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Innovative management of logistics and supply chains: the hard times

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  • Hosein Piranfar

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Logistics and supply chains are under pressure to adapt to volatility in fuel prices and uncertainty generated by globalisation and falling demand due to the current recession. A number of European managers were asked to discuss their supply chains and logistics to see whether they were adapting to these pressures. The intention was to discover a hint of adaptive learning and innovation in their activities. They responded by citing examples from their experience that are categorised in a table. Overall, their response ranged from re-inventing the inventory to route optimisation and reversing the erstwhile emphasis on outsourcing. Dealing with the rising cost of logistics was more intense and revealed relatively more learning and innovative measures. Regarding supply chains, the participants were less excited, but argued that successful logistics depended on successful supply chains which required learning and cooperation. This paper intends to classify and analyse these views using practical examples from the participants' supply chain activities.

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  • Hosein Piranfar, 2009. "Innovative management of logistics and supply chains: the hard times," International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(2/3), pages 240-255.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbpsc:v:1:y:2009:i:2/3:p:240-255
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    1. Dimitrios Folinas & Naoum Tsolakis & Dimitrios Aidonis, 2018. "Logistics Services Sector and Economic Recession in Greece: Challenges and Opportunities," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-16, August.

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