This paper presents the findings of a research project on the competencies which supply chain managers in the fashion industry need to rely on, in order to perform successfully in their job. In this research project 21 supply chain managers in the fashion industry in the Netherlands have been interviewed …

Duurzaamheid heeft een belangrijk aandeel in alle aspecten van bedrijfsbeleid. Dit geldt ook voor bedrijven die opereren in een landbouw supply chain. De meeste literatuur beschrijft het verminderen van voedselverlies of voedselveiligheid, maar er is weinig aandacht besteedt aan hoe organisaties die …

De toepassing van logistieke principes in de gezondheidszorg heeft een relatief korte traditie, vooral in de caresector. De maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen vragen om verbetering van de uitkomsten van zorgverlening, waarin de cliënt centraal staat. Druk op de financiering van zorg vraagt om inrichting …

More than before fashion is sold through e-channels and this implies an increase in e-logistics. Shop selling stagnates. But as fashion sales handled through e-channels is becoming a substantial part of the business, succesfully managing such a channel is a challange for almost all fashion retailers. …

As environmental concerns becoming increasingly important to logistics service providers, the question arises as to how they can achieve sustainable physical distribution practices while surviving the severe competition in freight transport. This issue is further complicated by the pressures from the …

How does sustainability for physical distribution gets translated from strategy into actions?

In recent years, the transport industry has encountered numerous challenges. It experienced strong growth, but also many uncertainties. In many cases, logistics service providers were forced to change their strategy. So, the question for logistics service providers arises “how to deal best with uncertainties?” …

Logistic Service Providers main concern was to ensure reliability for a low price (Christopher, 2005). Dutch Logistic Service Providers still have these two aspects at the top of their list, but also have to take in a new aspect: sustainability. 88% Of the investigated Logistic Service Providers have …

In dit artikel onderbouwen we enkele hypotheses over de vraag hoe MKB logistieke dienstverleners omgaan met onzekerheden over de toekomst. Hiervoor zijn dertien MKB logistieke dienstverleners uit de regio Nijmegen-Oss-Veghel-Boxmeer ondervraagd over hun toekomstbeleid en de manier waarop ze actuele toekomstproblemen …

This paper presents the findings of a research project on the competencies which supply chain managers in the fashion industry need to rely on, in order to perform successfully in their job. In this research project 21 supply chain managers in the fashion industry in the Netherlands have been interviewed. …