International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 48 Issue 5

Guest editorial for NOFOMA 2017 conference special issue (SI)

Daniel Hellström, Joakim Hans Kembro, Andreas Norrman, Henrik Pålsson

Estimating the size of the national logistics market: A method to include both market-based demand and in-house services

Tomi Solakivi, Lauri Ojala, Harri Lorentz, Juuso Töyli, Sini Laari

The size of the logistics market is typically estimated from the national accounting and market data. However, this data does not take certain in-house logistics services into…

Balancing theoretical and practical relevance in supply chain management research

Jan Stentoft, Christopher Rajkumar

The discussion of rigor vs relevance is an ongoing debate in academic environment. Ambitions to fulfill one of these two objectives might not exclude the other. Instead, they…

Big data in spare parts supply chains: The potential of using product-in-use data in aftermarket demand planning

Joakim Andersson, Patrik Jonsson

The purpose of this paper is to explore and propose how product-in-use data can be used in, and improve the performance of, the demand planning process for automotive aftermarket…

When to integrate strategic and tactical decisions? Introduction of an asset/inventory ratio guiding fit for purpose production planning

Jesper Normann Asmussen, Jesper Kristensen, Kenn Steger-Jensen, Brian Vejrum Wæhrens

Significant transitions in firms (e.g. outsourcing) may impact the relative importance of production and inventory assets, affecting the hierarchical separation of planning…