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I. Strategy/Management
II. Logistics Value/Performance Measurement
III. Procurement
IV. Transportation
V. Relationships/Partnerships
VI. Information Technology
VII. Logistics in Service Industries
VIII. Quality/Process Management
IX. Special Topics
| I. Strategy/Management |
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05-05 |
A Review of Global Supplier Selection Criteria, Methods and Applications (.pdf 66Kb)
Simon Tisminesky, A. Ravi Ravindran, Mordechai Levi |
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04-03 |
Estimation Procedures in Supply Chains: Inventory Management (.pdf 78Kb)
Jack Hayya Steven Disney Terry Harrison Dean Chatfield Joen Kim |
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03-05 |
Competitive Location and Capacity Decisions for Facilities Serving Time-sensitive Customers
Anthony K. Kwasnica Euthemia Stavrulaki |
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01-10 |
Market Size Estimate and the Potential Savings Associated with Outsourcing the Management of Global Trade Operations
Dr. John J. Coyle Mr. Scott A. Gaston and Dr. Robert A. Novack |
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01-03 |
A Data Warehousing Approach to Supply Chain Integration
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu and James He |
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01-02 |
Research Issues in Supply Chain Design: Analytic Modeling Approaches
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu James He |
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00-05 |
Critical Success Factors for the Supply Chain Process
Dr. Jack HayaChao-Hsien Chu James He |
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99-2 |
A General Methodology for Determining a Fit Between Supply Chain
Logistics and the Five Stages of Strategic Management
Dr. Joseph L. Cavinato |
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98-4 |
The Integration of Firm Resources: The Role of Capabilities in Strategy and Firm Performance
Scott B. Keller Dan Lynch John Ozment |
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96-4 |
The Future of the Corporate Logistics Department
Michael J. Skinner |
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96-1 |
Why Corporate Executives Have Difficulty Grasping the Meaning of Logistics: Only the Seven Critical Processes of Logistics
Kant Rao (1950-1995) Joseph L. Cavinato |
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95-11 |
Marketing Logistics Value: Managing the 5 P's
Joseph C. Andraski Robert A. Novack |
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95-7 |
Reducing Inventories in a Multi-Echelon ManufacturingFirm—A Case Study
Alan J. Stenger |
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94-6 |
Global Supply Chains: Factors Influencing Outsourcing of Logistics Functions
Kant Rao Richard R. Young |
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94-1 |
Using Policy Capturing to Identify the Effects of External Consistency on Logistics Manager's Performance
Matthew Waller Robert A. Novack |
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93-6 |
The Effects of Judgmental Structure, Complexity, and Consistency on Managerial Performance
Matthew Waller Robert A. Novack |
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91-7 |
Logistics Optimizing and Operational Plans and Systems: Their Role in the Achievement of Corporate Goals
Robert A. Novack Steve Dunn Richard Young |
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91-2 |
Global Logistics: A State of the Art Assessment
Joseph L. Cavinato Gary Gittings Robert A. Novack Evelyn Thomchick |
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90-2 |
Rethinking Concept Foundations in Logistics Management
Robert A. Novack Lloyd M. Rinehart Michael V. Wells |
| II. Logistics Value/Performance Measurement |
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05-03 |
A Bi-criteria Model for the Inventory Aggregtion Problem under Risk Pooling (.pdf 66Kb)
Saurabh Gaur, A. Ravi Ravindran |
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03-03 |
The Challenges of Implementing the Perfect Order Concept (.pdf 67Kb)
Dr. Robert Novack Dr. Douglas Thomas |
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02-04 |
The Impact of Correlation on Measuring Perfect Order Fulfillment
Dr. Robert Novack Dr. Douglas Thomas |
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02-02 |
Measuring Item Fill Rate in a Finite Horizon
Dr. Douglas Thomas |
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00-04 |
Performance Measures, and Measurement in Supply Chains in the Food System
Dr. James Beierlein Chris Miller |
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98-10 |
An Empirical Analysis of Warehouse Measurement Systems in the Context of Supply Chain Implementation
Robert A. Novack Allen Kiefer |
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98-9 |
A Supply Chain Framework for Quantifying Customer Service
Jon P. Sarginger |
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98-8 |
Logistics Value Quantification and Measurement
Robert A. Novack |
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98-7 |
Logistics Performance Measurements: Link to Profitability, Revenues, and Customer Satisfaction
Cynthia K. Tyworth |
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97-4 |
Benchmarking in the Logistics Industry
Wang Haun Ran |
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97-3 |
Measuring and Improving Import Process Performance
Michael A. Haughton William L. Grenoble Evelyn A. Thomchick Richard R. Young |
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95-9 |
A Comparative Assessment of Senior and Logistics Executives' Perceptions of Logistics Value
Robert A. Novack Lloyd M. Rinehart C. John Langley Jr. |
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92-7 |
An Internal Assessment of Logistics Value
Robert A. Novack Lloyd M. Rinehart C. John Langley Jr. |
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92-5 |
Quality Benchmarking in Logistics: Barriers to Benchmarking
Kent T. Hickey |
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90-7 |
A Total Cost/Value Model for Supply Chain Competitiveness
Joseph L. Cavinato |
| III. Procurement |
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04-08 |
Forecast Updating and Supplier Coordination for Complementary Component Purchases
Douglas J. Thomas Donald P. Warsing Xueyi Zhang |
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03-06 |
An Exploration of Inventory, Service, and Information Tradeoffs in a Newsvendor Model for Dependent Demand Items
Douglas J. Thomas Donald P. Warsing Xueyi Zhang |
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99-1 |
Fitting Purchasing to the Five Stages of Strategic Management
Dr. Joseph L. Cavinato |
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98-3 |
Exploring Alternative Purchasing Strategies: Just In Time or Just Enough!
Scott B. Keller Julie A. Gentry Matthew A. Walker |
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97-2 |
The Use of Integrated Supply as a Conceptual Basis for MRO Consumable Management
Jeffrey W. Pilof |
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96-2 |
Leading Edge Approaches to Training and Developing Purchasing Professionals
Richard Young Joseph L. Cavinato Virginia F. Tucker |
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94-2 |
The Management of Strategic Purchasing Decisions in Manufacturing
Matthew Waller Robert Landeros |
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92-4 |
Leveraging Operational Support/MRO Purchases Report #1: A Phased Approach to Managerial Effectiveness
Joseph L. Cavinato |
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92-1 |
Attaining Global Competitive Advantage Through a Segmented Procurement Logic
Joseph L. Cavinato John J. Barry |
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91-3 |
Environmental Regulatory Compliance in the Purchase of Hazardous Waste Transportation Service
Jeffrey M. Sharp Robert A. Novack Michael A. Anderson |
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90-9 |
Identifying Inter-firm Total Cost Advantages for Supply Chain Competitiveness
Joseph L. Cavinato |
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90-3 |
Evolving Procurement Organizations: Logistics Implications
Joseph L. Cavinato |
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90-1 |
An Industrial Purchasing Process Framework and its Implications on the Costs of Quality in Firms
Robert A. Novack |
| IV. Transportation |
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05-07 |
VBA Applications for the Minimum Cost Transportation Model (.pdf 68Kb)
Jae-Dong, Jack C. Hayya |
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02-03 |
A Study of Electronic Transportation Providers
Leilani M.M. Schlottfeldt |
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01-01 |
A Comparison of U.S. International Freight Forwarders and Third Party Logistics Providers
Chin-Miao Hsu |
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00-06 |
Maintenance Practices Among Private Railcar Fleet Operators in North American Chemicals and Plastics Firms
Dr. Richard Young Dr. Alan Stenger |
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00-03 |
The Emergence of eCommerce in Freight Transport: A Survey of Key Developments
Pardip Sandhu |
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00-02 |
Technology, Order Processing and Cycle Time Reduction: An Examination of Internet Usage in Transportation Industrial Markets
Dr. Howard Forman |
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98-6 |
Exploring Dispatcher Characteristics and the Effect on Driver Retention
Scott B. Keller John Ozment |
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98-5 |
Managing Driver Retention: Effects of the Dispatcher
Scott B. Keller John Ozment |
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98-2 |
A Model of Airline Service Competition
Yoshinori Suzuki |
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97-5 |
The Value of Motor Carrier Satellite Communications Systems to Buyers of Freight Services: Building a Theory
Tracey D. Rishel Alan J. Stenger |
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95-6 |
Robustness of the Normal Approximation of Lead-Time Demand in a Distribution Setting
John E. Tyworth Liam O'Neill |
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95-4 |
Carrier Response to Congestion Pricing
Kant Rao William L. Grenoble IV Gary Gittings Karin Maszczak |
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92-11 |
Conformance-to-Standard For On-Time LTL Transportation: How Much Is It Worth?
John E. Tyworth Haw-Jan Wu |
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92-2 |
Railroad Network Models: A Review and Case Study of the Process for Adoption
Kant Rao William L. Grenoble IV John E. Tyworth |
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91-8 |
The Demise of Sovereign Immunity for Hazardous Road Conditions
John W. Bagby Gary L. Gittings |
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91-6 |
Modeling Transportation-Inventory Trade-Offs in a Stochastic Setting
John E. Tyworth |
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91-5 |
Transportation Analysis Using Computer Modeling in a Spreadsheet Environment
John E. Tyworth |
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91-1 |
The Inventory Theoretic Paradigm for Transportation Choice Models: A Critical Review
John E. Tyworth |
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90-8 |
Modeling the Effects of Traffic Congestion on JIT
Kant Rao William L. Grenoble IV |
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90-6 |
Traffic Congestion and JIT
Kant Rao William L. Grenoble IV Richard Young |
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90-5 |
Travel and Tourism for the Disabled: An Assessment
Martha M. Cuckovich |
| V. Relationships/Partnerships |
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99-4 |
U.S. Foreign Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers: Trends and Customer Relationships
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick Julianne Ott Allison Dornan William Sisco |
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95-14 |
Partnership Satisfaction: Using the Underlying Dimensions of Supply
Chain Partnerships to Measure Current and Expected Levels of
Satisfaction
Lisa Williams |
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95-8 |
Interorganizational Strategic Relationships: A Definition For Theory Development
Lisa Williams |
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92-8 |
Dedicated Relationships: A Case Study at a Large Automobile Manufacturer
Andrew S. Helveston |
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92-3 |
Managing Contractual Relationships with Regulated Carriers in an Environment: Protecting Negotiated Rates
Jeffrey M. Sharp |
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90-10 |
Merger Objectives, Post-Merger Integration and Continuity in Vendor Relationships
Richard R. Young |
| VI. Information Technology |
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05-08 |
RFID, Leadtime, Inventory Cost and Stochastic Dominance (.pdf 73Kb)
Jack C. Hayya, Uttarayan Bagchi, Liam O'Neill, Amy Zeng |
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05-06 |
Order Crossover with Exponential Lead Time (.pdf 80Kb)
Jack C. Hayya, Joen G. Kim, Daewon Sun |
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05-01 |
All-Zero Forecasts for Lumpy Demand: A Factorial Study (.pdf 80Kb)
Dean C. Chatfield, Jack C. Hayya |
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04-07 |
Determinants of Technology Post-Adoption Behavior and Internalization:
An Investigation into a Major U.S. Automotive Supply Chain
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman Hyokjin Kwak |
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04-06 |
People and Information Technology in the Supply Chain: Social and Organizational Influences on Adoption (.pdf 68Kb)
Dawn M. Russell Anne M. Hoag |
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04-05 |
Technology Performance and Utilization in a Major U.S. Automotive
Supply Chain: Examining Cognitive and Experiential Antecedents to
Post-Adoption Behavior (.pdf 71Kb)
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman |
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04-04 |
Using Time Petri Nets for Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chain Events (.pdf 68Kb)
Emily (Rong) Liu Akhil Kumar |
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04-02 |
SISCO: An Object-Oriented Supply Chain Simulation Tool Utilizing JAVA and XML (.pdf 71Kb)
Dean Chatfield Terry Harrison Jack Hayya |
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04-01 |
The Supply Chain Modeling Language (SCML) (.pdf 71Kb)
Dean Chatfield Terry Harrison Jack Hayya |
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03-08 |
Better, Faster, Cheaper: A Multi-Attribute Supply Chain Auction Mechanism (.pdf 68Kb)
Ching-Hau Chen Ritzo Terry Harrison Anthony Kwansica Doug Thomas |
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03-07 |
Supply Chain Technology: Technology Trust and Antecedents to Perceived Long-Term Internationalization Consequences
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman |
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03-02 |
Best Selling Mechanism for an Online Retailer: Posted Price, Auction or Dual?
Daewon Sun |
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03-01 |
Integrated Model of Technology Adoption and Internalization Along an Automotive Supply Chain
Howard Forman Susan Lippert |
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02-05 |
Global Order Status Process of Hi-Tech Companies
Jatinder Chahal Evelyn Thomchick |
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01-08 |
Supply Chain Information Technology Metrics
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu Xin (James) Che Dean C. Chatfield |
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01-06 |
How to Become/Build/Be a Successful Online B2B Marketplace
Peter Burggraaff |
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01-05 |
Date Warehousing in Supply Chains
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu Xin (James) He |
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01-04 |
EBusiness Applications In Customer Service: A Student-University Research Center Collaboration (.pdf 62Kb)
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick Susan Purdum Kevin Milne Leann Cicco Marty Duff Bill Falstich Lynn Esenwine |
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00-01 |
An Untapped Technology: Using Geographic Information Systems in Supply Chain Management Strategy
Christian Mostert |
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98-12 |
Implementation of Integrated Supply Chain Information Systems
Scott Stephens W. L. (Skip) Grenoble Ph.D. |
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96-5 |
Pallet Management Systems: Description, Analysis and Considerations for Implementation
Steven A. Williams |
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96-3 |
Responsiveness Logistics Insights to Quick Response & Electronic Data Exchange
George Oommen |
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95-15 |
The ABC's of EDI: The Role of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Determining EDI Feasibility in Shipper and Carrier Organizations
Lisa Williams |
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95-13 |
Integrating Logistics Systems: The Role of EDI
Danuta Kisperska-Moron Lisa Williams |
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95-12 |
Moving Toward LIS Theory Development: A Framework of Technology Adoption Within Channels
Lisa R. Williams Ph.D. Linda G. Miller |
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95-3 |
Shipper, Carrier, and Consultant Perspectives on Successful EDI Implementation in the Motor Carrier Industry
Lisa Williams Phillip A. Lewis |
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95-2 |
A Framework for Logistics Information System Theory
Lisa Williams Linda G. Miller |
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94-7 |
An Analysis of the Use of Telemetry as an Approach to Implementing Continuous Inventory Review in the Bulk Gases Industry
James M. Kilgore |
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93-2 |
A Study of the Usage and Adoption of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Within Marketing and Logistics Channels
Lisa R. Williams |
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93-1 |
Understanding Distribution Channels: A Study of Interorganizational EDI Adoption
Lisa R. Williams |
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91-9 |
Achieving Integrated Logistical Operations Through the Effective Management of Information Resources
Alan J. Stenger |
| VII. Logistics in Service Industries |
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97-1 |
The Influence of Just-In-Time Practices on Customer Satisfaction and Costs
George D. Magee |
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95-10 |
Managing Logistics Quality, Speed, and Complexity: Lessons From the Field Service Industry
William L. Grenoble IV |
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93-4 |
The Significance of Logistics in Hotel Operations
John S. Hulton |
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93-3 |
Redistribution: The Value-Added Link Between Manufacturer and Wholesaler in the Foodservice Industry
John S. Hulton |
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91-10 |
JIT and Hospitals: Is Congestion a Factor?
Steven C. Dunn |
| VIII. Quality/Process Management |
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05-04 |
A Base Period Inventory Policy for Decentralized Supply Chains
Atul Rangarajan, A. Ravi Ravindran |
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02-01 |
Order Flow in Serial Supply Chains
Dr. Dean Chatfield Dr. Jeon Kim Dr. Terry Harrison Dr. Jack Hayya |
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95-5 |
Reengineering Order Fulfillment: A Process Perspective
Matthew A. Waller Dennis Woolsey Robert Seaker |
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94-8 |
Environmentally Responsible Logistics Systems
Haw-Jan Wu Steven C. Dunn |
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94-5 |
Management Perception of the Link Between Product Quality and Customer Perception of Product Quality
Matthew Waller |
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94-4 |
Incremental and Breakthrough Process Improvement: An Integrative Framework
Sanjay L. Ahire Matthew Waller |
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94-3 |
Supply Management Strategies and Manufacturing Quality: A Covariance Structure Model
Matthew Waller |
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92-10 |
Teaching Quality in Logistics
Robert A. Novack William L. Grenoble Nancy J. Goodbread |
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92-9 |
Empirical Science in Business Logistics: Solving the Latent Variable Dilemma
Steven C. Dunn Robert Seaker Matthew Waller |
| IX. Special Topics |
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05-02 |
Multi-Objective Models for Supplier Selection (.pdf 67Kb)
Akhil Kumar Jacques Wainer Zuopeng Zhang |
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03-09 |
Meta-workflows and ESP: A Framework for Coordination, Exception Handling and Adaptability in Workflow Systems (.pdf 70Kb)
Akhil Kumar Jacques Wainer Zuopeng Zhang |
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03-04 |
Leveraging Information Sharing to Increase Supply Chain Configurability (.pdf 84Kb)
Emily (Rong) Liu, Akhil Kumar |
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01-09 |
Benchmarking Catalog
Warren Chew |
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01-07 |
Joint Inventory and Price Optimization for an Electronic Retailer
Heman K. Bhargava Daewon Sun Susan Xu |
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99-3 |
A Problem-Based Approach to an International Logistics Course
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick |
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98-13 |
The Impact of Downsizing on Import Departments
Evelyn Thomchick Richard Young William Grenoble |
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98-11 |
Supply Chain Mapping: A Report on the Business Process and Supply Chain at Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Alok Makhija |
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98-1 |
The Role of Certification in Logistics
Evelyn Thomchick Tricia Humphrey |
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95-1 |
Postponement and Product Latitude in Market-Oriented Organizations
Matthew A. Waller Pratibha A. Dabholkar |
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93-5 |
An Assessment of Logistics Research Paradigms
Steven C. Dunn Robert F. Seaker Alan J. Stenger Richard Young |
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92-6 |
A Profile of Pennsylvania Electronic Equipment Exporters
Evelyn Thomchick |
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91-11 |
The Elusive Discretionary Function Exception from Government Tort Liability: The Narrowing Scope of Federal Liability
John W. Bagby |
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91-4 |
Developing an Integrated Framework for State Technology
Kant Rao Evelyn A. Thomchick |
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90-4 |
An Inventory Demand Simulation Model Incorporating Discrete Event Effects of Weather and Seasonality
William L. Grenoble IV |
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