Essays about: "Logistics alliances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Logistics alliances.

  1. 1. Sustainable Collaboration; Transforming Alliances for EPR in non-OECD Context: A case of Pakistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Shiza Aslam; [2020]
    Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; Informal Sector; End-of-life product management; Theory-based evaluation; environmental intervention; packaging waste; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Extended producer responsibility (EPR) has been successfully implemented in various developed countries. The complex waste flows and the presence of the informal sector in non-OECD countries makes the execution of EPR challenging widely. READ MORE

  3. 2. Replacing Trust: A study of blockchain applicability in maritime logistics

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Niklas Andersson; Johannes Leander; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Maritime; Logistics; Interfirm; Trust; Opportunism; Decentralise;

    Abstract : In situations entailing risk, trusting others can leave you vulnerable to opportunistic behaviour. This holds true in domains where organisations work in alliances and there is a need for interfirm trust. Blockchain technology aims to solve trust challenges by enabling transactional data sharing and decentralisation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Carrier selection from a 3PL perspective A case study of Kuehne + Nagel alliances with carriers in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Aline Novaes Telles de Amorim; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : Third-party logistics; carrier selection; carrier choice; coopetition; alliance;

    Abstract : Third-party logistics (3PLs) play an important role in overall economy since companies can focus on their core business and contract 3PLs to be in charge of its logistics operation. Many 3PLs do not own all assets in the transportation chain and commonly rely on carriers to ship their client’s loads. READ MORE

  5. 4. Leagility from a 4PL perspective based on the concept of supply chain flexibility : Do 4PL providers facilitate a novel form of leagility?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

    Author : Guido Lentz; [2015]
    Keywords : 4PL; Leagility; Flexibility; Sourcing Flexibility; Vendor Flexibility; Supply Chain Flexibility; Sourcing Leagility; Supply Chain Leagility;

    Abstract : Purpose: The thesis has two objectives. First, from a theoretical perspective, it investigates the interrelationship between the theory of supply chain flexibility, the notion of leagility and the concept of 4PL. READ MORE

  6. 5. The origin of goods and the act that undermines global trade: How the proliferation of free trade agreements creates an Asian noodle bowl that inhibits the world trade environment - A case study of Krusell Thailand Co. Ltd.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tin-Tin Nilsson; [2014-12-11]
    Keywords : ACFTA; ASEAN; China; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cost-Volume Analysis; Free Trade Agreements; Free Trade Zones; Logistics; Manufacturing Strategies; Regional Value Content; Rules of Origin; ; Supply Chain Management; ; Thailand;

    Abstract : Historically, the diversified nature and role that regional and multilateral trade agreements have in global trade have been widely discussed. One side argues that trade agreements are building blocks for strategic alliances at both a country- and a company-specific level. READ MORE