... for international business, for the first time in the literature. Tugrul U. Daim can be contacted at: tugrul@etm.pdx.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 International business Decision making Distribution management Third party logistics Analytical hierarchy process There comes...

... distribution centres. A distribution centre can replenish the inventory from multiple manufacturing plants. Supply chain management Distribution management Genetic algorithms Fixed cost transportation problem Factorial design A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution...

... United Kingdom Distribution management Distribution operations Delivery Simulation Hub and spoke The importance of partners in the supply chain on retailers performance is detailed in Ganesan et al. (2009) . One aspect of this is that there have been a number of changes...

... model Simulation Robustness Intermediate bulk container Distribution management Operations management In this simulation model, the production runs in batches with IBCs to store and transport products between stations. The first set of IBC that served the first three stations is denoted...

... industry Suppliers Distribution management Globalization Put simply, today's global automotive market is unstable. Traditional auto manufacturers are struggling to survive financial and economic crises. At the same time, they must meet explosive demand growth in new geographic regions and manage...

... to execute a detailed analysis of logistical processes and make scenario‐based dynamic decisions at the operational level. Anna Corinna Cagliano can be contacted at: anna.cagliano@polito.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Distribution management Warehousing Operations management...

... ; Fredriksson, 2006). Other often referenced definitions are Ulrich and Tung's (1991) and Ulrich's (1995) definitions of modularity: Modula Distribution management Operations and production management Although modularity has been a popular concept especially in operations research...

... transportation resources, because the transportation system becomes the warehouse, with orders consolidated in the computer and carriers coordinated for JIT delivery (Tan et al., 1998). Faizul Huq can be contacted at: huq@ohio.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Distribution...

..., this paper presents a novel application of the RFID technique in a continuous process together with specific issues connected to the use of RFID. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Radio frequencies Mining industry Distribution management Sweden Most companies strive to deliver...

... satisfaction in a SC (Gunasekaran et al., 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Food products Distribution management Lean production Six sigma Supply chain management The application of any quality initiative in a service business requires the understanding...

... that they recognised the need to access new markets to address declining sales in its traditional markets. The managers identified that one of the following would be the most logical way for Z to address its problems: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Distribution management Outsourcing Strategic...

... Distribution management Supply chain management Agriculture and food technology Electronic commerce The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution and the introduction of e‐business applications in the mid‐1990s comprised an excellent opportunity for companies wishing to facilitate...

... and gadget into an ad hoc network and substitutes the role of cumbersome wiring harness. Win‐Bin See can be contacted at: winbinsee@ms.aidc.com.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Fleet management Wireless Communication technologies Distribution management The LIS...

... their British counterparts, they saw systems design, B2B e‐commerce and demand forecasting as the main problematic relationships. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Operations and production management Distribution management Supply chain management Australia United Kingdom...

... Distribution management Operations and production management Automotive industry Automotive sector Modularity is a design strategy that is used by companies producing such different products as aircraft (Fine, 1998), household appliances (Sanchez and Mahoney, 1996 ; Worren et al., 2002...

... Group Publishing Limited 2005 Audiovisual aids Supply chain management Order processing Distribution management Nowadays global and extended markets have to process and manage increasingly differentiated products, with shorter life cycles, low volumes and reducing customer delivery...

... be an adjustment of distribution performance to expectations of retailers and to the provision, in some cases, of service above customer expectations. Customer service management Customer satisfaction Logistics Distribution management Brazil The past decade was marked in Brazil by increased...