International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 30 Issue 6
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Meeting quality and cost imperatives in a global market
Stanley E. Fawcett, Roger J. Calantone, Anthony RoathThe complexity, uncertainty, and diminished control found in global operations hinder the development of world‐class competencies. For example, as a firm rationalizes…
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Using activity‐based costing to reengineer the reverse logistics channel
Thomas J. Goldsby, David J. ClossActivity‐based costing (ABC) is a tool used by managers to more closely approximate the “true costs” of operations. The application of ABC in logistics is more commonplace today…
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Demand amplification: has it got us beat?
David H. TaylorThe demand amplification effect has been well described in the literature over many years. This paper reports the results of a research project carried out in the UK automotive…
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A note on solutions to the <Q,r> inventory model for gamma lead‐time demand
John E. Tyworth, Ram GaneshanNamit and Chen recently created two algorithms to solve the <Q,r> inventory model for gamma lead‐time demand without using tabulated values. However, other less complicated…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Chee-Yew Wong
- Professor Ivan Russo