The construction industry is similar to other manufacturing industries. Aproduction is made up of several small moments and the final product ariseswhen all these steps are completed. Each one of these operations is equallyimportant and increased efficiency is required at all stages. An oftenforgotten step when discussing efficiency in the construction industry is the logisticprocess.The main problems which emerge, when increasing the efficiency of logisticswithin a city centre, are the location itself, the required close collaborationbetween different actors and the industry’s unwillingness to change itscurrent habits. These problems are relevant as they not only address theconcrete problem of a congested inner city but also handle an abstractproblem which is the attitudes and relationships within the constructionindustry. If these problems were tackled, a more structured industry could arise withadditional economical benefits for the entire industry.The aim is to acquire a more efficient and effective logistic process byreducing the number of transports as well as increasing the time efficiency,standard and service of the required transports. The constituent for thisreport is Skanska AB and Uppsala University.The study consists of an in depth study of literature, as well as an analysis ofprevious executed projects and interviews with different actors within theconstruction industry. The results describe the answers given by each actorand a comparison is made with the literature study.The main conclusions of the study are that without collaboration and therightful incentives a development of the logistics process within the industry is notlikely to happen. In addition to the conclusion some suggestions for changes towardsimprovement are recognized.

This paper examines the process of employing four kinds of information systems in fourth-party logistics. The paper mainly tries to answer research questions: what is fourth-party logistics and information systems; what are benefits and barriers for using four kinds of information systems (RFID, WMS, EDI, Electronic marketplace) with the help of fourth-party logistics; what are unique benefits and barriers for fourth-party logistics to employ the four kinds of information systems and how to overcome the difficulties. To answer the research question, qualitative case study approach was employed and two case companies were chosen. Information in literature review was collected from secondary data for example scientific paper. Information in findings was collected from interviews of people in charge of the project and internal reports.   Definitions of fourth-party logistics and information system were reviewed in literature review. The differences between fourth-party logistics and third-party logistics were presented as well. In addition, categorization of various kinds of advanced information systems was also listed.   Benefits and barriers organized from literature and case studies were gathered and compared in discussion. Two significant benefits were identified: opportunities to do businesses with leading companies and improved efficiency. Two main barriers are confusion of the concept of fourth-party logistics and terminology of information system and financial justification. There are different opinions between the two case companies, literature review and empirical data, and between different literature. The paper concluded that there are many benefits and barriers for employing the four kinds of information systems in fourth-party logistics, and the future development of it is promising.

Lietuva turi labai geria geografinę padėti nes randasi sankryžoje tarp rytų ir vakarų Europos. Taip pat Lietuva turi pakankamai gilias transportavimo tradicijas. Kartais įvairiuose žurnaluose galime matyti antraštės arba pastebėti frazes įvairiuose leidiniuose, kad Lietuva yra arba gali tapti Europos logistikos centru. Teisingai pasinaudojus žiniomis, krovinių gabenimo tradicijomis ir geografine padėtimi tai tikrai yra pasiekiama, tačiau pamačius paskutinius pasaulio banko duomenys apie logistikos lygį šalyse, galime pastebėti, kad Lietuva yra prasčiausioje vietoje lyginant su kaimynais Latviais, Estais arba Lenkais taigi darbe iškeltas tikslas yra sudaryti kelių logistikos vystymosi modelį remiantis kelių transportu, nes jo patirtis Lietuvoje yra didžiausia nuo nepriklausomybės atkūrimo laikų. Numatomas darbo objektas: logistikos paskirstymo sistemos grandis - transportas. Šiame darbe tokie sekantys uždaviniai: 1. apibūdinti kas yra logistika, 2. surasti jos vietą ekonominėje sistemoje; 3. pateikti ir palyginti transporto sistemas logistikoje; 4. atlikti technologinių vežimo schemų palyginamąja analizę tam, kad išsiaiškinti tinkamiausia; 5. pateikti krovininio transporto rūšis, išskirti jų privalumus ir trūkumus tam, kad išskirti tinkamiausia; 6. panagrinėti kelių transporto veiklos procedūrą bei transporto valdymą mūsų šalyje; 7. atlikti Lietuvos LPI analizę, išsiaiškinti Lietuvos stipriąsias ir silpnąsias vietas logistikoje; 8. pasistengti sukurti modelį iš pasiūlymų kaip... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Lithuania has a very good geographical position as it is located between the Eastern and the Western Europe. Moreover, it has relatively old transportation traditions. Sometimes headlines or phrases that Lithuania is or can become the logistics centre in Europe can be seen in various magazines. With correct use of knowledge, transportation traditions and geographical location this target can be achieved; however, the latest data from the World Bank on the level of logistics in various countries reveal that Lithuania occupies the last position compared with its neighbours Latvia, Estonia or Poland. Thus, the aim of the following thesis is to present the model of development of road logistics based to the road transport because experience in this area in Lithuania is the highest, leading back to the years of the independence restoration. The object of the work: the element of logistics distribution chain – transport. The following tasks were set to achieve the aim: 1. To describe the concept of logistics and define its place in the economic system; 2. To present transport systems in logistics and compare them; 3. To carry out comparative analysis of technological transportation schemes and determine which of them is the best suitable; 4. To present the types of freight transport, highlight their strengths and weaknesses, and determine the best one for Lithuania; 5. To examine the procedure of road transport activities and transport management in our country; 6. To carry out the... [to full text]

Diss. Europ. Business School Oestrich-Winkel, 2008. / Business and Economics (German Language) (Springer-11775) (GWV).

Diss. Europ. Business School Oestrich-Winkel, 2008. / Business and Economics (German Language) (Springer-11775) (GWV).

Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The role of the traditional purchasing department has evolved significantly over the last decade into a competitive value adding procurement function within an organisation’s lean supply chain model. It has become a necessity to work with the suppliers to provide flexible, accurate, effective and cost effective goods and/or services (Barla, 2003; Ellram, 2002). In addition organisations are developing and utilising new business models geared towards improving both the balance sheet and the income statement to respond to external forces and new market opportunities. The change in business model places additional emphasis on leveraging increased innovation from suppliers, thus having a vast impact on supply management to such an extent that organisations are creating strategic relationships (Carter et al., 2007). In this paper, the supplier relationship management model will be studied under lean philosophy as to address the focal point – sustainable procurement. The paper will consist of three main areas: Supplier relationship management – Literature study Supplier relationship management – Case study Supplier relationship management – Operational tool Supplier relationship management – Literature study will address the theoretical methodologies, best practices, benefits and advantages, etc. Supplier relationship management – Case study will showcase a South African multi-national FMCG1 manufacturer’s methodology as well as the benefits of utilising a supplier relationship management approach to procurement. Supplier relationship management – Operational tool will be a practical tool developed for evaluating and facilitating supplier relationship management in an African context. The end result of the paper should be a feasible solution to prolonging the impact of procurement, thus increasing sustainability in the maturity stage of procurement’s life span in the typical product life cycle model (Canny Buyer, 2007). 1 Fast Moving Consumer Goods (“FMCG”) are products that have a quick turnover and relatively low cost (Wikipedia, 2007a). / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die tradisionele rol van die aankope department binne ‘n organisasie het oor die laaste dekade merkwaardig verander en word nou bedryf as ‘n kompeterende waardetoevoegende skakel binne die organisasie se voorsieningsketting. Terselfdetyd het dit noodsaaklik vir leweransiers en organisasies geword om op ’n geïntegreerde wyse te werk te gaan om meer akkurate en koste-effektiewe goedere en/of dienste te lewer (Barla, 2003; Ellram, 2002). Organsisasies is ook genoodsaak om nuwe innoverende besigheidsmodelle te ontwikkel om ten beste eksterne besigheidsfaktore en nuwe markgeleenthede aan te spreek ten einde beide die balanstaat sowel as die inkomste staat positief te impakteer. Hierdie kardinale veranderinge in die besigheidsmodel van organisasies lei daar toe dat addisionele druk op leweransiers geplaas word om met innovasie navore te kom. Op sy beurt plaas dit verdere druk op die voorsieningsketting, selfs tot so ’n mate dat dit die organisasie noop om na die moontlikhede van strategiese vennootskappe te ondersoek (Carter et al., 2007). Die skryfstuk gaan leweransiers verhoudingsbestuurmodelle evalueer en bestudeer binne ‘n voorsieningsketting om sodoende die vraag na volhoubare verkryging te beantwoord. Die skryfstuk sal uit drie fokusareas bestaan, naamlik: Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Literatuurstudie Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Gevallestudie Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Bedrysmodel Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Literatuurstudie sal die teoretiese metodologie, die vooren nadele van leweransiers verhoudingsbestuur aanspreek. Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Gevallestudie sal ‘n studie loots binne die verhoudingswerkinge binne ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse multi-nationale maatskapy wat in die vinnige verbruikersgoederemark betrokke is. Leweransiers Verhoudingsbestuur – Bedrysmodel sal ’n praktiese voorstel vorendag bring om ’n leweransiersverhouding meer doeltreffende te bestuur in Afrika. Die eindresultaat van die skryfstuk sal dus ’n lewens vatbare oplossing wees om die volhoubare impak van verkrying te verleng in die volwasse stadium van ‘n produk se lewensiklus (Canny Buyer, 2007).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-07-21Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:40:02Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 cortes_acc_me_guara_parcial.pdf: 108934 bytes, checksum: 14d32916b929013c7cc44dcd44e45513 (MD5) Bitstreams deleted on 2015-06-25T13:00:58Z: cortes_acc_me_guara_parcial.pdf,. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-06-25T13:03:20Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000631159_20151231.pdf: 102608 bytes, checksum: f30b15ce23e02c0e75a6b54836678bbe (MD5) Bitstreams deleted on 2016-01-04T10:26:46Z: 000631159_20151231.pdf,. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2016-01-04T10:28:36Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000631159.pdf: 1402612 bytes, checksum: 5bdb1ed1925105fb65ec088cad6f87dc (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O uso da Internet facilita e agiliza as comunicações entre empresas, por mais distantes que estejam. Tal fato, aliado aos avanços nos sistemas e processos dos operadores logísticos globais, fez com que o comércio internacional deixasse de ser lugar somente para multinacionais, mas também para pequenas e médias empresas. O objetivo central deste trabalho é mapear o processo de seleção de fornecedores através de marketplaces e a logística de importação da China, pela caracterização e análise dos processos e custos logísticos, compreendendo desde a fase de prospecção de fabricantes, a aplicação do método AHP para seleção de fornecedores, aspectos das negociações e a gestão da cadeia logística internacional. Foi desenvolvido, também, um roteiro que pode ser utilizado como manual de importações da China por pequenos e médios empresários. A premissa é a possibilidade de se aproveitar oportunidades de negócios advindos da oferta de produtos chineses com preços baixos e qualidade satisfatória para empreendedores do comércio exterior. Cabe destacar, como resultado importante deste estudo, a ferramenta (software) desenvolvida para seleção de modal e Incoterms, que considera, além dos custos logísticos do comércio exterior, o custo de oportunidade do capital (estoques), para uma correta avaliação do custo total de importação / Internet improves communication and information for all companies worldwide, this fact and development of logistics providers processes and systems support a strong growing for global trade, including participation of small and medium enterprises. The central objective of this study is to map processes of supplier selection via marketplaces in China and the logistics management of imported materials to Brazil. This study qualifies and analyses processes and logistics costs on importations from China to Brazil, apply AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process to select suppliers, analyses negotiation and global logistics management processes. The main result is to offer a complete guide to attend small and medium enterprises to manage importations from China, considered the main industrial country in the world with low costs and good quality products. The final and important part of study presents a new tool (software) to select more economic transportation mode and Incoterms, considering characteristics of materials imported from China to Brazil, to support the tool are discussed the logistics costs related to global trade, oportunity cost capital (inventory) and total importation cost

The aim of my diploma thesis was an analysis of production processes with regard to the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and concept of appropriate measures for improvement. In the theoretical part I describe Logistics Technologies and different elements of Lean Production. In the second part of thesis I describe practical implementation of certain methods of Lean Manufacturing, namely the method of Kanban and 5S. In conclusion, the work evaluates the overall effectiveness of the newly implemented system .

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a percepção dos docentes dos cursos de graduação em Engenharia de Produção para a formação do profissional de logística. A base para esta pesquisa consistiu em confrontar um modelo teórico de conhecimento em logística, denominado árvore do conhecimento, com o perfil dos docentes da Engenharia de Produção, identificando assim a influência destes na formação do profissional que atua em logística. Foi destacado também qual o perfil ideal para o profissional que atuará em logística, segundo a ótica destes mesmos docentes. O método utilizado foi a pesquisa de avaliação survey. Os resultados gerais da pesquisa apontam que os docentes dos cursos de graduação em engenharia de produção, têm uma contribuição bastante efetiva na formação do profissional que atua em logística. No entanto, é necessário ressaltar que estes exercem uma influência considerável na determinação do perfil do profissional a atuar em logística, devido à formação na área de engenharia. / The objective of this work is to analyze the graduation Production Engineering teacher\'s view in a logistics professional profile. The base for this research is to compare a theoretical model in logistics knowledge - called knowledge tree - with the Production Engineering teacher\'s profile, identifying how is that influence in the logistics professional\'s formation. Besides, the ideal profile of the logistics professional is too emphasized according to the same teacher\'s view. The used method is the survey evaluation research. The general results pointed that the teachers of production engineering graduation courses have a quite effective contribution in the logistics professional\'s formation. However, it is necessary to emphasize that the teachers\'great influence in the logistics professional\'s profile is due the brazilian formation in the engineering area.

Orientador: Orlando Fontes Lima Júnior / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T13:18:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Zancheta_TatianaVitaldeCastroAraujo_M.pdf: 1873210 bytes, checksum: 7ce5975c7cd41a540de06b96b60d6e41 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho é de estudar comparativamente as redes de transportes de pagamentos por cartão eletrônico em três redes de abastecimento em meios eletrônicos de pagamento: no Brasil, na Inglaterra e nos Estados Unidos da América. Os casos Brasileiro, Britânico e Americano foram selecionados por claramente configurarem diferentes níveis de maturidade de compartilhamento das vias de transporte, chamado no setor por Interoperabilidade. O meio de pagamento via cartão de crédito, débito e "charge" revolucionaram o modelo de pagamento por produtos e serviços. No modelo econômico moderno é raro encontrar alguma loja que não aceite cartões como meios de pagamento. Outra revolução comportamental resultante do meio de pagamento por cartão é caracterizada pela diferença na sincronia entre o pagamento por produtos e serviços e a quitação dos mesmos débitos. Nesse contexto o desenvolvimento de meios eletrônicos de pagamentos alterou tanto a procura como a oferta de produtos e serviços na medida em que, entre outras características, possibilita que as pessoas tomem mais créditos pelo encorajamento de financiar suas despesas no tempo. Usualmente na literatura este assunto é tratado através de uma base econômica, sob a perspectiva de segurança na transferência de dados e infraestrutura física de tecnologia de informação. No entanto, os padrões de serviço de oferta e a demanda por meio eletrônico de pagamento são influenciados pelo comportamento dos seus clientes, pela maturidade do mercado em que estão inseridos e por questões de regulação governamental. Valendo-se do método de estudos de casos prospectivos para analisar os fluxos de transportes de pagamento por cartão eletrônico este estudo busca analisar as mudanças nos padrões de oferta e demanda do serviço, provocado pela alteração na regulamentação do setor que se abriu para modelo concorrencial em 2010. Através do desenvolvimento de conteúdo teórico a prático sobre transporte de pagamentos por cartão eletrônico esta dissertação busca contribuir para um maior entendimento das cadeias logísticas sob as perspectivas de abastecimento logístico e de oferta e demanda de serviços / Abstract: The aim of this work is to study the transport flows of electronic payments by card in three supply networks in electronic means of payment: in Brazil, England and the United States of America. The Brazilian, British and American cases were selected by clearly configure different levels of maturity of sharing of transport flows, called in the industry for interoperability. The means of payment via credit card, debit, and "charge" revolutionized the model of payment for products and services. In modern economic model is rare to find a shop that does not accept cards as means of payment. Other behavioral revolution resulting from the means of payment by card is characterized by difference in synchrony between the payment for products and services and the discharge of the same charges. In this context, the development of electronic payments has changed both the demand and supply of products and services to the extent that, among other characteristics, enables people to take more credits by encouragement to finance its expenditure in time. Usually in literature this subject is dealt with by means of an economic base, from the perspective of security of data transfer and physical infrastructure of information technology. However, the Standards of service provision and the demand for electronic means of payment are influenced by the behavior of their customers, for the maturity of the market in which they are inserted and by issues of government regulation. Using the method of studies of prospective cases to analyze the transport flows of payment by e-card this study seeks to analyze the changes in the patterns of supply and demand for the service, caused by the change in the regulation of the sector that has opened to competition model in 2010. Through the development of theoretical content to practical on transport of payments by e-card this dissertation aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the logistics chains under the prospects of supply logistics and supply and demand for services / Mestrado / Transportes / Mestra em Engenharia Civil