Business logistics: importance and some research opportunities

Abstract

Business logistics is defined and reasons are given as to why it is a vital area of management. Political and economic trends are highlighted to show that it is even increasing in importance. Current research in business logistics is discussed with a focus on the design of the logistics network as it is aided by computer modeling. Research opportunities are identified to both improve modeling for network design and better specify the information inputs to the design process.

Preferência Dos Consumidores Por Empresas Que Implementam Práticas De Logística Reversa Como Meio De Fidelização: Estudo Na Índustria De Cosméticos Brasileira

“…Como citado por Ballou (1997) a logística é importante porque cria valor; valor para os clientes, para os fornecedores da empresa e valor para os stakeholders da firma. O autor cita que as organizações estão sempre buscando maneiras de adequar suas estratégias para diferenciação da oferta dos seus produtos dos concorrentes.…”

Commercial logistics: an approach to making decision in MSMEs in the Zone 3 of Ecuador

“…Con respecto a la generación de valor agregado la logística comercial, puede generar beneficios de costos, tiempos y disponibilidad, ya que los productos tienen poco o ningún valor a menos que cumplan las especificaciones y se encuentren en el lugar, tiempo y disponibilidad de stock suficiente para satisfacer al cliente. (Ballou, 1997). De la misma manera concuerda (Levy, 1977) ya que indica que uno de los objetivos de la logística comercial generar un proceso eficiente que permita disponer el producto correcto, en el lugar adecuado y en el momento preciso.…”

“…Diseñado por (Ballou, 1997), está compuesta por: estrategias de inventarios, ubicación y transporte, colocando al cliente como objetivo principal y la cual va direccionadas estrategias, además están interrelacionadas entre sí, ya que los niveles de inventarios dependen de la ubicación, y la ubicación está relacionado al transporte.…”

A Structured Review of Quantitative Models of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

“…Additionally, in this review process a new taxonomy is presented allowing the readers to identify easily a paper based on the actors of the pharmaceutical supply chain. pharmaceutical supply chain, we have used the triangle of logistic strategy proposed by Ballou [19] as the framework for literature classification. Considering this triangle of logistic strategy, we identify and propose three major research topics within the literature for the quantitative models in the pharmaceutical supply chain: (1) design of the pharmaceutical supply chain network, (2) hospital inventories, and (3) optimization of pharmaceutical supply chain networks.…”