Contemporary Operations and Logistics Achieving Excellence in Turbul
This edited collection collates the most up-to-date and important research within the area of operations and logistics management. Boasting the combined expertise of one of the largest logistics and operations management academic teams in Europe, it provi
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Contemporary Operations and Logistics Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times
Contemporary Operations and Logistics
Peter Wells Editor
Contemporary Operations and Logistics Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times
Editor Peter Wells Cardiff Business School Cardiff University Cardiff, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-14492-0 ISBN 978-3-030-14493-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932948 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
The editor and authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Andrew Ivins without whom this book could not have been completed.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 Peter Wells 2
Project Management for Effective Operations Management 11 Daniel Eyers and Mohamed Naim
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The Foundations of Sustainability and the Implications for Transport Modes 29 Paul Nieuwenhuis
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Business Model Innovation at the Interface Between Global Production Systems and Local Demand 45 Peter Wells
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3D Printing for Supply Chain Service Companies 61 Daniel Eyers, Andrew Lahy, Mike Wilson and Aris Syntetos
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Zero-Carbon Logistics 81 Peter Wells
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Vehicle Routing Problem: Past and Future 97 Emrah Demir, Katy Huckle, Aris Syntetos, Andrew Lahy and Mike Wilson
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Dynamical Modelling in Operations Management 119 Xun Wang
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Systems Thinking, Engineering and Dynamics in Modern Supply Chain Management 137 Mohamed Naim, Jonathan Gosling, Junyi Lin and Matthias Holweg
10 Green Supply Chain Management in Asian Emerging Economies: A State-of-t
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