A microcomputer cashier scheduling system for supermarket storesEmerald - Tập 25 Số 1 - Trang 34-50 - 1995
EmanuelMelachrinoudis, MichaelOlafsson
Labour scheduling in supermarkets is a difficult task since most employees work
various shift lengths instead of standard eight‐hour shifts. With front‐end
cashiers, it is even more difficult, since the number of needed cashiers is
based on customer volume, which is constantly fluctuating. To create an accurate
schedule, a supermarket manager must spend a good deal of time trying to match
cashier ... hiện toàn bộ
Logistics programs in universities: stovepipe vs cross disciplinaryEmerald - - 2001
RichardLancioni, HowardForman, MichaelSmith
The growth of logistics departments in colleges and universities has been
unprecedented in the past ten years. In response to this demand, schools
expanded their programs to accommodate more students at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels. While schools have typically structured their logistics
departments differently, they, for the most part, failed to develop their
programs to more accura... hiện toàn bộ
Buyer‐Supplier Co‐operation, Product Quality and Total CostsEmerald - Tập 24 Số 6 - Trang 4-10 - 1994
Paul D.Larson
While the purchasing literature notes the importance of quality, it reports
little empirical study into causes and consequences of supplier product quality.
Develops, tests and finds empirical support for the following propositions:
higher levels of buyer‐supplier co‐operation lead to higher product quality, and
lower total costs; higher product quality yields lower total costs. These
results are ... hiện toàn bộ
Factors influencing implementation of a dry portEmerald - Tập 38 Số 10 - Trang 782-798 - 2008
VioletaRoso
PurposeA close dry port with direct rail connection to a seaport is a potential
solution for seaport terminal congestion as well as for better seaport inland
access. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and define impediments to a
close advanced intermodal terminal – dry port
implementation.Design/methodology/approachComparative case studies through
face‐to‐face interviews and a literature ... hiện toàn bộ
Abductive reasoning in logistics researchEmerald - Tập 35 Số 2 - Trang 132-144 - 2005
GyöngyiKovács, Karen M.Spens
PurposeTo construct a framework for exploring and discussing the use of
different research approaches – deductive, inductive and abductive – in
logistics.Design/methodology/approachA review of research articles in three
major logistics journals (International Journal of Logistics Management,
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management and
Journal of Business Logistics) fr... hiện toàn bộ
Total system JIT outcomes: inventory, organization and financial effectsEmerald - Tập 29 Số 10 - Trang 612-630 - 1999
CindyClaycomb, RichardGermain, CorneliaDröge
Despite anecdotal evidence of the performance implications of just‐in‐time (JIT)
implementation, little empirical research has been conducted. Examines total
system JIT’s empirical relationships with a variety of performance outcomes.
Total system JIT encompasses JIT purchasing, JIT production, and JIT selling. In
a mail survey of 200 logistics executives, total system JIT was found to be:
inverse... hiện toàn bộ
Building Good Business Relationships: More than Just Partnering or Strategic Alliances?Emerald - - 1993
Martha C.Cooper, John T.Gardner
Suggests that the concepts of partnerships and strategic alliances are
increasingly emphasized in literature and “real life”, which might lead managers
to believe that partnership‐style relationships, as opposed to arm′s length
relationships, are necessary for a firm to compete successfully. Explores why,
how, and when to establish a wide range of possible business‐to‐business
relationships. The i... hiện toàn bộ
ErratumEmerald - Tập 28 Số 4 - Trang 259-271 - 1998
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally
duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb014548. When citing
the article, please cite: K.Q. Dadzie, (1982), “Management Education for
Physical Distribution and Logistics”, International Journal of Physical
Distribution & Materials Management, Vol. 12 Iss: 6, pp. 49 - 62.
ErratumEmerald - - 1999
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally
duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/01443579810192772.
When citing the article, please cite: Gregory N. Stock, Noel P. Greis, John D.
Kasarda, (1998), “Logistics, strategy and structure: A conceptual framework”,
International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 18 Iss: 1, pp.
37 - ... hiện toàn bộ