concepts and models Zanjirani Farahani, Reza. Asgari, Nasrin. Davarzani, Hoda. text London Physica-Verlag c2009 monographic xviii, 316 pages : Illustrations ; Providing readers with useful information concerning new-born topics in supply chain logistics at the national, international and governmental levels, this text also helps readers to track the history and related cases of each topic. Chapter 1. Overview / Reza Zanjirani Farahani, Nasrin Asgari, and Hoda Davarzani. 1.1. Definitions of logistics ; 1.2. Definitions of SCM ; 1.3. Background of logistics and SCM researchers ; 1.4. Obstacles, pre-requisites and infrastructures of modernized logistics and SCM ; 1.5. Challenges of union countries and global SCM ; 1.6. Logistics and SCM in developing countries ; 1.7. Research trends in logistics and SCM ; References -- Chapter 2. Performance measurement / Sara Sharahi and Maryam Abedian. 2.1. Importance of measurement ; 2.2. Properties of performance measures ; 2.3. Process management system analysis ; 2.4. Process-orientated approach. 2.4.1. SCOR model level one performance measure (Huang et al. 2005) ; 2.4.2. Measurement in strategic, tactical and operational levels (Gunasekaran et al. 2004) ; 2.4.3. SCP in transport logistics (Lai et al. 2002) ; 2.4.4. Taxonomy of measure of SCP in more detail (Shepherd and Gunter 2006) ; 2.5. Goal-oriented approach. 2.5.1. Six perspectives to measure the performance of SCM (Otto and Kotzab 2003) ; 2.5.2. Performance measures of perspectives ; 2.6. Attributes of national logistics systems ; 2.7. Using the balanced scorecards to manage SCP (Bolstorff 2006) ; References -- Chapter 3. Global supply chain management / Mohsen Sheikh Sajadieh. 3.1. Global supply chain drivers. 3.1.1. Market drivers ; 3.1.2. Cost drivers ; 3.1.3. Government drivers ; 3.1.4. Competitive drivers ; 3.2. Global vs. domestic supply chains. 3.2.1. Differences between global and domestic SCs ; 3.2.2. Selecting global or domestic supply chain? ; 3.3. Characteristics of global supply chains. 3.3.1. Farness ; 3.3.2. Forecasting complexities ; 3.3.3. Economical and political worries ; 3.3.4. Infrastructural insufficiencies ; 3.4. Global sourcing. 3.4.1. Global sourcing challenges ; 3.4.2. Global sourcing dimensions ; 3.5. Demand management ; References -- Chapter 4. National logistic costs / Mir Saman Pishvaee, Hadi Basiri, and Mohsen Sheikh Sajadieh. 4.1. Importance of logistics costs ; 4.2. Complexity of calculating logistics costs ; 4.3. Components of national logistics costs ; 4.4. Factors affecting national logistics costs ; 4.5. Logistics costs in agriculture. 4.5.1. Logistics costs components including in method ; 4.5.2. Results analysis ; 4.6. State of logistics in America. 4.6.1. Literature review ; 4.6.2. CASS methodology ; 4.7. State of logistics in South Africa. 4.7.1. South Africa's methodology ; 4.7.2. Conclusion of state of logistics survey in South Africa ; 4.8. Conclusion ; References -- Chapter 5. Spatial analysis and land-use planning / Elnaz Miandoabchi and Nasrin Asgari. 5.1. Spatial planning and development ; 5.2. Logistics, space and geography ; 5.3. Core geographical dimensions of logistics. 5.3.1. Flows ; 5.3.2. Nodes and location ; 5.3.3.Networks ; 5.4. Role of public sector ; 5.5. Spatial planning for logistics. 5.5.1. Spatial planning for logistics terminals ; 5.5.2. Spatial planning for public logistics terminals ; 5.5.3. Spatial planning and logistics centres ; References -- Chapter 6. Supply network design / Hoda Davarzani and Shabnam Rezapour. 6.1. Classification of network design problems ; 6.2. Network design models. 6.2.1. Basic model ; 6.2.2. Model with capacitated DCs ; 6.2.3. Model with service considerations ; 6.2.4. Model with parameter uncertainty -- scenario based approach ; 6.2.5. Theory in application : distribution network for fresh/dry and frozen food (Ambrosino and Scionachen 2007) ; 6.3. Closed-loop network design ; 6.4. International distribution network design. 6.4.1. Influential factors in international distribution network design ; 6.5. National and governmental distribution networks. 6.5.1. Comparison between international and national-governmental distribution networks design ; 6.6. Distribution and logistics development in Chins (Jiang and Prater 2002). 6.6.1. China's traditional distribution system ; 6.6.2. China's current distribution system ; 6.6.3. Chinese company perspective ; 6.6.4. Future prospects of China's distribution/logistics ; 6.6.5. Distribution and logistics development in Japan ; References -- Chapter 7. Privatization / Ameneh Moharerhaye Esfahanu and Sara Hosseini. 7.1. A literature review on privatization and its definition ; 7.2. Steps to privatization (Shehadi 2002). 7.2.1. First phase : getting ready ; 7.2.2. Second phase : moving to scale ; 7.3. Privatization methods. 7.3.1. Asset sale or long term lease ; 7.3.2. Contracting out (outsourcing) ; 7.3.3. Corporatization ; 7.3.4. Franchise ; 7.3.5. Internal market ; 7.3.6. Joint venture ; 7.3.7. Management contracts ; 7.3.8. Private infrastructure development and operation ; 7.3.9. Partnership ; 7.3.10. Public-private-partnership ; 7.3.11. Anchor investor sales ; 7.3.12. Performance based contract ; 7.3.13. Self-help ; 7.3.14. Volunteers ; 7.3.15. Vouchers ; 7.4. Selecting the appropriate method (Shehadi 2002) ; 7.5. Impact of privatization (Shehadi 2002). 7.5.1. Company performance ; 7.5.2. Fiscal adjustment ; 7.5.3. Foreign investments ; 7.5.4. Capital market development ; 7.5.5. Employment ; 7.5.6. Poverty ; 7.6. Managing privatization program. 7.6.1. Political commitment from the top political leadership ; 7.6.2. Transparency and fairness of the privatization process ; 7.6.3. A desirable legal environment ; 7.6.4. Liberalization and competition before privatization ; 7.6.6. Establish regulatory framework ; 7.6.7. Evaluation and monitoring ; 7.7. New opportunities ; 7.8. Challenges ; 7.9. Case studies. 7.9.1. Port privatization, efficiency and competitiveness (Heng 2005) ; 7.9.2. Rice milling and textile industry in Egypt after privatization ; 7.9.3. Textile and garments ; 7.9.4. Institutional and structure changes in air navigation service-providing organizations (Button and McDougall 2006) ; 7.9.5. Bank privatization in Argentina (Clark and Cull 2005) ; 7.10. Conclusion ; References -- Chapter 8. Export clusters / Seyed Vahid Moosavi and Mahdi Noorizadegan. 8.1. Cluster definition ; 8.2. Export oriented clusters ; 8.3. The four geared model of a national export strategy ; 8.4. Cluster life cycle ; 8.5. Structure of clusters ; 8.6. The role of public sector and financing in clusters. 8.6.1. Ottawa's silicon valley north ; 8.6.2. India's Bangalore software cluster ; 8.7. Cluster success factors. 8.7.1. DTI report ; 8.7.2. The cluster initiative ; 8.8. Measuring cluster development. 8.8.1. Measuring the success of interventions ; 8.8.2. Establishing targets ; 8.9. Cluster policy vs. industrial policy ; 8.10. Cluster initiatives require a catalyst ; 8.11. Case studies. 8.11.1. Turkey ; 8.11.2. Pakistan ; 8.11.3. Tirupur ; 8.11.4. Greater Boston ; 8.11.5. Economic over view ; Reference -- Chapter 9. Green supply chain management / Ehsan Nikbakhsh. 9.1. GrSCM origins. 9.1.1. Supply chain management ; 9.1.2. Environmental management ; 9.1.3. Green supply chain management ; 9.1.4. A note on sustainable supply chain management ; 9.2. GrSCM advantages and barriers ; 9.3. GrSCM initiatives ; 9.4. Green design. 9.4.1. Life cycle assessment ; 9.4.2. Environmentally conscious design ; 9.5. Green operations. 9.5.1. Manufacturing and remanufacturing ; 9.5.2. Reverse logistics and network design ; 9.5.3. Waste management ; 9.6. Green procurement. 9.6.1. Green public procurement ; 9.6.2. European commission GPP model ; 9.7. GrSCM framework. 9.7.1. EPA lean and green supply chain model ; 9.7.2. GreenSCOR model ; 9.8. Role of governments and international organizations. 9.8.1. European union ; 9.8.2. United States ; 9.8.3. ISO 14000 series ; 9.9. Conclusion ; References -- Chapter 10. Logistics management and SCM in disaster / Marjan Aslanzadeh, Ehsan Ardestani Rostami and Laleh Kardar. 10.1. Types of disasters ; 10.2. Why disasters should be given closer attention ; 10.3. Disaster operations life cycle ; 10.4. Humanitarian, relief, or emergency logistics? ; 10.5. Humanitarian relief supply chain vs. commercial supply chain ; 10.6. Decision flow for disaster management supply chain ; 10.7. Strategic fit and scope ; 10.8. Challenges for relief chain management ; 10.9. Relief logistics as a system. 10.9.1. Planning subsystem ; 10.9.2. Procurement subsystem ; 10.9.3. Transportation subsystem ; 10.9.4. Inventory subsystem ; 10.9.5. Control subsystem ; 10.9.6. Information and communication subsystem ; 10.10. Case studies. 10.10.1. Case study 1 : Marmar earthquake ; 10.10.2. Case study 2 : tsunami ; References. Chapter 11. Military logistics and supply chains / Mohammad Hadji Molana. 11.1. Definitions. 11.1.1. Military supply ; 11.1.2. Military supply ; 11.1.3. Military logistics ; 11.2. Fundamental differences between corporate and army SCM. 11.2.1. Corporate supply chain management ; 11.2.2. Military version of supply chain management ; 11.3. Anticipatory logistics : the army's answer to supply chain ; 11.4. Investigating SCM implementation in DoD. 11.4.1. About DoD ; 11.4.2. PBL and SCM ; 11.4.3. How does DoD think about SCM? ; 11.4.4. Relating SCOR model to DoD logistics chain ; 11.4.5. Logistics customer relationship across DoD ; 11.5. Revolution in military logistics (see Piggee 2002)) ; 11.5.1. Automation ; 11.5.2. Communications ; 11.5.3. Best business practices ; 11.5.4. Infrastructure and reduced logistical footprint ; 11.5.5. Distribution-based logistics ; 11.6. Logistics system for the Finnish defense forces. 11.6.1. Demographics ; 11.6.2. Finland's defense system ; 11.6.3. The changing environment ; 11.6.4. Comparison of tasks and doctrines ; 11.6.5. Characteristics of logistics ; 11.6.6. Principles and functions of logistics ; 11.6.7. US Army CSS transformation tenets ; References -- Chapter 12. Logistics and supply chain management information systems / Shabnam Rezapour, Mohammadreza Sadeghi Moghadam, and Majid A. Dehkordi. 12.1. Literature on IT in SCM. 12.1.1. Strategic planning for IT in SCM ; 12.1.2. Virtual enterprise in SCM ; 12.1.3. E-commerce and SCM ; 12.1.4. Infrastructure for IT in SCM ; 12.1.5. Knowledge and IT management in SCM ; 12.1.6. Implementation of IT in SCM ; 12.2. A framework for the development of IT for effective SCM ; 12.3. Roles of e-government in business ; 12.4. How ICTs lead to successful use of e-government ; 12.5. E-government architecture framework. 12.5.1. Access layer ; 12.5.2. E-government layer ; 12.5.3. E-business layer ; 12.5.4. Infrastructure layer ; 12.6. Barriers to e-government ; References -- Chapter 13. Case studies / Maryam Abedian and Sara Sharahi. 13.1. A bitter pill at Hershey (Sridharan et al. 2005) ; 13.2. Assessing supply chain management success factors (Tummala er al. 2006) ; 13.3. An assessment of the Danish pork supply chain (Hobbs et al. 1998). 13.3.1. Strengths ; 13.3.2. Weaknesses ; 13.3.3. Opportunities ; 13.3.4. Threats ; 13.4. A study of supplier logistics performance measurement in the automotive industry (Schmitz and Platts 2004) ; 13.5. Comparison of Asian and European logistics systems (Bookbinder and Tan 2003) ; 13.6. Challenges to Bangladesh logistics development (Abdur Razzaque 1997) ; 13.7. Strategic logistics management in Singapore (Sum and Teo 2001) ; 13.8. Logistic management practices and development in Thailand (Goh and Pinaikul 1998) ; References. Includes index. 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