benefit the manufacturer under which market conditions. We find that the retailer incentives are preferred when demand is known. On the other hand, when demand is highly uncertain the manufacturer is better off with customer rebates. We extend this research by analyzing a competitive setting with two manufacturers and two retailers, where the manufacturers' promotions vary between retailer incentives and customer rebates. We find an equilibrium outcome where customer rebates reduce the competitor's profits to zero. We observe in numerical examples that the manufacturers are able to increase their sales and profits with retailer incentives, although this can be at the expense of the retailers' profits under some situations.
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Lindskog, Magnus. "On systems thinking in logistics management - A critical perspective." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-77119.
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Systems thinking. Systems theory. The systems approach. All these concepts have in various guises been claimed as central to logistics management, since its dawning in the mid twentieth century. Such claims are the starting point of this dissertation, the purpose of which is to contribute to an increased understanding of systems thinking in logistics management research, both present and for future advances. The primary unit of analysis in this dissertation is thus logistics management research. The purpose is pursued through a strategy of triangulation of research approaches, via two research objectives: To describe the nature of systems thinking in logistics management research. To explore the merits for logistics management research of an interpretive approach to actors’ systems thinking. The term systems thinking in this dissertation denotes any somewhat ‘organised’ bodies of thought with aspirations to be ‘holistic’ in the sense of aiming for comprehensiveness. This part relates mostly to the systems part of the term. With regard to the other part, systems thinking is also regarded as a term that encompasses thinking about, and in terms of, systems; either that of researchers or that of actors in logistics practices. Systems thinking can sometimes be theorised on in such a way that it seems fair to label it as systems theory. Another term that is also frequently employed is systems approach. This denotes any approach to intervene in and/or conduct research on enterprises, with a holistic ambition. Such approaches can or cannot be informed by systems theory. By approach is meant the fundamental assumptions of the effort, such as ontological and epistemological positions, views on human nature, and methodologies. This dissertation employs an approach informed by a strand of systems theory labelled Critical Systems Thinking (CST). This builds on a pluralist strategy, which entails an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of all types of systems approaches, and thus strives towards putting them to work under such circumstances in which they are best suited. The first objective is pursued by means of a combined inductive-deductive approach presented mainly through two peer-reviewed, published journal articles. The first is an extensive literature review of academic publications in logistics management; the second is a survey of logistics management academics. Results show that the systems thinking within the discipline most often is not informed by systems theory, and is oriented towards a narrow section of the available systems approaches. This is an approach that builds on an objective world-view (realist ontology), and which seeks knowledge in terms of different kinds of law-like regularities. There are variations to the kinds of knowledge that are sought, in the sense that some search for deeper, underlying generative mechanisms (structuralist epistemology), some seek causal relationships among observable phenomena (positivist epistemology). The common view on human nature is determinist, and methodologies are often quantitative. It is concluded that logistics management employs a functionalist systems approach, which implicitly assumes homogeneity in actors’ systems thinking in mutual contexts (i.e. shared logistics practices). The second objective is pursued by adopting an interpretive systems approach, thus embracing a nominalist ontology and interpretivist epistemology, in order to explore what benefits such a perspective can lend to logistics management. Informed by the pluralist commitment of CST, theoretical constructs and methods grounded in cognitive psychology are employed to study logistics management practitioners’ systems thinking through cognitive mapping. If this reveals heterogeneities in systems thinking among actors of a mutual context, in which a high degree of homogeneity can be expected, the rationale is that the dominant homogeneity assumption is insufficient. The study, presented through an unpublished working paper, concludes that actors’ systems thinking can differ in ways that render the assumptions of the functionalist systems approach inadequate. More thought, debate, and research on an interpretive systems approach within logistics management is called for. With constant expansions in the scope of ambition for logistics management in mind – towards larger enterprise systems in the spirit of supply chain management, towards more goals for enterprises than the traditional financial ones, and towards new application areas (e.g. healthcare) – it is recognised that more and more actors become stakeholders in the practices that logistics management research seeks to incorporate within its domain of normative ambitions. This leads to an expanding scope of voices that ought to be heard in order to legitimise efforts to improve logistics management practices. This in turn motivates that we should seek to accommodate not only interpretive systems approaches, but also emancipatory, in order to ensure normative prescriptions that are legitimate from the perspectives of as many stakeholders as possible, not only from the common a priori efficiency perspectives of functionalist logistics management research.
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Raghu, Rajath, and Jean-Baptiste Brat. "The Influence of Logistics Outsourcing on Supply Chain Management." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-19528.
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This research work as part of a Master thesis aims to analyse the potential influence of outsourced logistics function on supply chain management from a strategic perspective. To carry out this thesis work a survey is designed to collect all the necessary data, in order to investigate the influence of outsourced logistics activities. The survey targets professionals in the area of logistics from Sweden and France, a response rate of 10% and 36% has been respectively obtained. A statistical analysis has been realized by using the ANOVA method which allows us to evaluate statistically significant results. Hence the analysis carried out answersthe research questions formulated.Our findings have shown a similar trend in Sweden and France on the outsourced logistics activities; mainly transportation and custom brokerage respectively at 80% and 60% are outsourced. According to the responses obtained from the survey, these activities tend to influence supply chain management and its strategy.As for example in Sweden, outsourcing transportation tends to initiate a need of organizational collaboration for an effective supply chain. The following functions such as warehousing, inventory control, order processing, product assembly, reverse logistics and information technology are less outsourced. However we noticed an increase in their use and importance on supply chain management. This can be explained by the recent and significant developments in the field of Information Technology, as well as the growing importance of sustainability for firms. For example for Swedish organizations, outsourcing order processing seems to lead to a focus on responsive supply chain, to use of postponement strate gies and an importance in collaboration across the supply chain. Results are different for companies in France as the main influence of outsourcing logistics activities is more on seen the supply chain as a whole with a great importance in partnership and an interest in standardization of method and re-engineering the supply chain as well as in a sustainable way.For further research work, it will be immensely appealing to develop a framework that defines strategies and managerial issues within the supply chain, considering outsourced logistics functions. Moreover, this research work can be carried out by using different methodologies such as the use of interviews.
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Bernhardsson, Fredrik, and Christian Shafi. "‘Underperformance Management’ : – A Case Study in the Logistics Industry." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-127958.
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The order picking operation is one of the most time-consuming activities in a warehouse and contributes to large operational costs that often exceed 65% of the total operating costs (Coyle, et al., 1996; Thompson, et al., 1997). As order picking is identified as the most labor-intense activity, representing up to 50% of all warehouse labor activities, warehouse operator performance in order picking activities is to be perceived as a key factor for operational excellence (Burinskiene, 2009). Hence, the purpose of this research is to advance the understanding of management related underperformance among employees in the logistics warehouse industry. Given the purpose, the objective is to explore how to manage productivity among underperforming full-time warehouse operators. In-depth knowledge has been obtained by the means of a case study conducted at a case company on the Swedish market of Third-Party Logistics (3PL). The data collection comprise one conducted survey, productivity data depicted from the internal Performance Measurement System (PMS) and qualitative data obtained through open and semi-structured interviews with e.g. warehouse operators and warehouse managers. The empirical contribution from this research can be concluded in three main suggestions: The performance metrics depicted from the PMS should be used by first line management to lead and develop the employees. First line management should act pro-actively towards organizational barriers to create a work environment where the employees cannot undermine the system. Each organization should develop a structured action plan to manage underperformance. The findings of this research contribute to the concept of Performance Management in terms of in-depth knowledge. The results should be contextually reviewed, which also applies for the generalizability of the conclusions. Keywords: Performance management, labor management, first line management, logistics industry, warehouse operators, mixed workforce, order pickingPlockning av ordrar är en av de mest tidskrävande aktiviteter i ett lager och bidrar till stora driftskostnader, ofta överstigande 65% av de totala driftskostnaderna (Coyle, et al., 1996; Thompson, et al., 1997). Då orderplockning identifieras som den mest arbetskraftsintensiva aktiviteten, vilken kan uppgå till 50% av all arbetskraft i ett lager, bör lageroperatörens prestation uppfattas som en drivande faktor för operationell framgång (Burinskiene, 2009). Syftet med denna forskning är att öka medvetenheten kring vikten av att ta itu med underpresterande anställda inom lagerindustrin i allmänhet och orderplockning i synnerhet, utifrån ett arbetsledningsperspektiv. Målet är att undersöka hur första nivåns chefer kan hantera produktivitet bland underpresterande heltidsanställda lageroperatörer. Fördjupad kunskap har erhållits genom en fallstudie vid ett företag som erbjuder lösningar inom tredjepartslogistik. Den insamlade forskningsdatan omfattar en enkätundersökning, produktivitetsdata från det interna mätsystemet, granskning av operationella dokument samt kvalitativ data genom öppna och semistrukturerade intervjuer med bland andra lageroperatörer och första nivåns chefer. Det empiriska bidraget från denna forskning kan sammanfattas till tre huvudsakliga förslag: Utdrag av individuell prestation från det interna mätsystemet bör användas i arbetet att leda och utveckla medarbetarna. Förebyggande åtgärder mot organisatoriska hinder för att skapa en arbetsmiljö där medarbetarna inte tillåts underminera systemet. Varje organisation bör ha en strukturerad åtgärdsplan för hur underprestation bör hanteras. Det forskningsrelaterade kunskapsbidraget från resultaten bidrar till en fördjupad insikt inom ämnesområdet ’Performance Management’. Resultaten från denna forskning bör betraktas i sitt sammanhang och generaliserbarheten bör värderas på motsvarande sätt. Nyckelord: Prestationsledning, arbetskrafthantering, arbetsledning, logistik, lagerarbetare, orderplock
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Sun, Siying. "Inventory Management in Reverse Logistics in FAW Co., Ltd." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-21619.
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Recycling and remanufacturing returned goods are economically beneficial for companies since the cost of obtaining used parts is lower in many cases and selling price is close to that of a new product. This leads to decreased costs and thereby increased profits for the company. In addition, there are also great environmental benefits by keeping the structural integrity of a part; the energy used for disassembly and refurbishing is much lower than the energy required for raw material extraction and machining. Encompassing the returned goods makes the supply chain to closed loop supply chain, which is different from the traditional supply chain due to reverse logistics. A reverse flow of material is however usually more complex than a forward flow of parts and components from suppliers. This means that inventory management becomes critical and needs to be viewed from a new perspective. The purpose of the report is to study FAW Co., Ltd’s inventory situation in reverse logistics. The report analysed the inventory management in the company, specifically focusing on one product as the instance Motor Engine LFTS-2000since it is in the maturity stage of product life cycle. Two scenarios were designed to consider how different parameters affect inventory levels in reverse logistics. The report analysed how different parameters affect the inventory levels and minimum cost. With the increasing returned goods are processed, inventory levels and minimum cost will decrease correspondingly.