The Management of Transshipment Terminals (Paperback)

Dirk C. Mattfeld

ISBN 10: 1441940383 / ISBN 13: 9781441940384

Editore: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., New York, NY, 2010

Paperback. 1.1 Freight Transshipment We observe an ongoing trend towards globalized industrial produc tion. Multinational companies aim at strategic competitive advantages by distributing their activities around the globe. As a result, the in dividual supply chains become longer and more complex. Next to the supply chain reliability, companies try to keep supply chains cost effi cient and responsive, i.e. warrant short order fulfillment lead times (Siirie and Wagner, 2005). The above goals dictate low inventory levels at the stages of a supply chain as well as a high frequency of transports between the partners involved. Supply Chain Requirements. Detailed performance measures for a supply chain are provided by the Supply Chain Operations Refer ence (SCOR) model (Supply-Chain Council, 2002). The SCOR model provides four levels with increasing detail of process modeling. In accor dance to the process detail depicted SCOR metrics are defined for each level. Level 1 distinguishes metrics addressing the reliability of supply chains, their responsiveness, flexibility, cost and optionally their assets. On levels 2-4 these metrics are operationalized with respect to the pro cess types source, make and deliver. Thus, as substantial activities of the deliver process, transport and transshipment are evaluated as an integral part of the supply chain. Next to the supply chain reliability, companies try to keep supply chains cost effi cient and responsive, i.e. Detailed performance measures for a supply chain are provided by the Supply Chain Operations Refer ence (SCOR) model (Supply-Chain Council, 2002). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781441940384

Riassunto:

A unique treatment of the transshipment operation and processes on the shipment of automobiles from the Bremerhaven harbor, Germany. The book is an analytical, theoretical, and practical work that incorporates Network Optimization, Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management into a framework of Information Systems for a comprehensive understanding of the development of transshipment terminals in the global economy. More specifically, the book examines transshipment terminals and how they can be made more efficient.

Contenuti: Automobile Production and Distribution.- Intermodal Vehicle Transshipment.- Management of Terminal Operations.- Modeling Terminal Operations.- Allocation of Storage Space.- Personnel Deployment.- IT-Integration of Planning.

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Titolo: The Management of Transshipment Terminals (...
Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., New York, NY
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new
Edizione: prima edizione