Operative Transportation Planning Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply
Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of
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Thorben Seiler
Operative Transportation Planning Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains
Thorben Seiler Dortmunder Str. 7 10555 Berlin Germany [email protected]
Dissertation TU Berlin D83 ISBN 978-3-7908-2791-0 e-ISBN 978-3-7908-2792-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7908-2792-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011945289 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, 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. Printed on acid-free paper Physica-Verlag is a brand of Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Springer-Verlag is a part of Springer ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgement
The beginning of every act of knowing, and therefore the starting point of every science, must be in our own personal experience [. . .] They form the forts and most real hook on which we fasten the thought chain of science (Planck 1932)
This research has been motivated by numerous real-life experiences in the application of transportation management. It has been the foremost objective to academically assess and improve the tools and methods for transportation management against the dynamic background of the consumer goods industry. This would not have been possible without the support of many people to whom I would like to express my gratitude. I am especially indebted to my academic research supervisor, Professor Dr. Hans-Otto Gu¨nther of the Chair of Production Management at the Technical University of Berlin. Not only did he awaken my initial interest in the field of supply chain management, but he provided many fruitful ideas that have proven indispensable throughout this research project. He was always happy to provide counseling at any time enabling continuous advancements. Furthermore, I would like to thank Professor Dr. Herbert Kopfer of the Chair of Logistics at the University of Bremen for his critical comments that provided an additional perspective and enhanced this research substantially. In addition, I would like to thank the team at the Chair of Production Management; namely, Rico Gujjula, Mario Lueb and Andreas Scho¨pperl for their support, particularly in the early phases of scientific research. Further
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