By adopting principles of cloud computing to the logistics domain the paradigm of Cloud Logistics is derived. It appears to be a promising paradigm in order to evolve logistics into being more flexible and collaborative. Yet, appropriate concepts that enable the cloud logistics paradigm are missing. In the paper, existing body of literature is reviewed and a definition and a framework of cloud ...

This article addresses the concept of quality risk in outsourcing. Recent trends in outsourcing extend a contract manufacturer’s (CM’s) responsibility to several functional areas, such as research and development and design in addition to manufacturing. This trend enables an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to focus on sales and pricing of its product. However, increasing CM responsibiliti...

A marked development in the last decade has been the growth of “virtual organizations” (or “extended enterprises”), where a network of service supplier and vendor firms cooperates to create customer value. One form of cooperation is described as business process outsourcing (BPO). A business process involves several interrelated activities performed with the goal of generating customer value. B...

The recent trends in logistics outsourcing have led to the need investigate 3PL (third-party logistics) industry better. However, attention has always been focused on operative performance, and role of warehouse skimmed over. This research aims define relationship between features performance indicators 3PLs, filling literature gap. provides insight into 3PLs’ way thinking, helping 3PLs identif...

The top trends, peculiar to transport logistics in the construction companies activity, are pointed out article. According results of analysis that was carried out, nowadays digitalization is main subject logistics. In particular, paperless registration cargo transportation, robotization during freight processing, use unmanned vehicles for and introduction obligatory marking separate types comm...

The purpose of this work is to understand the transport and logistics scheme cargo delivery with minimal transportation costs direct process providing services on most attractive terms for all participants in effective use vehicles. Transport forwarding activity a component outsourcing. paper considers general characteristics PL levels given each them differences between them. description docum...

In today‘s rapidly changing and globally volatile world, manufacturers pay strong efforts on conducting lean production, outsourcing their components, and management on the complex supply chain. Warehouse management plays a vital role to be a successful player in the any kinds of industry which put-away process is a key activity that brings significant influence and challenges to warehouse perf...

introduction: measuring the extent and nature of outsourcing in public hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences (tums), tehran, iran was the aim of this study. methods: in this cross-sectional applied study, we reviewed the relevant literature and interviewed with 5 experts to introduce various indices of measuring the extent and nature of outsourcing. we recommended 6 si...

Article history: Received October 15, 2013 Received in revised format March 2 2014 Accepted May 1, 2014 Available online May 7 2014 Selection of one or a combination of the most suitable potential providers and outsourcing problem is the most important strategies in logistics and supply chain management. In this paper, selection of an optimal combination of suppliers in inventory and supply cha...