Logistics-production, logistics-marketing and external integration: Their impact on performance

Highly competitive environments are leading companies to implement Supply Chain Management (SCM) to improve performance and gain a competitive advantage. SCM involves integration, co-ordination and collaboration across organisations and throughout the supply chain. It means that SCM requires internal (intraorganisational) and external (interorganisational) integration. This paper examines the Logistics-Production and Logistics- Marketing interfaces and their relation with the external integration process. The study also investigates the causal impact of these internal and external relationships on the company’s logistical service performance. To analyse this, an empirical study was conducted in the Spanish Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector.Logistics integration processes, internal and external integration, logistics performance

Komunikasi Internal PT. Solid Logistics Memengaruhi Meningkatnya Employee Engagement

. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh komunikasi internal terhadap Employee Engagement di PT. Solid Logistics. Teori Komunikasi Internal yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini mengacu pada pendapat Lawrence. Brennan (1960) sedangkan untuk Employee Engagement berdasarkan pandangan dari William H. Macey (2009). Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksplanatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan PT. Solid Logistics. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penyebaran kuesioner, observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, studi kepustakaan, dan data-data Perusahaan. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan secara kuantitatif dan dinarasikan sesuai dengan hasil penelitian. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa komunikasi internal memiliki pengaruh yang cukup signifikan terhadap Employee Engagement di PT. Solid Logistics

A taxonomy of logistics innovations

In this paper we present a taxonomy of supply chain and logistics innovations, which is based on an extensive literature survey. Our primary goal is to provide guidelines for choosing the most appropriate innovations for a company, such that the company can outrun its competitors. We investigate the factors, both internal and external to the company, that determine the applicability and effectiveness of the listed innovations. We support our suggestions with real world cases reported in literature

Logistics integration processes in the food industry

This paper analyses the integration process that firms follow to implement Supply Chain Management (SCM). This study has been inspired in the integration model proposed by Stevens (1989). He suggests that companies internally integrate first and then extend integration to other supply chain members, such as customers and suppliers. To analyse the integration process a survey was conducted among Spanish food manufacturers. The results show that there are companies in three different integration stages. In stage I, companies are not integrated. In stage II, companies have a medium-high level of internal integration in the Logistics-Production interface, a low level of internal integration in the Logistics-Marketing interface, and a medium level of external integration. And, in stage III, companies have high levels of integration in both internal interfaces and in some of their supply chain relationships.Supply chain, management, food industry, logistics integration process

Supply optimization model in the hierarchical geographically distributed organization

The strategic importance of the procurement function in the large organizations management requires using effective tools by the logistics management to justify decisions in the supply process. The architecture features of hierarchical geographically distributed organizations allow the use of a hybrid supply scheme that rationally combines the advantages of centralized and decentralized purchasing and supply management (PSM). The article suggests a supply optimization model in the hierarchical geographically distributed organization (HGDO), reflecting the features of a complex, multifactorial and multi-stage procurement process. The model allows to find the optimal options for purchasing and supplying products for the criterion of minimizing the total logistics costs that characterize this process for the entire period of planning HGDO logistics support, taking into account the values of the various parameters of participants and the logistics functions of the procurement process over each period of time. The model is an effective tool for supporting and coordinating decisions made by logistics managers at different levels of management of HGDO based on numerous options for purchasing and supplying products and their budgeting in conditions of the dynamics and diversity of internal and external factors of influence

Supply chain management as a competitive advantage in the Spanish grocery sector

Adversarial relationships have long dominated business relationships, but Supply Chain Management (SCM) entails a new perspective. SCM requires a movement away from arms-length relationships toward partnership style relations. SCM involves integration, co-ordination and collaboration across organisations and throughout the supply chain. It means that SCM requires internal (intraorganisational) and external (interorganisational) integration. This paper analyses the relationship between internal and external integration processes, their effect on firms’ performance and their contribution to the achievement of a competitive advantage. Performance improvements are analysed through costs, stock out and lead time reductions. And, the achievement of a better competitive position is measured by comparing the firm’s performance with its competitors’ performance. To analyse this, an empirical study has been conducted in the Spanish grocery sector.Supply chain management, logistics integration processes, Internal and externalintegration, competitive advantage, logistics performance

Are City Logistics Solutions Sustainable? The Cityporto case

Urban logistics is a field that studies the best solutions for urban freight distribution with high environmental objectives. However, most actions are started by public authorities without taking into account the impacts of the new organizational schemas in the existing distribution enterprises' organization. This paper sets out to show that urban logistics approaches are currently important with reference to the noise and pollution in city center. To this end, we present the success experience of Cityporto (Padoua) in Italy. Cityporto is a service which makes deliveries in city centre by using GPL and electric lorries. So, the service is considered as less polluting as a conventional approach. In this context, it allows a delivery at any time of the day, also in the Limited Traffic Zone which is closed at certain hours of the day. This is based on the findings from an exploratory qualitative approach. Documentary analysis several interviews have be made. These concern three internal stakeholders of Interporto di Padova (the company which manages the intermodal platform of Padova, in charge of Cityporto) and one member of Padova's Municipality (which promote the project). The results of this case study show that environmental aspect is one of the foundations of the project, but the economic continuity has to be first ensured. Indeed, the preservation of this service on the long term is subjected to its solvency. Moreover, its success is associated to the recognition by employees, and also customers. With regard to the collected information, it is possible to propose a balanced scorecard, where three axes emerged in connexion with economic, environmental and social dimensions. The paper makes a contribution to the evaluation and measurement of city urban logistics using a success story that has been developed from the practitioner perspective. This experience could provide a basis for further practices in Italy and other European countries. In conclusion, the proposed case study is presented for its academic, policy and managerial implications. This experience conceptualises city logistics in relation with the Sustainable Development, setting the main objectives and steps of urban planning for freight distribution and logistics issues. But above all, it provides an understanding of the key success factors in a green transport organisation which can become a pivotal position in the upstream supply chain. De facto, the study should facilitate the implementation of green urban logistics taking into account the importance of the project's economic continuity.City logistics, sustainability, case study, qualitative research, management

Hubungan Kadar Apolipoprotein B Dengan Aterosklerosis Arteri Karotis Interna Pada Pasien Pasca Stroke Iskemik

Background: Ischemic stroke is caused by brain artery obstruction or narrowing called atherosclerosis. Its marker is the thickness of tunica intima-media (intima-media thickness / IMT) of the artery. Apolipoprotein B is the indicator of atherosclerosis diseases. Most previous studies find association between apolipoprotein B level with cardiovascular disease, while the association between apolipoprotein B with atherosclerosis in post ischemic stroke patients has not been studied yet. Objective: To investigate association between apolipoprotein B level and internal carotid artery atherosclerosis based on thickness of intima-media in patients post ischemic stroke. Method : This cross-sectional study was done in post ischemic stroke subjects in outpatient clinic of Neurology Department Kariadi Hospital Semarang, during December until February 2011. Apolipoprotein B level was measured with Integra method. The thickness of tunica intima-media of the internal carotid artery was measured by Ultrasonografi Duplex. Result: Fourty four patients post ischemic stroke that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, comprise of 22 male (50%) and 22 female (50%). Atherosclerosis was defined as tunica intimamedia thickness >0.9 mm, was found in 24 subjects (54.6%). Apolipoprotein B level, which designated as high (apoB >105 mg/dl), was found in 25 subjects (56.8%). Multyvariat logistics regression test proved there was significant correlation between apolipoprotein B level with internal carotid artery atherosclerosis (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: Apolipoprotein B level significantly has correlation with atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery based on thickness of intima-media in patients post ischemic stroke. Key words: apolipoprotein B level, internal carotid artery atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke