The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 6 Issue 2

Reengineering Order Fulfillment

Matthew A. Waller, Dennis Woolsey, Robert Seaker

Business process reengineering applied to the order fulfillment process is becoming very popular. This research provides an overview of reengineering order fulfillment and…

European Logistics in Transition: Some Insights

Prabir K. Bagchi, Tage Skjott‐Larsen

Europe is in the midst of major changes that have a significant impact on the business environment. As a result, logistics is undergoing radical redesign in most major European…

A Reexamination of the Effects of Just‐In‐Time on Inbound Logistics

Michael Tracey, Chong Leng Tan, Mark Vonderembse, Edward J. Bardi

Just‐In‐Time (JIT) manufacturing remains an important issue and research efforts are beginning to examine its impact on other business functions. This paper proposes a theoretical…

Logistics Network Design: Modeling and Informational Considerations

Ronald H. Ballou

This article provides an overview of the practical application of modeling to the business logistics network design problem. Various location models are categorized and selected…

The Use of Total Cost of Ownership Concepts to Model the Outsourcing Decision

Lisa M. Ellram, Arnold B. Maltz

The outsourcing decision considers the issue of whether an organization should perform certain activities internally or purchase these services from third parties. One of the key…

The U.S. Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act: Implications for the Logistics Pipeline

Carolyn M. Jones Carr, Michael R. Crum

U.S. Customs administration plays an important role in the structure and efficiency of international logistics. The Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act was passed in…

Supply Chain Management in the National Health Service

John Fernie, Clive Rees

Much of the research in the UK on logistics and distribution management has focused upon the manufacturing sector, in particular the automobile industry, and the retail sector…

Third Party Logistics Choice

Michael A. McGinnis, C.M. Kochunny, Kenneth B. Ackerman

Logistics managers were surveyed regarding decisions (1) to use third party logistics services and (2) practices regarding the selection of third party providers. Responses…

Reducing the Need to Forecast

Maynard Rafuse

Virtually every substantial business devotes a good deal of effort to forecasting demand. There are of course sound reasons for this. Companies require long term projections for…