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Container slot robust booking and pricing strategy of the option-spot dual channel considering partial demand uncertainty

open access: yesTransport Economics and Management
The expected profit maximization of freight forwarders lies in making reasonable container slot booking and pricing decisions. In the face of extraordinary circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the shipping company is likely to experience short ...
Hairui Wei, Bei Yu, Anlin Li
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Adequacy of Incentives under NHB Soft Loan Scheme for PHI Facilities In Maharashtra [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In order to curb post-harvest losses of horticultural produce and attract private investment in the horticulture industry, the National Horticulture Board (NHB) had initiated soft loan schemes (SLSs) in 1993-94. Under these schemes, soft loan assistance
Shah, Deepak
core  

On–Off Switchable Micromotors for Use in Steerable Microvehicles

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electrically controllable micromotors and microvehicles are developed by tuning the diffusion of the fuel. Self‐propelled micromotors using bubble propulsion show great promise for miniaturized devices with multiuse purposes such as cargo delivery and sensing. However, there is currently no method to electrically switch the micromotors on or off. Here,
Hugo Severinsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinations of employee engagement and employee performance at international freight forwarding company

open access: yesEdelweiss Applied Science and Technology
Numerous companies have identified five determinations that contribute to low labor productivity in Indonesian freight forwarding companies. It highlights the necessity for comprehensive strategies to enhance employee performance.
Primadi Candra Susanto   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Import procedures for timber to the European Union : options for streamlining procedures for legal timber [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This report provides a description of the institutions involved in timber import and an overview of import procedures and related documents in the Netherlands in the framework of the European Union Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and ...
Kamphuis, B.M., Verwaart, D.
core   +1 more source

Competitiveness of Arabian gulf ports from shipping lines’ perspectives: Case of Sohar port in Oman [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors that encourage shipping lines to use port of Sohar, in Oman. Some selected factors were used to assess to what extent it affects the port choice from shipping lines companies’ perspective.
Al-Mamery, Mohamed, Khalid, Adil
core   +2 more sources

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH TO FORWARDING SERVICE PROCESS SIMULATION [PDF]

open access: yesAvtomobilʹnyj Transport (Harʹkov), 2016
The basic structure of simulation model of the forwarding service process for motor transport has been given. Base classes and interfaces of the simulation model have been presented in order to develop suitable decision-making support software.
V. Naumov, D. Kopytkov
doaj  

EVALUATING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN SERVICE QUALITY : Kuehne + Nagel Forwarding Company, Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Quality of services so far is always the issues that all the marketers as well as any businesses care about because of its intangible, complicated and unmeasured nature.
Tu Thanh Thuy
core  

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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