International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 23 Issue 4

Supporting Global Operations through Logistics and Purchasing

Stanley E. Fawcett, Laura Birou, Barbara Cofield Taylor

The development of co‐ordinated global manufacturing is animportant approach to enhancing competitiveness. However, globalmanufacturing strategies provide the greatest competitive…

Logistics Strategies for Global Businesses

James C. Cooper

As businesses continue to globalize, attention has increasinglyturned to logistics. Examines global logistics in depth, beginning witha brief overview, to provide a working…

Logistics by Combined Transport: Barriers to Market Entry and Strategies of Main Suppliers

Steffen Bukold

In the EC, Combined Transport (CT) is generally regarded as themost promising market for external logistics suppliers. EC deregulationpolicy makes market entry a strategic option…

Reducing Commercial Vehicle Road Accident Costs

Brian McCorry, Will Murray

Presents information relating to the scale of road trafficaccidents in the UK involving commercial vehicles. Establishes theextent of the accident problem and explores some of the…

Supply Base Strategies to Maximize Supplier Performance

Robert M. Monczka, Robert J. Trent, Thomas J. Callahan

Competing in the mid‐to‐late 1990s will require world‐class firmsto rely increasingly on their suppliers while at the same timedeveloping more aggressive and executive supported…