"Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010." / Advisor(s): Yoho, Keenan ; Hudgens, Brian. "June 2010." "MBA Professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Performance-based logistics, contractor logistics support, outsourcing, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60). Also available in print.

Purpose- The purpose of this research is to explore the role of road transport in logistics operations, and to investigate and analyze how IKEA China does operate on road transport in logistics operations. Design/methodology/approach- A single case study has been conducted at IKEA China, including semi-structured interviews and review of internal documents. Along with the case study, literature reviews have been conducted within the areas of efficient road transport in logistics operations.   Findings- The IKEA China case suggests that the logistics operations should have strong link to the efficient road transport in a manner optimized logistics operations can provide efficient road transport with less cost.   Research limitations/implications- This thesis is limited to one representative company, and the authors just focus on a study of efficient road transport in logistics operations for narrowing down the thesis. So the solutions and proposals about efficient road transport might not be adopted by other companies or be applied to other parts of the supply chain. Additionally, a study of efficient road transport can be discussed, analyzed and studied from a lot of different perspectives, even much better in a holistic viewpoint. Here, the authors just choose a few primary perspectives as research objectives to support this study, which concerns the data and information collected from IKEA China. Finally, because of the limitation of time and personal knowledge, the data collected from IKEA China may neither abundant enough nor deep enough in a manner without exploiting and expanding into all the issues and challenges refers to efficient road transport in logistics operations.   Practical implication- This research provides suitable solutions for a company towards efficient road transport in logistics operations. Consequently, it will facilitate companies to achieve the purpose of efficient road transport by optimizing their logistics operations in a manner improve the outcomes of insouring/outsourcing, merge-in-transit, consolidation point and packaging.   Originality/value- This research combines five theoretical fields in terms of sourcing strategy, merge-in-transit, consolidation point, packaging as well as economics scale of trucking cost to contribute proposals to efficient road transport in logistics operations.   Keywords Efficient road transport, Logistics operations, cost

<p><strong>Purpose</strong>- The purpose of this research is to explore the role of road transport in logistics operations, and to investigate and analyze how IKEA China does operate on road transport in logistics operations.</p><p><strong>Design/methodology/approach</strong>- A single case study has been conducted at IKEA China, including semi-structured interviews and review of internal documents. Along with the case study, literature reviews have been conducted within the areas of efficient road transport in logistics operations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Findings</strong>- The IKEA China case suggests that the logistics operations should have strong link to the efficient road transport in a manner optimized logistics operations can provide efficient road transport with less cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Research limitations/implications</strong>- This thesis is limited to one representative company, and the authors just focus on a study of efficient road transport in logistics operations for narrowing down the thesis. So the solutions and proposals about efficient road transport might not be adopted by other companies or be applied to other parts of the supply chain.</p><p>Additionally, a study of efficient road transport can be discussed, analyzed and studied from a lot of different perspectives, even much better in a holistic viewpoint. Here, the authors just choose a few primary perspectives as research objectives to support this study, which concerns the data and information collected from IKEA China. Finally, because of the limitation of time and personal knowledge, the data collected from IKEA China may neither abundant enough nor deep enough in a manner without exploiting and expanding into all the issues and challenges refers to efficient road transport in logistics operations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Practical implication</strong>- This research provides suitable solutions for a company towards efficient road transport in logistics operations. Consequently, it will facilitate companies to achieve the purpose of efficient road transport by optimizing their logistics operations in a manner improve the outcomes of insouring/outsourcing, merge-in-transit, consolidation point and packaging.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Originality/value</strong>- This research combines five theoretical fields in terms of sourcing strategy, merge-in-transit, consolidation point, packaging as well as economics scale of trucking cost to contribute proposals to efficient road transport in logistics operations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords </strong>Efficient road transport, Logistics operations, cost</p>

[pt] Os modelos para a melhoria da qualidade de operações logísticas são fundamentados na tríade processo-pessoas-tecnologia. Este trabalho busca a relação entre dois desses pilares da qualidade: o processo e o ser humano. Ele avalia como os modelos de gestão consideram o ser humano e caracteriza a inserção de falhas como erros humanos cometidos no processo. Fatores humanos condicionantes do desempenho são identificados e, com base em pesquisa de campo cujo objetivo é explorar a realidade de operações logísticas, analisam-se os fatores humanos que podem afetar a qualidade do processo, principalmente no que diz respeito às características de funcionalidade e confiabilidade. / [en] Os modelos para a melhoria da qualidade de operações logísticas são fundamentados na tríade processo-pessoas-tecnologia. Este trabalho busca a relação entre dois desses pilares da qualidade: o processo e o ser humano. Ele avalia como os modelos de gestão consideram o ser humano e caracteriza a inserção de falhas como erros humanos cometidos no processo. Fatores humanos condicionantes do desempenho são identificados e, com base em pesquisa de campo cujo objetivo é explorar a realidade de operações logísticas, analisam-se os fatores humanos que podem afetar a qualidade do processo, principalmente no que diz respeito às características de funcionalidade e confiabilidade.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:40:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ADRIELLE MARQUES MENDES DA SILVA.pdf: 2082243 bytes, checksum: 6f7d9688881a35a5d6fa46dcaefbdd58 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-12 / This paper is about the analysis of the soybean production chain in the state of Goias, with emphasis on logistics operations. Was made using descriptive statistics and analysis methods. Through the construction and observation State of Goias maps, highlighting the soybean production and logistics operation means. The data for the preparation of the study were collected from the governmental and nongovernmental agencies. Then underwent statistical methods through simple linear regression and multivariate statistics for modeling chain. Through analysis both descriptive, as statistics, we found production growth over the years, the productivity and the increase in planted areas. Growth analysis was made of the capacity of the stores static over the years. With the analysis results, it was possible made out the forecast production chain behavior and its relationship with the logistics operations for years to come. Came to the conclusion that soybean production growth rate is higher than the growth of the static capacity of the warehouses. Soy is transported primarily through road transport, rail transport is not used for soy transport, which increases transportation costs. The job then becomes suggestion for future investments in logistics infrastructure in the State of Goias, as the forecasts made by the analysis justifying the need for investment to reduce logistics costs the soy production chain. / Este trabalho trata da análise da cadeia produtiva de soja no estado de Goiás, com ênfase nas operações logísticas. Fez-se o uso de métodos descritivos e estatísticos para as análises. Por meio da construção e observação de mapas do Estado de Goiás, destacando a produção de soja e os meios de operação logística. Os dados para elaboração do trabalho foram levantados junto aos órgãos governamentais e não governamentais. Em seguida, foram submetidos a métodos estatísticos através de análises de regressão linear simples e estatística multivariada para a modelagem da cadeia. Através das análises, tanto descritiva, quanto estatística, foi possível verificar o crescimento da produção ao longo dos anos, a produtividade e o aumento das áreas plantadas. Foi feita a análise do crescimento da capacidade estática dos armazéns ao longo dos anos. Através dos resultados das análises, foi possível realizar a previsão do comportamento da cadeia produtiva e sua relação com as operações logísticas para os próximos anos. Chegou-se a conclusão de que a taxa de crescimento da produção de soja é superior ao crescimento da capacidade estática dos armazéns. A soja é transportada basicamente por meio de transporte rodoviário, o modal ferroviário não é utilizado para transporte de soja, o que eleva os custos com transporte. O trabalho então torna- se sugestão para investimentos futuros em infraestrutura logística no Estado de Goiás, visto que as previsões estabelecidas pelas análises justificam a necessidade de investimentos para a redução dos custos logísticos da cadeia produtiva da soja.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic had a vast and significant impact on today’s societies, in terms of economic, societal, and even environmental aspects. Global supply chains had to adapt to this changing landscape rapidly. Both supply and demand witnessed repercussions. The effects of COVID-19 on supply chains have been evident, with lockdowns and inconsistent supply and demand causing issues for international trade. Indeed, many companies were constrained to stop supply and production and could not deliver their goods.   Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation operations in logistics companies, more precisely by using the case of DHL to emphasize our study. The purpose is to analyze the impacts that the crisis had on Logistics operations, by focusing on DHL and the way the company was impacted, understood and overcame the disruption. This study will take into consideration economic, social and environmental aspects.   Method: The research will be based on a case study and empirical evidence to provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DHL’s supply chain operations and more precisely on logistics and transport. We used the Triple Bottom Line approach to measure the economic, social, and environmental performances of DHL. Further, the analysis used in this paper is an inductive thematic analysis, to emphasize the findings and provide a better accuracy to our results.   Results: The study aims to identify the effects that COVID-19 had on logistics operations, and it more particularly seeks to highlight the strategies used by logistics companies that could be useful for other companies that need to build more resilient and flexible supply chains in the face of future disruptions. The findings of this thesis will be valuable to businesses, supply chain managers, and policymakers seeking to understand the role of improving their supply chains. Thanks to the interviews that were conducted, the findings highlighted several strategies that have been implemented by companies, such as the acceleration in automation, efforts put towards employee conditions, and restructuring companies.

全球物流運籌管理能力已成為台灣電子業的競爭優勢及核心價值之所在。本文期盼能為台灣的電子業提供一些關於全球物流運籌過程具有前瞻性有效的風險管理解決方案。 由於大部份的全球物流運籌過程完全在第三者的管理控制之下，使得物流運籌過程的風險比其它的過程更難以預測及掌控。讓此價值鏈變成非常脆弱。電子業很可能因遭受一個風險事故或事件的影響而無法繼續發展甚至被迫退出產業。故從風險本質及特性，可想而知全球物流運籌風險管理的重要。台灣的電子業必須非常專注並努力於建置有效的全球物流運籌管理解決方案來處理有關的風險。 學術上有很多文獻及創見分別探討風險管理及全球物流運籌管理，但是卻少有文章研究全球物流運籌風險管理的議題。本文希望能提供台灣電子產業棉薄的貢獻或帶給任何對於此議題有研究興趣的團體一些參考價值。 / This paper intends to present prudent solutions of risk management for global logistics operations for the electronics industry from a Taiwan based company perspective. The competitive strengths and sustainable development of global logistics operations have become a core value and competence for the Taiwan electronics industry. The whole logistics operations are vulnerable. One event or incident can hinder business continuity and even wipe a company out of the market. Risks are more unpredictable and uncontrollable in the global logistics operations than in other operations as most of the process is under a third party’s care, control and custody. In light of the nature of this risk, companies should focus more on it and endeavor to implement solutions to deal with it. There are many papers and articles dealing with risk management or with global logistics operations, but very few of them link the two. This paper will contribute to the Taiwan electronics industry with ideas to support continued growth and competitiveness. And we hope that academic groups or organizations will find this paper of interest in their research.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:51:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissBPCC.pdf: 1510754 bytes, checksum: a9d9818f9caf9b5f70771713dbc50739 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-06-28 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / Addressees the systematization of logistical and commercial aspects of São Paulo s sugar exports through Santos Port facilities. Local political and economical liberal transformations that took place by the beginning of 90 s had seen Estate assets being given to private investments (both in agricultural and port operations). As a result, this new institutional environment allowed the occurrence of hybrids corporate structures to coordinate logistical sugar and alcohol-ethanol exports from inland facilities to the Santos port. The main question is how this adaptation interferes on infrastructural and operational logistics management derived from new transactions within international sugar mayor traders. The main units of analysis are: i) São Paulo s state sugar producers (industrial plants) and port logistics providers; ii) port logistics providers and food trading companies. Results shall foster the comprehension on logistical process and relations amongst the three main actors across the sugar plantsport facilities chain. There are three goals to be achieved: i) identify the total extent of logistical domain across sugar s distributional channels via port of Santos; ii) how logistical assets and processes are developed or provided within those actors; iii) describe the difference among Santos port operations service providers, in relation value-added competitive basis. Theoretical framework blends logistics and supply chain management with foreign trade prospects as a guideline to collect data and empirical evidences. This works object is the São Paulo sugar plants-port of Santos facilities logistics chain. / Esta dissertação trata dos aspectos logísticos da cadeia terrestre e portuária de escoamento do açúcar paulista pelo Porto de Santos. A problemática desta pesquisa considera as transformações políticas e econômicas resultantes da desregulamentação do setor sucroalcooleiro, datadas do início da década de 90, e da concessão dos serviços portuários na metade daquela década. Este novo ambiente institucional possibilitou a ocorrência de novas formas organizacionais para a coordenação das operações logísticas para exportação de commodities sucroalcooleiras (açúcar e álcool) pelos portos brasileiros. Estudos multi-casos de cunho qualitativo compõem a estratégia de pesquisa. As unidades de análise são compostas pelos seguintes pares: i) terminais portuários açucareiros e a indústria sucroalcooleira paulista; ii) terminais portuários e as trading companys agrícolas que operam no mercado internacional de commodities. Os resultados servirão para a descrição dos processos e a análise das relações envolvidos naquela cadeia logística, conforme: i) formas de relacionamento entre os atores centrais, segundo as transações na cadeia de escoamento do açúcar; ii) processos logísticos, considerando o grau de controle sobre os recursos e competências (se desenvolvidos internamente ou terceirizados); iii) operações logísticas nos terminais açucareiros santistas, segundo as diferenças na prestação de serviços que agreguem, ou não, valor à carga embarcada. Estes resultados respondem à questão de pesquisa: quais são os condicionantes (sob o ponto de vista de aspectos comerciais) que interferem na organização e infra-estrutura disponibilizada para a logística de escoamento para exportação do açúcar paulista? A construção de um modelo teórico que associe a gestão da logística integrada aos fundamentos de comércio exterior guia as linhas de argumentos, norteando a coleta e levantamento de dados e constatações empíricas. O objeto de análise é o elo usina-porto, observando as estratégias comerciais e de operações da logística para o mercado internacional da commoditie açúcar.

Parcel carriers are susceptible to changes in the supply chain industry, as the carrier industry consists of many stakeholders who have an impact on the way they function. The stakeholders in the carrier industry are directly affected by the market trends that in turn affect the carrier business. Currently, E-commerce has a major influence on supply chain design, the operation of parcel carriers and the consumers. One main area of this thesis study is to analyse the impact of E-commerce on the parcel carriers in the EU and the US. Over time, E-commerce has caused a shift in the logistics industry that has made the carriers update the solutions they provide to their customers and to update their operations to accommodate the changes brought about by E-commerce. Since the operations of carriers in the EU and the US are different, this study focusses on five major parameters (Segmentation, Networks, Services, Specification and Tariff Structure) that help understand the carriers better in these two regions. This study will also help European Logistics Software Providers to re-organise themselves so it may help them to perform better integration processes between the carrier and their customers. It is evident that E-commerce has affected the parcel carrier industry and that the Logistics Software Providers must consider these parameters to have harmonized collaboration between the stakeholders in the supply chain. It is also difficult to normalize the selection of factors to be considered in the selection of a parcel carrier since the factors have a different effect in different regions around the world.

Purpose of the thesis This study aims to propose an AI maturity model in order to be able to evaluate to whatextent large-scale manufacturing companies utilize AI in their inbound logistical operationsand also to reveal the challenges related to the implementation of AI.  Methodology This study employs a qualitative research method with the use of a survey conducted on 10companies within 5 industries. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were employed attwo out of these 10 companies. Theoretical framework The theoretical framework provides a deeper theoretical understanding of inbound logisticsoperations, AI implementations and their suggested operationalization in inbound logisticsoperations at large-scale manufacturers. Further, it also provides theory of the challengesassociated with implementing AI in inbound logistics operations. Empirical data The empirical section illustrates the data that were collected through survey and interviewstudy. First, data is presented based on the respondents' various industries that are grouped.Within each grouped industry, data is structured according to the various RQ’s and proposedframeworks, meaning that data will be related to the different levels of AI implementation,maturity levels as well as challenges. Analysis and discussion In this section, the industries are analysed and discussed with the help of the theoreticalframework and collected empirical data. This was first established with an individual analysisof industries where one research question is covered at a time. After this is done, across-analysis is carried out on the involved industries in relation to the research questions. Conclusion This chapter gives a concluding discussion and presents theoretical and practicalcontributions. The main results of the three research questions are highlighted. Finally, further research opportunities and limitations are discussed.