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The Automotive Industry Supply Chain Case Competition: A University And Industry Partnership, Timothy W. Butler, John C. Taylor
The Automotive Industry Supply Chain Case Competition: A University And Industry Partnership, Timothy W. Butler, John C. Taylor
Journal of Transportation Management
The importance of business schools collaborating with industry, and especially local companies, is selfevident. One way that the Global Supply Chain Management Program in the Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University has collaborated with General Motors and several major suppliers, and potential employers of students, is through an automotive industry supply chain management (SCM) case competition. In 2016, the Global Supply Chain Management Program, along with General Motors, will host the 6th annual General Motors/Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competition. Supply Chain Management students from universities around the world travel to Detroit, MI to participate in …
Keys To Successful Balanced Scorecard Implementation And Use Based On Published Implementation Attempts, Aarom J. Hepler, Bradley E. Anderson, Martha C. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Ogden
Keys To Successful Balanced Scorecard Implementation And Use Based On Published Implementation Attempts, Aarom J. Hepler, Bradley E. Anderson, Martha C. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Ogden
Journal of Transportation Management
In recent years many companies have evolved from being centrally located and managed to decentralized, multi-national companies consisting of many separate entities to be strategically managed. In response to this and other changes, such as the need for better measurement of performance, a strategic management tool was developed called the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). This research provides a tool to guide and evaluate BSC implementation. A meta-synthesis approach was used to examine qualitative BSC data available in the literature that suggested eleven keys to successful BSC implementation and use. These keys are then used to benchmark an implementation in a government …
Identifying Critical Skills For Logistics Professionals: Assessing Skill Importance, Capability, And Availability, Sean P. Goffnett, Zachary Williams, Brian J. Gibson, Michael S. Garver
Identifying Critical Skills For Logistics Professionals: Assessing Skill Importance, Capability, And Availability, Sean P. Goffnett, Zachary Williams, Brian J. Gibson, Michael S. Garver
Journal of Transportation Management
The purpose of this research is to identify critical skills needed in the logistics profession now and in the future. This study uses survey research, means tests, and importance analysis to explore a multi-factor framework that identifies critical supply chain skills perceived by 176 experienced supply chain professionals from manufacturing, transportation, and retail/wholesale segments. Results indicate significant differences exist between current and future needed skills, among current capabilities and current availability of skills, and among skill needs utilizing a multi-factor index. Identifying needed skills based on importance is common. Considering more factors than just importance offers a more thorough assessment …
An Empirically Derived Framework Of Logistics Management Strategy, Michael A. Mcginnis, Ali Kara, Leslie I. Wolfe
An Empirically Derived Framework Of Logistics Management Strategy, Michael A. Mcginnis, Ali Kara, Leslie I. Wolfe
Journal of Transportation Management
The purpose of this paper is to present an empirically derived framework for Logistics Management and discuss how it integrates organization’s short-term objectives with the need to respond to the complex external environment. Organizational theory, strategic planning and logistics management literature were reviewed carefully in identifying the conceptual support for the derived framework of logistics management and organizational competitiveness. The proposed generalized framework demonstrates that Logistics Management Strategy has the strongest positive effect on Organizational Competitiveness when it is mediated by Logistics Coordination Effectiveness and Customer Service Commitment. Overall Logistics Strategy is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for increased …
An Empirical Assessment Of Logistics/Supply Chain Management In Two Latin American Countries, John E. Spillan, Michael A. Mcginnis, Ali Kara, César Antúnez De Mayolo, Gustavo Jara
An Empirical Assessment Of Logistics/Supply Chain Management In Two Latin American Countries, John E. Spillan, Michael A. Mcginnis, Ali Kara, César Antúnez De Mayolo, Gustavo Jara
Journal of Transportation Management
The Bowersox Daugherty (1987) logistics strategy typology (Process Strategy, Market Strategy, and Information Strategy) is an important conceptual framework for studying logistics/supply chain management strategy and its role on logistics/supply chain management outcomes. The purpose of this research is to empirically apply the typology in Peru and compare the findings with the previous research conducted in Guatemala. The three Bowersox/Daugherty dimensions are used to define the construct Overall Logistic Strategy (OLS), and then, the OLS was used to measure Organizational Competitiveness (COMP) through two intervening variables LCE (Logistics Coordination Effectiveness) and CSC (Customer Service Commitment). The results indicate that generally …
Organic Or Contract Support? Investigating Cost And Performance In Aircraft Sustainment, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Tamiko L. Ritschel
Organic Or Contract Support? Investigating Cost And Performance In Aircraft Sustainment, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Tamiko L. Ritschel
Journal of Transportation Management
Over the past 15 years, the United States Air Force (USAF) has shifted toward utilizing more Contracted Logistics Support (CLS) and away from organic maintenance in their aircraft fleets. Given operating and support costs comprise 53-65% of total life-cycle costs for USAF aircraft, understanding the implications of these sustainment decisions is imperative. Utilizing a maintenance cost per flying hour metric and performing regression analysis, we find the maintenance strategy decision (CLS, mixed, or organic) is the most significant driver. We then examine performance metrics in relation to two established aircraft availability targets. Analysis of variance reveals statistically significant differences between …
Parcel Shipping: Understanding The Needs Of Business Shippers, Michael S. Garver, Zachary Williams, Sean P. Goffnett, Brian J. Gibson
Parcel Shipping: Understanding The Needs Of Business Shippers, Michael S. Garver, Zachary Williams, Sean P. Goffnett, Brian J. Gibson
Journal of Transportation Management
Research on carrier selection addresses how shippers choose carriers. To date, this extensive research stream has not adequately addressed a known and significant shipping segment: business parcel shippers. In this research, input from 374 business parcel shippers was captured and analyzed using Maximum Difference Scaling. The respondents were asked to evaluate the importance of 17 carrier selection variables in regard to choosing a parcel carrier. The overall results indicate that delivery promises, transit times, rates, pick-up promises, and tracking are the most important attributes when a parcel shipper makes a carrier selection. In addition, the results of attribute importance were …
The Impact Of Urban Sprawl On Journey To Work Times For Mass Transit And All Other Commuters In The United States: A Research Note, Thomas E. Lambert, Hokey Min, Kyle Dorriere
The Impact Of Urban Sprawl On Journey To Work Times For Mass Transit And All Other Commuters In The United States: A Research Note, Thomas E. Lambert, Hokey Min, Kyle Dorriere
Journal of Transportation Management
As government budgets get tighter, there has been considerable public outcry about the continued investment in public mass transit systems and their financial viability. Amid this outcry, a number of studies have been conducted to determine which factors influence the use and efficiency of publiclyfunded mass transit systems. These factors include population density and less sprawl (or greater urban compactness). However, their impact on mass transit usage is somewhat contradictory in that the heavy concentration of populations in the urban area and greater compactness is believed to increase mass transit usage due to a bigger number of potential passengers. In …