Reflections on 40 Years of the <i>Journal of Business Logistics</i>: From the Editors

Goldsby, Thomas J.; Zinn, Walter; Closs, David J.; Daugherty, Patricia J.; Stock, James R.; Fawcett, Stanley E.; Waller, Matthew A.

doi:10.1111/jbl.12208

Cited by 22 publications

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“…As IoT promises better visibility of operations and improved control over assets by remotely diagnosing problems and inducing diversion of an in‐transit shipment, it is also noted by Goldsby et al. (2019) that emerging technologies are depicted mostly by the “promise” or “potential” terms which can prove to be hard to capture. The study presented herein offers quantification of the “promised” transparency levels and the implications they have on asset performances.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do You See What I See? A Simulation Analysis of Order Bundling within a Transparent User Network in Geographic Space

Ambra

Caris

Macharis

2020

J of Business Logistics

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The Physical Internet (PI) concept presents a radical change with the aim to revert the unsustainable practices that are used for transporting goods. It identifies dedicated freight flows and transforms them into transparent open logistics networks which can be accessed by other users, such as shippers and carriers. In this paper, we test the universal network openness in which the users can tap into the PI network and place orders that will be assigned to the nearest available transport service and consequently delivered to the order sender. The objective of our paper is to investigate the impact of inserting extra service points into existing dedicated freight flows of a service‐driven company. We simulate different transparency levels and routings to new pickup locations and evaluate the impact in terms of altered lead times, covered distances, and fill rates. The novel aspects presented herein are (1) deliveries based on decentralized location detection of the nearest order sender, (2) dynamically changing speed parameters of agents within specific geographic clusters based on their geo‐locations in order to account for congestion levels, (3) more realistic routing strategies that consider the urban layout, and (4) transparent querying of nearest agents in space and time that meet specific conditions such as current ongoing processes, available capacity, and position. Finally, we identify the impact from a general/holistic perspective that emerges once extra orders are assigned to the service‐driven company's fleet.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do You See What I See? A Simulation Analysis of Order Bundling within a Transparent User Network in Geographic Space

Ambra

Caris

Macharis

2020

J of Business Logistics

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“…Our classification is borne out of convenience-the applications are not meant to be exhaustive and many of the applications span multiple boundaries as is the case with this topic. These are also the common themes and topics that have consistently dominated logistics research over the past decades (Goldsby et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…These are also the common themes and topics that have consistently dominated logistics research over the past decades (Goldsby et al. ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable Supply Chains in the Age of AI and Digitization: Research Challenges and Opportunities

Sanders

Boone

Ganeshan

et al. 2019

J of Business Logistics

108

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Sustainability has become a global corporate mandate with implementation impacted by two key trends. The first is recognition that global supply chains have a profound impact on sustainability which requires “greening” the entire supply chain. The second is technology—digitization, artificial intelligence (AI), and “big data”—which have become ubiquitous. These technologies are impacting every aspect of how companies organize and manage their supply chains and have a powerful impact on sustainability. In this essay, we synthesize current dominant themes in research on sustainable supply chains in the age of digitization. We also highlight potential new research opportunities and challenges and showcase the papers in our STF.

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“…Early conceptualizations of supply chain management emphasized creating value for the customer (Mentzer et al, 2001), and this emphasis is no less, and perhaps significantly more important for understanding SCM today (Min et al, 2019). In a recent retrospective article written as reflections by previous JBL editors (Goldsby et al, 2019), the evolution of the Journal reflects the shift from creating customer value by managing the firm's transportation and logistics functions to managing a complex network of firms that often span the globe. To meet the increasing demands of customers for service, convenience, and speed, companies are challenged to improve both capabilities in their downstream order fulfillment processes and visibility in their upstream network.…”

Section: In This Issuementioning

confidence: 99%