Proceedings of the Logistics Research Network 6th annual conference, held at Heriot-Watt University, 13th and 14th September 2001 / prepared by Logistics Research Centre, School of Management, Heriot-Watt University [videorecording]

Includes bibliographical references.

Key R&D topics in e-business logistics / A. Aminoff et al... -- The reality of Quick Response (QR) in the Japanese fashion sector and the strategy ahead for the domestic SME apparel manufacturers / N. Azuma -- What a waste: inefficiencies in housebuilding supply chains / R. Barker et al... -- How can the level of integration in the internal supply chain be measured? / G. Bell -- Moving freight or moving modes?: investigating the potential for developing fast freight ferry services on UK coastal routes / S. Bell et al... -- Maximising the efficiency of logistics supply channels: a study of unitised cargo flows, UK - Europe / A.K.C. Beresford et al... -- Interface modelling in a collaboration / H.S. Bonde et al... -- Logistics and information technology: the formation of retail networks / C. Bourlakis et al... -- Supply chain optimisation in the pulp industry / D. Bredstrom et al... -- Home delivery market size and operations in the UK / M. Browne et al... -- Integrating lean sigma into the supply base: UK experiences of a major multinational manufacturer / P. Caine et al... -- Supply chain inventory management within industrial districts / N. Carbonara et al... -- The basics for logistics in an e-Business environment / J. de Carvalho -- The mapping of communication channels between transportation and logistics service providers to examine how they are affected by the increase of e-commerce / B. Clements -- Supply chain transactions: a psychological view of buyer-supplier relationships / S. Dani et al... -- Rojisutikusu - some impressions on distribution logistics in Japan / C. Eberhard -- Customer responsive supply chains: an exploratory view of concepts and definitions / C. Emberson et al... -- Retail marketing strategies and logistical operations at a Japanese grocery supermarket chain - case study of Summit Inc. / J. Fernie et al... -- How highly does the freight transport industry value journey time reliability - and for what reasons? / A. Fowkes et al... -- An international analysis of the value of logistics periodicals for teaching, research and outreach purposes / B. Gibson et al... -- Development of Polish truck transportation in context of Polish integration with European Union / J. Grabara et al... -- Research into marketing and logistics issues of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion service / D. Grant -- Supply chain management and electronic marketplaces - conflictive or complementary? / D. Grieger -- Restructuring in the Swedish steel industry / S. Gullander et al... -- Packaging and the 4 Cs throughout the value chain / M. Gyorei et al... -- Quantifying the added value of point-of-sales information / M. Hahtola et al... -- Co-operation types in vertical inter-organisational relationships / T. Hammervoll -- A strategic framework for supply chain change management / P. Hines et al... -- Port selection for integration in logistic supply chains in Europe: a case study of automobile transport through ports / R. Herfort et al... -- Moving up and moving out: restructuring and the career progress of women transport and logistic managers / D. Holley et al... -- A conceptual approach to the value net: benefits, opportunities, key-enablers / H. Huhtinen et al... -- Risks to the growth of global supply chains using air freight: the environmental dimension / I. Humphreys et al... -- Indicators for freight transport growth / P. Jespersen -- The developing role of third party logistics providers in logistics systems and their impact on logistics performance / O. Jockel -- Recent changes of customer service levels in Polish companies / D. Kisperska-Morori -- Data transmission code for EDI in the seafood supply chain / I. Kobayashi et al... -- Best practices benchmarking in service contract administration / L. Kopala -- The strategic challenge of training the acquisition workforce of the future / L. Kopala -- Constraint logic programmining based transport demand modelling: actors, decisions spaces and heuristics / G. Liedtke -- Supply chain risks and risk sharing instruments - an illustration from the telecommunication industry / R. Lindroth et al... -- Supplier performance monitoring and classification as a part of supply chain management / D. Little et al... -- Ensuring the successful application of information technology within supply chain management / J. Lowe -- Providing sustainable waste management through reverse logistics - the RELIFT project / C. McGhie -- Effects of product design and packaging on freight vehicle utilisation / A. McKinnon et al... -- Opportunities for the application of vehicle/driver telematics, in a multi-site transport operation / E. Madejski -- The role of seaports in logistics systems: a study of the Irish RoRo freight market / J. Mangan et al... -- The attitude of the military logisticians on current logistics trends / I. Manomenidis -- Translating the overall equipment effectiveness measure from the lean manufacturing paradigm to the road freight transport industry / R. Mason et al... -- Reverse logistics for household packaging: the efficient customer service perspective / J. Menezes et al... -- Building the "three-day car" - implications for automotive inbound logistics operations / J. Miemczyk et al... -- Education as the foundation of professionalism in the defence logistics environment / D. Moore -- Opportunities and challenges in logistics for humanitarian aid operations: a role for UK armed forces? / D. Moore et al... -- Logistics, fleet and work related road safety in Australia / W. Murray et al... -- Quality, driver assessment and monitoring in SME logistics organisations / W. Murray et al... -- Review of crash data analysis by UK transport fleets / W. Murray et al... -- Economics of international freight forwarders / L. Nockles -- Supply chain management in dairy enterprises in Poland / J. Nowakowska-Grunt -- Perspective-driven performance measurement for supply chain management / A. Otto -- Does SCM integrate the relationship-based perspective of industrial marketing? An examination of the supplier selection process / G. Pache -- Collaborative planning in the UK retail grocery market / R. Parsons -- Creating agile supply chain strategies for the specialist engineering industry / H. Peck et al... -- The issue of performance evaluation systems design for supply chains / S. Pires et al... -- Relevant aspects of supply chain management and logistics in new Brazilian automotive plants / S. Pires -- Two roles of infomediaries in a home delivery infrastructure / M. Punakivi et al... -- The effect of implementing an e-marketplace on a supply chain partnership: a case study / G.A. Roberts et al... -- Peer-to-peer information systems - an enabler of collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment / J. Smaros et al... -- Quantifying the contribution of physical distribution management to the competitive strategies of UK food retailers / C. Stephens -- The impact of inventories on qualitative and quantitative disturbances in firms' inbound and outbound logistic flows / G. Svensson -- Supply chain development: realities in the UK metals industry / D. Taylor -- An assessment of the structural change occurring within the West Midlands automotive industry / H. Vu et al... -- Valuation of supplier choice factors by Australian shippers / M. Wigan -- The impacts of supply chain trends on freight mode choice / A. Woodburn.

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