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BlueStar Office Supply Company

Rodney Thomas Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University)
Stephen Rutner Ph.D. (Professor, Georgia Southern University)
Christopher Boone Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University)

Publication date: 1 November 2018

Abstract

This case study addresses a number of common transportation management issues. It provides an opportunity to analyse historical freight payment data in order to reduce transportation costs and improve customer service, allowing students to utilise real freight payment data and order shipment history data to make recommendations that have strategic implications for both cost and service performance.

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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgment:

The authors would like to thank Dr. Karl Manrodt for the data set utilized in this case study.

Citation

Thomas, R., Rutner, S. and Boone, C. (2018), "BlueStar Office Supply Company", . https://doi.org/10.1108/case.cscmp.2018.000003

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Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals

Copyright © 2012, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

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