Global Logistics Management Research Articles

MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: TRANSFER PRICING ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

World trade of goods and services is based upon the global supply chain and logistics management, and its flow is determined by the drivers of supply chain management. For a company to be successful in the new millennium where a paradigm shift has taken place it becomes necessary that its supply chain strategy gets fit with its competitive strategy so as to strike an appropriate balance between the supply chain’s efficiency and responsiveness. One of the supply chain management’s drivers, to achieve this fit is known as “Pricing”. In the context of global supply chain management, Transfer Pricing, with its components such as Arm’s Length Pricing (ALP), Advance Pricing Agreement (APA), Safe Harbour Rules (SHRs), etc. play a very important role and, therefore, in this paper an attempt has been made to explain issues relating to transfer pricing vis-à-vis solution for the same, so that MNEs may operate and supply their tangibles and intangibles to their related companies globally without having any disputes / litigations with a the taxation authorities.

Improving the delay and service blocking performance of a global trade, import/export, transit and logistics management system & software based on microservices architecture

A scalable and microservices architecture-based system & specific software for a complete Global Trade - Import/Export Management (GTM) solution is presented in this paper. It has been developed by means of a modular web application approach, containing functionally different tools such as customer management, business process management, accounting & finance management and marketing & sales management components that all can be adapted to any other business sector. It allows for any user/system-required expansion through a cloud-based and flexible modular structure, proposing a framework for commercial solutions. Compared to its classical monolithic-based counterpart, it well offers above 10 times better delay results and remarkably decreases the system blocking ratio.

Research on the Relationship between Global Electronic Logistics and Supply Chain Management Based on Computer Technology

With the rapid development of the mobile Internet, the degree of the logistics industry is deepening, the logistics operation process has produced a large number of data, how to use the computer for visual logistics operation management, is the entire logistics industry is facing the opportunity and problem. The application of computer technology can help logistics enterprises improve their management level; realize the purpose of intelligent decision-making and accurate prediction. Furthermore, it can also predict the future demand of commodities, open up new markets, expand the business scope, and realize refined and visual control of the commodity circulation process.

JohnMangan and ChandraLalwani. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd EditionJohn Wiley and Sons, 2016, 393 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐1191‐1782‐7. ISBN 978‐1‐1191‐2399‐6 (ebook).

JohnMangan and ChandraLalwani. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd EditionJohn Wiley and Sons, 2016, 393 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐1191‐1782‐7. ISBN 978‐1‐1191‐2399‐6 (ebook).

BPR을 통한 글로벌 물류서비스 원가관리시스템 구축사례

BPR을 통한 글로벌 물류서비스 원가관리시스템 구축사례

A Conceptual Model of Excellent Performance Mode of Port Enterprise Logistics Management

Abstract Port as one of the key hubs of international logistics, which has become the main part and the base of global logistics management. The port enterprises, plays an important role in the global supply chain. However, due to the lack of understanding in port supply chain management, coordination between the port enterprises, the integration of business process is not perfect, the lack of information sharing between various organizations, ports enterprises usually failed to fully play its positive role. Based on this, the paper makes the port enterprises as the research object, and introduces the excellent performance mode into the port enterprises. In order to study the port enterprises how to carry out effective quality management, and formation the coordination and integration of upstream and downstream of enterprises, so as to realize the competitive advantage in port logistics.

Port and hinterland network: a case study of the Crescent Corridor intermodal freight program in the US

Abstract Continued rapid growth of globalization and international trade is increasing the importance of global freight transport and logistics management around the world. In particular, intermodal transport using two or more different modes of transport is extremely important to implement efficient logistics networks from ports to the hinterland. The Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) launched the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program on June 17, 2009 and solicited applications for innovative, multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional transportation projects intended to provide significant economic and environmental benefits. Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor Program was awarded a TIGER grant in the amount of $105 million, split evenly towards the construction of two regional intermodal facilities in Tennessee and Alabama, on February 17, 2010. The program is essentially a public-private partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and will be completed in 2030. This empirical and qualitative study is based on analysis of published U.S. government documents, state and regional legislative documents, freight railroad company documents and the PIERS data. This study focuses on the Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Program from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast as an example intermodal project in the U.S., describes the individual projects and evaluates the effectiveness of the various projects to obtain strategic insights for application to other regions.

The Development Trend of Logistics Supply Chain Management in Taiwan

Logistics has become increasingly important in global deployment of enterprises over the years. International logistics, global logistics management, composite transports, and supply chain management triggered macroeconomic development and the emergence of innovative industries. In responding to the challenge of globalization, the strengthening of the cooperation among the logistics operators, suppliers, information service providers, and the customers so as to upgrade the overall logistic management efficiency including supply chain planning, procurement, manufacturing and production, and logistics support, and repair and maintenance service will be essential. This helps to hold down the cost of supply chain operation and is critical for the success of logistics operators in the competition. Logistics operators are the aggregate of supply chains from different countries. Logistics operators are bound to face a diversity of challenging issues of profound influence which dictate for the reinforcement of supply chain management thereby translating the weakness under the unpredictable operation environment into competitive advantage. This study is an attempt to explore how logistics operators can enhance their competitive advantage and upgrade the competitive power of logistic service worldwide through the deployment and integration of logistics planning, value adding and innovation of services, and information system integration for the supply chain. Through the buildup of the core competence of international logistics and the proactive integration of business flow, capital flow, and information flow, an international operation platform in superior quality can be established for creating opportunities of trade and global logistics operation for Taiwan.

Best Practices in Universal Logistics.

The sedentary business overview is marked by rapidly increasing levels of global sourcing; specifically from low-cost countries and continents. Although many companies across a variety of industries such as Manufacturing etc obtain cost savings merely through this sourcing approach, the benefits are generally offset by intricacies connected with global logistics management. Nevertheless total supply chain costs may be decreased by global sourcing strategy, typically, logistics and transportation costs have been rising as a percentage of the cost of goods sold. This has developed as a result of increasing fuel prices, the inherent costs of long distance outflow of goods and transportation capacity inequalities – both for domestic transportation in regions like United Stated of America, and for International Sea and air freight from countries like China and India.

Global logistics management curriculum: perspective from practitioners in Taiwan

PurposeThis study attempts to list and rank the necessary skills required of a global logistics professional based on objective evaluations from industry.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a novel mixed‐methods approach using elements of concept mapping (brainstorming, multi‐dimensional scaling, cluster analysis), and link analysis. Concept mapping through repeated brainstorming by industry practitioners helps to summarize the key skill required of an effective global logistician. The multidimensional scaling method and cluster analysis support the classification and weighting of the capabilities into nine clusters. Link analysis helps to evaluate the significance of the results and addresses the gap between industry and academic perceptions of the existing global logistics curriculum in Taiwan.FindingsIn dealing with globalization, a logistician needs to be able to integrate, communicate, and analyze from an international perspective, perform financial analysis, maintain good industry and customer relations, exhibit strong people skills, stay healthy, and understand laws and regulations. Significant differences exist between industry practitioners and educators. The former believe that cross‐functional marketing skills are critical and emphasize the importance of risk and financial management. In contrast, logistics educators consider the traditional logistics management skills, such as demand forecasting, sourcing, planning, and system integration, as key priorities.Research limitations/implicationsThere is room for research and theory on how to narrow the mismatch between the current logistics curricula in academia and practical requirements. Different pedagogical strategies and techniques can be further investigated to orchestrate an effective and balanced global logistics management course. One research limitation arises from the sample which is confined to Taiwan. Thus, the authors' findings may be constrained by local and cultural influences. Future research could extend to a large‐scale multi‐country data collection and analysis to reduce the possibility of cultural and context bias.Practical implicationsArming students with such important but diverse global logistics skills presents a challenge for logistics educators who need to find the right balance between breadth and depth of the modules. Educators and practitioners need to work closely together to co‐design and adapt the logistics curricula for a rapidly changing global environment. This will help to shorten the last stage from the classroom to the workplace by keeping abreast of the changes in industry and produce relevant logisticians without compromising on rigour.Originality/valueThe results provide a reference for educators keen on blending logistics education course design with practitioner inputs, to better develop global logistics capabilities. It also provides a reference to help prioritize what skills are important to be taught jointly in a module.

Assessing the impact of quality determinants and user characteristics on successful enterprise resource planning project implementation

As barriers to transnational trade and investment have been lowered due to globalization, and information and communication technologies have improved, multinational firms can conduct operations with increased ease. Enterprises can also utilize cost-advantageous production resources and export products to expand their global market. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems serve the purpose and have become useful instruments for managing multinational operations. Notably, ERP systems integrate information platforms to reflect operations at each operation point in real time and generate information as a basis for decision-making and resource allocations. Thus, ERP systems are essential to global logistics management and collaboration. However, vertical and horizontal evaluations of information systems are necessary to determining the effectiveness and success of project implementation. This study examines the impact of quality determinants from literature in assessing benefits using an information systems success model. The cause-and-effect relationships between model constructs are tested using structural equation modeling. An empirical study of leading manufacturers adopting ERP systems is used to investigate corporate benefits related to information quality, system quality, service quality, system use, and user satisfaction. The analytical results can be a reference for practitioners and researchers evaluating the effectiveness of management information systems.

인터넷 기반의 안전보장 글로벌 통합물류관리시스템 프레임워크 설계

본 논문은 국내외 중소형 국제물류기업들 간의 화물 운송을 위한 화물 및 공간에 대한 등록과 검색, 공개입찰과 협상, 계약, 지급과 안전보장, 그리고 운송 등에 관해 인터넷, 무선 통신 수단, 또는 스마트폰 등으로 접속 및 중개할 차별화된 IGILMS(internet-based global integrated logistics management system)의 구조를 제시한다. 그리고 IGILMS를 위한 B2B 온라인 시장의 고객 맞춤형 서비스 제공 모형과 이행 단계의 구조 및 통제에 대해 설명하고, 인터넷 기반의 글로벌 물류 관리 시스템을 위한 IGILMS의 기술적인 구성을 제공한다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안한 시스템의 효율성을 검증한다. This paper provide a framework for an IGILMS(internet-based global integrated logistics management system) which can access and mediate cargo transportations among small- and medium-sized domestic/international logistics corporations as regards cargo, registration and search for space, public tender and negotiation, contract, payment and safety-guarantee, transportation through the internet, wireless communication means, or smart phone etc. In addition, we describe a model to provide customized services in the B2B e-market for IGILMS and the structure and the control of its fulfillment process, and provide technical architecture of the IGILMS for an internet-based global logistics management system. To validate an efficiency of the proposed system, we develop a simulation model and analyze the performance of the proposed system.

Coordinated Resource Management Models in Hierarchical Systems

In response to the trend of efficient global economy, constructing a global logistic model has garnered much attention from the industry .Location selection is an important issue for those international companies that are interested in building a global logistics management system. Infrastructure in Developing Countries are based on the use of both classical and modern control technology, for which the most important components are professional levels of structure knowledge, dynamics and management processes, threats and interference and external and internal attacks. The problem of control flows of energy and materials resources in local and regional structures in normal and marginal, emergency operation provoked information attacks or threats on failure flows are further relevant especially when considering the low level of professional ,psychological and cognitive training of operational personnel manager. Logistics Strategies include the business goals requirements, allowable decisions tactics, and vision for designing and operating a logistics system .In this paper described the selection module coordinating flow management strategies based on the use of resources and logistics systems concepts.

A Study on Success Factors of Development Strategies for Intermodal Freight Transport Systems

Abstract: Efficient sea transportation is heavily dependent on the smooth operation of modal interchange, meaning that intermodal transfer is a key element in successful shipping operations with massive transshipment in major seaports. Competition for intermodal links in container ports is sometimes a short-term objective towards the longer-term vision of establishing a container port logistics systems and a global logistics management center. This paper discusses the development strategies of container ports towards the intermodal freight transport systems, and real-world decision problems were examined. Having obtained a good understanding of the data acquired, shippers’ perceptions of container transportation and port service were analyzed. The cross-tabulations together with the statistical techniques of factor analysis and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis were applied in order to analyze data comparisons and the relationship between the service purchase behavior and the degree of satisfaction for development strategies.

Virtual organization for supply chain integration: Two cases in the textile and fashion retailing industry

A supply chain is an alternative form with competitive entity consisting of a group of companies in the business environment. Some supply chain projects are initiated by associated firms while some are started by the head office of multinational enterprises in order to integrate the diversified subordinates. This study focuses on the investigation on the supply chain structures within the boundaries of two multinational textile enterprises, respectively. One enterprise tries to integrate the market side by merging a brand owner. The other seeks an integration solution to compensate from its loss of control of sub-manufacturing sites which during corporate expansion were registered as independent firms. Both enterprises have initiated their global logistics management projects in order to balance the demand and supply. By participating in the two projects, our research indicates the different barriers of integrating toward the upstream and downstream supply chains and provides a mutual solution by building up the e-Fashion global supply chains. Similarities and dissimilarities of both cases towards the virtual organization approach are also addressed in this paper.

A study of global logistics management strategies: based on the bicycle manufacturing

This study is grounded on the fact that manufacturing has always been the power for the economic development in Taiwan. From this light, the researcher based this study on the strategic viewpoint of global logistics management and the case study of Fiege Goth Logistics Services Ltd. The researcher also investigated on how Taiwan can speed up the development of becoming the Global Logistics Center and strive for the market space in the international arena, after its accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO). For the aforementioned purposes, the researcher used the method of literature review to divide the research into four parts. In the first place, a systematic analysis was made on the global industry. For a better understanding of the background of global logistic management, the analysis made focused mainly on the status of bicycle manufacturing and global sea freight development in comparison with that of Taiwan. Secondly, the researcher analyzed the trends of global supply network and the factors of global bicycle logistics management. Thirdly, the researcher conducted a case research study with stress on the history of Fiege Goth Logistics Services and its current strategy in logistics management. Finally, a research on the strategy for logistics management of Taiwan in sea freight after its entry into the WTO for the reference of government in developing Taiwan as the global logistics management center was made.

A hybrid neuro-fuzzy analytical approach to mode choice of global logistics management

This paper presents a hybrid neuro-fuzzy methodology to identify appropriate global logistics (GL) operational modes used for global supply chain management. The proposed methodological framework includes three main developmental phases: (1) establishment of a GL strategic hierarchy, (2) formulation of GL-mode identification rules, and (3) development of a GL-mode choice model. By integrating advanced multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques including fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (Fuzzy-AHP), Fuzzy-MCDM, and the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS), six types of global logistics and operational modes coupled with corresponding fuzzy-based multi-criteria decision-making rules are specified in the second phase. Using the specified fuzzy decision-making rules as the input database, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is then developed in the third phase to identify proper GL modes for the implementation of global supply chain management. A numerical study with a questionnaire survey database aimed at the information technology (IT) industries of Taiwan is conducted to illustrate the applicability of the proposed method.

The ontology of a supply chain model based on IDEF5 and Ontolingua

Supply chain management realises the concept of global logistic management, and the supply chain model is the building block for supply chain management. Ontology, which increases knowledge sharing and eases communication between every entity, is the foundation of knowledge management. This paper develops the ontology of a supply chain model that can be seen as fundamental research of knowledge management in a supply chain study. After reviewing related studies of ontology and supply chain model, the ontology of a supply chain model is developed by using the IDEF5 based ontology language and the Ontolingua editor. Two models based on IDEF5 and Ontolingua ontologies are compared to show that the two totally different styles do not affect its original nature.

Business and logistics hub integration to facilitate global supply chain linkage

With the development and integration of the global supply chain, manufacturing industries are rapidly adjusting their modes of operation within and between enterprises. Existing manufacturing processes are being improved to meet the requirements of lean and agile manufacturing, and suppliers are given additional responsibilities to provide parts and services dynamically. An enterprise must strategically re-engineer its operations model to face the rapid changes of the global market place. This paper identifies prevailing challenges and highlights a future vision of the global logistics management framework for the automotive industry. An integrated business and logistics hub (IBLH) model integrating information flows (via the business hub) and material flows (via the logistics hub) is presented. This research uses the case of a Taiwan automobile parts and assembly manufacturer to analyse the processes of the IBLH. The goals of the case are to shorten supply chain processes, reduce inventory costs, and ensure information transparency during material flow and product distribution. Finally, this research provides suggestions to depict the case company's current limitations and deficiencies, and presents a future plan for e-logistics services.

Information Systems Dispatching in the Global Environment, Acer, A Case of Horizontal Integration

This case study presents the implementation of information systems in a context of global enterprise restructuring. Based on the background of the second organisational restructuring of Acer Group, it evidences the combinations of corporate strategy and information technology (IT) practices and shows how this enterprise shifts and reallocates its resources in order to concentrate on the most profitable segments of the entire supply chain. Drawing upon IT adoption and supply chain management (SCM) literature, we discuss the issues of organisation restructure affecting the information systems dispatching along the supply chain from by theoretical and practical lens. Particularly, this article provides an aspect looking into the installing of global logistics management (GLM) information systems, which requires the integration of existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in different sites. It offers a direction to academics and practitioners to rethink the necessary elements required to enact adoption plans of information systems in a digitally enabled global business.