Logistics Rationalization Research Articles

INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 4.0: OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS FOR DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES

Abstract. The aim of the work is to improve the theoretical and methodological foundations for the development of Industry 4.0, the use of technologies of which opens up new opportunities for domestic enterprises operating in a changing business environment and economic and political instability. To achieve the set goal and fulfill the tasks, general and specific methods were used in the work, namely; abstract-logical - to determine the features of Industry 4.0; methods of analysis and synthesis - to highlight the characteristic features of business entities using Industry 4.0 technologies; generalization – to form an arsenal of Industry 4.0 technologies. SWOT analysis method - to identify strengths and weaknesses from the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies by domestic enterprises and new opportunities and threats that await them. Results. The article considers the main approaches to the interpretation of the economic category «Industry 4.0». The list of technologies included in the arsenal of Industry 4.0, which open up opportunities for digital development of modern domestic enterprises, is summarized and formed. The article highlights the opportunities and main characteristics inherent in business entities that have implemented digitalization of their business models. A SWOT analysis of Industry Development 4.0 was carried out. in Ukraine, which made it possible to identify the main problems and opportunities characteristic of Ukrainian enterprises. Barriers to the implementation of Industry 4.0. technologies at domestic enterprises are highlighted. The conclusion is formulated that the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies in the practical activities of domestic enterprises opens up new opportunities for them, because its main indicators are: process automation, logistics rationalization and production effi ciency improvement. However, domestic enterprises face a number of obstacles on the way to digitizing their business, because so far the country has not formed favorable conditions for this. Ukraine is slowly moving towards the transition to Industry 4.0. For rapid industry development 4.0. Ukraine needs synergy of three factors: the state apparatus, business and the educational system. Keywords: Industry 4.0, Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalization of enterprises, SWOT analysis, digital development.

팰릿형 랙을 활용한 판유리 물류 합리화에 관한 연구

팰릿형 랙을 활용한 판유리 물류 합리화에 관한 연구

Using a Novel Method to Evaluate the Performance of Human Resources in Green Logistics Enterprises

AbstractThe essence of low-carbon logistics is to make logistics capacity grow moderately to meet the requirements of social and economic developments and the goals of energy conservation and carbon reduction through logistics planning and policies, logistics rationalization and standardization, logistics informationization, low-carbon logistics technologies, etc. This study evaluates the performances of human resources in low-carbon logistics enterprises from three assessment facets: work ability, work performance, and work attitude. It adopts the AHP method to reasonably determine an indicator system of performance evaluation and its weight to avoid certain human-caused bias. According to the results herein, the low-carbon work attitude of the case company in recent years has produced good performance, but its low-carbon work performance and low-carbon work ability are both poor. The case company should practically implement and strengthen these indicators so as to enhance human resource performance in low-carbon logistics enterprises. This study establishes a human resources performance evaluation system for low-carbon logistics enterprises to measure the low-carbon working ability, work performance, and working attitude of their general staff. In this way, enterprises may understand their development status, improve development plans, and formulate the best human resources management and development decisions, thus positively guiding their future development.

On-shelf availability and logistics rationalization. A participative methodology for supply chain improvement

Ensuring “On-shelf Availability” (OSA) or avoiding “Out of stock” events (OOS) in a store is a key factor for customer satisfaction. Likewise, logistics rationalization throughout the supply chain is a key factor for business profitability.The main aim of this paper is twofold: First, to design a participative methodology that systematically seeks to reduce OOS events, maintain a store's image and rationalize logistics processes by adopting the Action Research approach; Second, to illustrate the usefulness of this methodology, by implementing it in one of the largest retailers in Spain.The proposal selects and applies a set of specific key performance indicators (KPIs) related to shelf use by redesigning store and logistics processes in a structured, participative way.

Resistance strategies in distribution channels: a view from the French book trade

PurposeThis paper aims to focus on resistance strategies in distribution channels. The concept of resistance has received much attention in organization theory, but it has been rather neglected in corporate strategy. Only a few works dedicated to distribution channels explicitly use the notion of resistance strategy. These works provide a view of resistance as an inter-organizational phenomenon between companies (i.e. buyers and suppliers) but limit resistance strategies to merely confrontation strategies between channel members. This paper studies resistance strategies in a more open perspective considering that resistance can coexist with collaborative relationships, as part of a specific societal reality.Design/methodology/approachTo capture the deep variety of resistance strategies, from the most active to the most passive, a qualitative research was carried out in France in the context of the book trade, based on 15 semi-structured interviews. The discourse analysis provides insights into the social reality of an organization and also the reality of changes in inter-organizational relationships. The interviews were conducted with 15 different companies representing a significant share of the French market.FindingsThe paper shows that channel members successfully develop resistance strategies of logistical nature, based on the efficient monitoring of flows, both inside the company (logistics rationalization) and within the supply chain (control of interfaces). Channel members who implement a logistics rationalization and a control of interfaces succeed not only in containing the power of their powerful partners but also in benefitting from new sources of profitability and improvement of customer service.Originality/valueThe French book trade is an illustration of the role played by logistical aspects in the power exercised by a supplier and resistance strategies that buyers develop in response as part of buyer-supplier relationships. Indeed, it is because they have a strong logistical expertise that dominant actors are capable, step by step, to place dominated actors in a situation of strong dependency, by using for that purpose their logistical means. In turn, dominated actors seek to develop logistical responses to rebalance the buyer-supplier relationships in their favor.

수산물의 기능성 재사용 포장용기 사용을 통한 물류합리화에 관한 연구

Disposable marine product packaging materials such as wooden, Styrofoam, and corrugated cardboard boxes have a very low reuse rate, thus causing the logistics costs to rise and making it difficult to establish a unit load system for marine products. Disposable packing containers to be discarded are accompanied by resource and environmental issues home and abroad. Transportation vehicles for marine products have to return empty without loading different kinds of products after delivery due to the smell and properties of marine products, thus posing as an obstacle to logistics rationalization. In an effort to overcome those limitations, this study examined the stages of transportation including "producer-wholesale market in the producing area-commission merchant-wholesale market in the consumption area-commission merchant-quasi-wholesale market-consumer" and also analyzed the utilization and distribution of disposable packaging materials currently used in the circulation of marine products including wooden, Styrofoam, and corrugated cardboard boxes. Based on the analysis results, the investigator developed a logistics rationalization model capable of promoting semi-permanent reuse and lowering empty vehicle rate on return routes as an alternative to address environmental issues caused by disposable packaging materials, which have been an obstacle to the logistics rationalization of marine products, packaging costs in the process of repeating packing and unpacking at each stage of marine products circulation, and empty vehicle rates on return routes after marine products delivery.

계절상품의 사전 예약판매가 물류비용에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

It is difficult to make plans about the production schedule and volume of seasonal products due to the huge uncertainty in the prediction of their demands, which is why the amounts of carryover seasonal products increase after the peak season. Traditional models fail to meet the important requirements of production and stock plans related to the enhanced efficiency of logistics system due to the reduced value of carryover products by the disposal based on large discounts and deterioration, which poses considerable difficulties with actual problem solving. This study examined the stages of product storage from the specialized factory warehouses during a low season through the stores and the warehouses of local distribution centers during a high season to stock disposal and carryover product warehouses after a high season. The study developed a model for logistics rationalization plans to minimize carryover products by advance selling new products by subscription during a low season in anticipation of high season demands, increasing the accuracy of demands prediction, and making stable production plans, as well as demonstrated its excellence through numerical analysis.

화물차 공유를 통한 물류효율화 방안에 관한 연구

본 논문에서는 기존의 폐쇄된 기업별 물류시스템의 한계를 극복하기 위한 열린 정보시스템 활용을 통한 기업 간 화물차 공유 원리를 적용하여 회차비용 감소 등의 물류비용 절감을 위한 물류합리화 모형을 개발하였다. 최근에 정보네트워크의 눈부신 발전과 정보인프라가 구축되어 있음에도 불구하고 대부분 국내 물류시스템 운영은 기업별 단독운영의 폐쇄적인 분배정책에 의존하고 있어 제품을 각 기업분배센터에서 소비지로 수송한 후 분배센터로 되돌아갈 때 높은 공차율 상태로 차량을 운영하고 있어 기업물류비용 증가의 원인이 되고 있는 물류효율화 및 혁신을 도모하기 위한 방안을 제시하였다. 특히, 본 연구에서는 분배시스템의 유통경로 중 기업의 분배센터와 제품의 소비지를 연결하는 수송단계에서의 공차율을 고찰하였으며 이를 통한 화물차공유 운용방식을 적용한 물류합리화 방안을 도출하였다. This study set out to develop a logistics rationalization model to reduce logistics costs including return route costs by using open information systems that overcame the limitations of the old closed logistics systems by the corporations and applying the principle of freight car sharing among them. In recent years, information infrastructure that can be easily shared by many such as information networks, however, One of the causes of rising logistics costs is high empty transfer rates on return routes after goods are transported from the distribution center of each company to consumption sites, It is propose to promote logistic efficiency and innovation. The study especially identified a logistics rationalization plan by examining and analyzing the stages of transportation on the circulation route of a distribution system from the distribution center of a corporation to consumption sites and the empty transfer rates and their current state.

A Basic Research on Logistics Rationalization Strategies based on Enquetes Surveys

A Basic Research on Logistics Rationalization Strategies based on Enquetes Surveys