The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 4 Issue 1

The Relationship Between Supply Chain Management and Keiretsu

Lisa M. Ellram, Martha C. Cooper

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) concept has received much attention as a method for achieving improved customer service, better inventory management, and better overall channel…

Integrated Materials Management: The Value Chain Redefined

Peter Hines

The paper presents a new explanatory methodology designed to capture the role of Integrated Materials Management in the world's leading manufacturing companies. This methodology…

Strategic Options For Road Transport In Europe Beyond 1992

Julie J. Gentry, David B. Vellenga

With the “EC 1992” deadline already elapsed, the European logistics environment continues to go through unprecedented change. European shippers are making significant…

Warehouse Management Using V‐A‐T Logical Structure Analysis

Michael S. Spencer

The management of a warehouse facility has often been viewed as a problem in facility layout, inventory management, or logistics. Seldom has the management of a warehouse been…

Does Your Company Need a Logistical Executive?

Walther Ploos van Amstel, Diederik W. Starreveld

Traditional responsibility for logistical management has been fragmented throughout the organization. In the past, companies were able to control the various parts of the goods…

A Decision System to Aid Canadian Exports to Europe

Carolynn I. Barkhouse, James H. Bookbinder

Today, many Canadian firms are seeking additional profits through sales to the European Community (EC). Successful market development in Europe will first require good contacts to…

International Logistics: A Diagnostic Method for the Allocation of Production and Distribution Facilities

A.D.M. van de Ven, A.M.A. Ribbers

Since the 1970s, companies have become more global, resulting in complex production and distribution networks, and in flows of goods across oceans and borders. The management of…