Operations and Technology Management Volume 13
Innovative Process Optimization Methods in Logistics Emerging Trends, Concepts and Technologies Edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Christian Lüthje With Contributions by Noura Abdelmalek, Wilson Adarme Jaimes, Abbas Afrazeh, Claudia Allonas, Martin D.Arango, Susana Garrido Azevedo, Heinz Bartsch, Zitouni Beidouri, Sami Bensassi,Volker Berkhahn, Sascha Bioly, Matthias Bode, Sebastian Brockhaus, Helena Carvalho, Paulo César Chagas Rodrigues, Nicolle da Silva Panzuto, Ming J.Ding, Ralf Elbert, David Eriksson, Carlos A.Fontanilla, Rachel Green, Fernando A. Grilo, Katharina Grobleben, Mohammed Hajeeh, Tobias Held, Bernd Hellingrath, Per Hilletofth, Felix Hofmann, Tareq Issa, Stefanie John, Booi H. Kam, Wolfgang Kersten, Tristan Keusgen, Matthias Klumpp, Herbert Kotzab, Annika Lechner, V. Cruz Machado, Laura Márquez-Ramos, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Suhana Mohezar, Asadallah Najafi, Abdelkhalek Nakabi, Arzum Oezgen, Leonardo Perazza, Margherita Pero, Winston Po, Jerome Quick, Tim Renner, Tania Rodríguez, Tommaso Rossi, Melanie Serafi n, Carlos Sierra, Claudine Soosay, Henning Strubelt, Celestino Suárez Burguet, Hans G.Unseld, Kai-Ingo Voigt, Axel Wagenitz, Nikolaus Wagenstetter, Fabian Walter, Christian Wick, Hartmut Zadek ERICH SCHMIDT VERLAG
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Table of Content Preface... Table of Contents... V VII I. Innovative Technological Solutions A RFId Web-Based System for Increasing Visibility along the Thermo- Mechanical Supply Chain... 3 Tommaso Rossi and Margherita Pero A Structural Analysis of Information Technology (IT) Integration in Food Supply Chains and Firm Innovativeness... 17 Suhana Mohezar and Claudine Soosay Risk Analysis in Production Systems with Random Yields and Rigid Demand... 33 Winston Po and Rachel Green Logistics Carbon Footprinting in Practice... 41 Christian Wick and Matthias Klumpp II. Learning from Practice-Case Analyses in Logistics Spanish Logistics and Trade... 65 Sami Bensassi, Laura Márquez-Ramos, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Celestino Suárez-Burguet Business Processes and Logistics Service Competenciesof Logistics Service Providers in China... 81 Ming J. Ding and Booi H. Kam Managing Production Ramp-ups in the European Automotive Supply Chain The Supplier s View... 99 Tobias Held The Role of Consumer Insight in New Product Development and Its Impact on Supply Chain Management: A Swedish Case Study.. 113 David Eriksson and Per Hilletofth The Balanced Scorecard as a Measure of Performance: A Case Study on a Shoe Industry Sector... 127 Leonardo Perazza, Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues VII
Table of Content Case Study on Inventory Management in a Small Manufacturer of Auto Parts... 145 Nicolle da Silva Panzuto and Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues III. Optimization methods in Transportation Processes Intermodal Transportation... 165 Katharina Grobleben Programming Tools, an Alternative to Optimize the Logistics at the Transportation Process of the Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB)... 179 Carlos A. Fontanilla, Wilson Adarme, Martin D. Arango Modelling Freight Flow Information within the Maritime Transport Chain: Benefits and Effects of Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Messages.. 193 Ralf Elbert, Arzum Oezgen, Fabian Walter 3E Logistics Electric Transport Routing... 207 Matthias Klumpp, Sascha Bioly, Tristan Keusgen Improving the Efficiency of Rail-Based Hinterland Transport by the Means of Advanced Extended Gateway for Rails... 221 Hans G. Unseld and Herbert Kotzab Evaluation of Telemetry Implementation Benefits for a LPG Distribution Company... 235 Abdelkhalek Nakabi and Zitouni Beidouri IV. Performance Enhancements in Modern Supply Chains A Genetic Algorithm of Supply Chain Performance Analysis, Focusing on Information Delay... 250 Asadollah Najafi, Abbas Afrazeh, Heinz Bartsch The Influence of Agile and Resilient Practiceson Supply Chain Performance: An Innovative Conceptual Model Proposal... 265 Susana Garrido Azevedo, Helena Carvalho, V. Cruz Machado, Fernado A. Grilo Performance Management of Supply Process Chain with Application to the Coatings Industry... 283 Noura Abdelmalek, Tareq Issa, Mohammed Hajeeh VIII
Table of Content Evaluation of Variant-Driven Logistics Complexity in the Automotive Industry: Development of Key Performance Indicators for an Evaluation Approach of Impacts caused by Product Variety in Inbound Logistics... 299 Axel Wagenitz, Annika Lechner, Bernd Hellingrath Container Transshipment Simulation and Efficiency Analysis... 321 Matthias Bode, Felix Hofmann, Volker Berkhahn V. Innovative Approaches in Supply Chain Design Early Supplier Involvement into New Product Development The Right Point of Time as Precondition for Success... 339 Melanie Serafin, Stefanie John, Kai-Ingo Voigt Production Ramp-up in Supply Chains for Innovative Products Providing Global Objectives... 355 Jerome Quick and Tim Renner Green Logistics: An Innovation for Logistics Products?... 369 Wolfgang Kersten, Claudia Allonas, Sebastian Brockhaus, Nikolaus Wagenstetter Mixed/Integer Linear Programming, Silver-Meal & Economic Order Quantity: Efficiency versus Popularity 387 Tania Rodríguez and Carlos Sierra Ramp-up Management a Chance for Job Production?... 403 Henning Strubelt and Hartmut Zadek IX