THE CROSS-DOCKING OPERATION
The current business environment requires faster and lower cost logistics operations, capable of supporting marketing strategies, managing networks […]
THE INDUSTRY OF LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BRAZIL: CHARACTERIZING THE MAIN OPERATORS
The main objective of this work was to analyze the characteristics of the logistics operators sector in Brazil. In order to also obtain a […]
THE LOGISTICS OPERATORS INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN OPERATORS
The logistics operators industry in Brazil is quite recent. It can even be said that this is a phenomenon that has begun to gain […]
EVOLUTION OF LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE IN VIRTUAL RETAIL IN BRAZIL
This article presents the evolution of logistics performance in the B2C e-Commerce sector in Brazil throughout the year 2000. For […]
THE INDUSTRY OF LOGISTICS OPERATORS ABROAD
The market for providing logistics services has been growing very quickly all over the world. There are several evidences of this phenomenon. At […]
CAPACITY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT IN LOGISTICS SERVICES – PART 2
In the previous issue, we began a series of two articles dedicated to the challenging issue of capacity management in service provider systems […]
CAPACITY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT IN LOGISTICS SERVICES – PART 1
I – CAPACITY CONCEPT AND MANAGEMENT Several articles published in this same journal and in other specialized sources draw attention to […]
STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING THE RISK OF HOLDING INVENTORY
Managing the risk associated with owning and maintaining inventories over time is an important concept to apply […]
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCATION PROBLEM OF FACILITIES IN LOGISTICS NETWORKS
Locating facilities along a supply chain is an important decision that shapes, structures and conforms the logistics system. […]
MANAGING UNCERTAINTIES IN LOGISTICS PLANNING: THE ROLE OF SAFETY STOCK
Demand forecast errors, delays in material resupply, lower-than-expected production yield. These are common problems that […]
THE COSTING OF ROAD TRANSPORT
Road freight transport in Brazil draws attention for billing more than R$ 40 billion and moving 2/3 of the total […]
THE ROLE OF TRANSPORT IN THE LOGISTICS STRATEGY
Transport is one of the main logistics functions. In addition to representing the largest share of logistical costs in most organizations, it has […]
