THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES IN INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. IN: TRANSPORT LOGISTICS

This paper discusses briefly operational transportation capabilities such as: time compression, reliability, standardization, just-in-time delivery, information systems support, flexibility, and customization. Provided is a description of the methodology used to compare the supply chain structures and capabilities of approximately 2,000 companies from four industrialized nations: Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States. The paper sets forth the study results, conclusions and implications for transportation's role in global competition, and supply chain integration is also set forth.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Originally published in: Transportation Journal, 1997, 36 (3), Spring, 5-7.
• Corporate Authors:

  Edward Elgar Publishers

  William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
  Northampton, MA  United States  01060-3815
• Authors:
  • Morash, E A
  • Clinton, S R
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 3-15
• Serial:
  • Classics in Transport Analysis
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flexibility; Information services; Integrated systems; International transportation; Performance; Reliability; Standardization; Supply chain management; Transportation operations
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Japan; South Korea; United States
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962977
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840645512
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 2003 12:00AM