The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 2 Issue 1

Achieving Competitiveness Through Logistics

Göran Persson

Logistics management has always been concerned with lead‐times. In particular, the order‐to‐delivery cycle has been seen as a major element in the customer service process…

Implementing Drum‐Buffer‐Rope to Control Manufacturing Lead Time

Timothy D. Fry, Kirk R. Karwan, Daniel C. Steele

Drum‐Buffer‐Rope (DBR) is a relatively new approach to inventory and logistics management that effectively supports reduced manufacturing lead‐time. Previous studies have not…

Dimensions Underlying Retail Logistics and Their Relationship to Supplier Evaluation Criteria

Cornelia Dröge, Richard Germain, James R. Stock

Logistics is becoming an increasingly important part of overall retail strategy because it provides opportunities for enhanced profit, market growth and sustainable competitive…

Optimal Transition Ordering Strategies with Announced Price Increases

Richard J. Tersine, Albert B. Schwarzkopf

Should an organization modify its ordering policies when a supplier announces an impending price increase for an item? Announced price increases are a common economic phenomenon…

Perspectives on Global Logistics

William C. Capacino, Frank F. Britt

The global dimension of logistics management will become increasingly prominent through the 1990s. As such, logistics managers will face new challenges and they must begin…

A Quality Approach for the Management of the Pipeline

A.P.M.J. Vekemans

Quality Awards granted for outstanding achievements in developing and deploying new ways and means to effectively upgrade the company's performance are an emerging phenomenon in…

Co‐Makership Relationships in European Distribution

Gary Backler

Co‐makership is the process by which two or more participants in an enterprise cooperate to produce a good or a service. Co‐makership relationships have become increasingly…

Distributed Manufacturing Resources Planning Cuts Manufacturing Lead‐Times

Matthew M. Barekat

Current centralized MRP II systems utilize a data processing structure which is based on 1960s computer technology. They have proved difficult to implement and where they have…