... freight forwarders (the customers of the carriers) searching for transport resources. Each request expresses the indivisible demand for the movement of items of a certain quantity, weight and volume through the network N:=(V, A) formed by the set of pickup and delivery points V...

...). Communication technologies Information technology Freight forwarding Cost benefit analysis Information and communication technology Model Freight transportation Inter‐modal transportation Inter‐modal transportation is a specific type of multi‐modal transportation in which goods movement is performed...

... Browne can be contacted at: m.browne@westminster.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United Kingdom Logistics management Supply chain management Distribution management Freight forwarding Urban distribution Delivery restrictions CO₂ emissions Costs...

... kinds of units; the basic unit can be the street or just a part of the street: Transportation Freight forwarding Goods delivery Simulation Agent‐based simulation Behavioral modeling City logistics Environmental impacts Urban goods distribution is vital for the prosperity...

... at which a vehicle travels is a function of the route taken, whereas vehicle weight depends on the consolidated load resulting from the particular shipment release policy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Freight forwarding Distribution management...

... management Sustainability Supply chain management Freight forwarding United Kingdom Supply chain uncertainty is a major obstacle to the delivery of superior customer value (Davis, 1993 ; Mason‐Jones and Towill, 1998). Manufacturing companies in the supply network will typically mitigate...

... also asserts that the higher the integration level, the higher the related benefits. Communication technologies Transportation Italy Distribution management Freight forwarding Freight transportation represents a key issue in the economic and social development of a country and may...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Freight containers Supply chain management Integration Freight forwarding Docks In their contemporary role as members of supply chains, seaports are considered to be part of a cluster of organizations in which various logistics...

...‐level perspective on the empty running problem. Alan C. McKinnon can be contacted at: A.C.McKinnon@hw.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Supply chain management Freight forwarding Food products Transport management United Kingdom identify the main causes...

...Vassilis Markides; Matthias Holweg Purpose This paper examines the diversification of services and activities by freight forwarders in the UK. Following similar studies conducted in the USA, the paper analyses the trends towards service and revenue diversification that has been observed...

... management Distribution systems Distribution operations Distribution management Freight forwarding Transport management A large number of international companies have reconfigured their supply chains during the last decade. The most prominent drivers behind this trend have been: global...

...Paul R. Murphy; James M. Daley Provides results from a recent empirical study of US‐based international freight forwarders (IFFs). Compares IFF demographics with those from previous empirical research and finds that the IFF industry is still dominated by small companies and that IFFs continue...

...Paul R. Murphy; James M. Daley Summarizes previous logistics research into the benefits of, and barriers to, electronic data interchange (EDI). Argues that information management in general, and EDI in particular, is vitally important for today’s international freight forwarder. Presents...

... as a sales tool. Electronic data interchange Freight forwarding International trade Multinationals Small‐to‐medium‐sized enterprises At the start of the next millennium the main international standard for EDI message development will be United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange...

... in obtaining a competitive advantage in foreign markets. Hence, the evaluation and selection of an international freight forwarder is no longer a simple operational decision but a strategic one. Presents and explains an expert systems tool to assist decision makers in selecting the freight forwarder which fits...

...Mark Lillie; Leigh Sparks Reports on an investigation of the buying behaviour of air freight forwarders and tests the validity of one particular model of buying behaviour. The dominant buyclass in freight forwarding is seen to be a modified rebuy and the model is seen to be appropriate...

...Paul R. Murphy; James M. Daley; Douglas R. Dalenberg Presents a contemporary baseline study of US‐based international freight forwarders. Provides much needed information on industry characteristics, which should reduce the occurrences of managers making important distribution decisions based only...