...Andrew Potter; Paul Childerhouse; Anthony Beresford; Stephen Pettit; Yukuan Liu Purpose This paper aims to analyse available multimodal transport route variations for iron ore shipments from northwest Australia to northeast China, focusing on a major iron and steel manufacturer. Design...

.... Research limitations/implications The analysis has been focused on ocean container shipping, the primary transportation mode for world trade. Practical implications In a context characterised by the widespread adoption of direct shipment with full container load (FCL) ocean shipping (with implications...

...Gurram Gopal; Steve Cline Purpose The paper aims to highlight the focus on short‐term profitability by transportation service providers in a notoriously cyclical business, often at the expense of developing customer loyalty. It urges transportation service providers to use customer relationship...

...Anand Nair Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the prevailing auction and bidding mechanisms in supply chain management. The paper aims to critically examine the implications of these auction mechanisms using the example of the transportation sector. Design/methodology/approach...