Logistics Information Management: Volume 5 Issue 2
Table of contents
The Changing Role of Supply Chain Operations Managers
Colin Armistead, John MapesDescribes how the increasing emphasis on customer service‐basedperformance measures changes the way in which we need to manageoperations along the total supply chain from raw…
Major Information Systems Selection
Alan SlaterThe rapidly increasing demands on the logistics activity makeinformation systems the key variable in satisfying customer andcorporate requirements. Current systems are probably…
Retail Supply Chain Electronic Data Interchange: The Distribution Contractor′s Role
Alan C. McKinnonElectronic data interchange (EDI) can bring many benefits. Itallows orders, invoices and other commercial information to be relayeddirectly between different firms′ computer…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/EUM0000000000379. When citing the…
New Developments in Inventory and Materials Management
Pei‐Jung Hsieh, Brian H. KleinerDescribes the main characteristics of materials requirementplanning and just‐in‐time inventory and outlines how it is possible toachieve zero inventory by a careful linking of the…
Electronic Data Interchange in International Trade
Ludo Cuyvers, Gerrit K. JanssensStandardization and simplification of trade procedures constitutean urgent need to line up the document flow with the goods flow ininternational trade. Electronic data interchange…
JIT: Some Lessons for Improving Productivity
Mohsen, Hassan, Jerry KinardMany manufacturers have attempted to improve the productivity oftheir facilities without much success. The Japanese, on the other hand,have recently achieved significant…