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Sustainable freight transport in South Africa:Domestic intermodal solutions

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2011
Due to the rapid deregulation of freight transport in South Africa two decades ago, and low historical investment in rail (with resultant poor service delivery), an integrated alternative to road and rail competition was never developed.
Jan H. Havenga, Zane Simpson, Pieter F. Fourie, Anneke de Bod   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

State of Logistics and Operations Management in Finnish and Swedish Companies – Survey Research Findings [PDF]

, 2008
In this research we are examining what is the status of logistics and operations management in Finnish and Swedish companies. Empirical data is based on the web based questionnaire, which was completed in the end of 2007 and early 2008.
Xu, Daiyin, Hilmola, Olli-Pekka, Savolainen, Ville-Veikko   +2 more
core  

The logistics service providers in eco-efficiency innovation: an empirical study [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose: Sustainability and the search for solutions that are both efficient and ecologically sound (eco-efficient) have become topics of great interest.
Alessandra Cozzolino, Cozzolino, Alessandra, Colicchia, Claudia, Colicchia C., Christopher M., Claudia Colicchia, M. Christopher, Christopher, Martin, Silvia Rossi, S. Rossi, Rossi S., Cozzolino A., Rossi, Silvia, C. Colicchia, Martin Christopher   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Clustering Algorithm Reveals Dopamine‐Motor Mismatch in Cognitively Preserved Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between dopaminergic denervation and motor impairment in two de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) cohorts. Methods n = 249 PD patients from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) and n = 84 from an external clinical cohort.
Rachele Malito, Chiara Meneghini, Alice Galli, Luca Gallo, Pierfrancesco Mitrotti, Paola Dimartino, Marianna Inglese, Cinzia Zatti, Alessandro Lupini, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro Padovani, Micol Avenali, Enza Maria Valente, Cristina Tassorelli, Silvia P. Caminiti   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study of Potential Load Bearing Masonry (LBM) System in Malaysia Construction Industry

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2014
To overcome the problems in increasing of material prices, land prices, shortage of skilled workers, equipping low cost housing demands and maintained the cost of the constructing at an affordable price, there is a need to find the alternative solution ...
Ramli N.A., Abdullah C. S., Mohd Nawi M.N.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physics-Informed Exploratory Factor Analysis of Flow-Rate Impedance in Box Ship Hour Productivity [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Box Ship Hour (BSH) can be interpreted as a discrete flow rate variable because it measures the number of container boxes handled per vessel working hour.
Verawati Kencana, Narayanasamy Rajendran, Azizah Nur, Putri Ferty Lanisa, Murti Fernanda Sucitra, Dzikri Muhammad Wildan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Key Performance Indicators of Logistics Firms

Logistics & Sustainable Transport, 2020
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) has been outlined for implementing total quality management (TQM) across logistics sector. This study constituted on the quality values of logistics firms in the logistics sector, which is examined with key performance ...
Gözaçan Nazlıcan, Lafci Çisem
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-Dependent Criteria Supplier Selection with Uncertain Performance Evaluation [PDF]

Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 2018
Nowadays businesses tend to compete with rivals by improving capability to meet customer demands. One of the key to improve logistics efficiency of a firm is to select appropriate supplier.
O. Anuchitchanchai, K. Suthiwartnarueput, P. Pornchaiwiseskul   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lean management methods: Evidence from the manufacturing industry in the Czech Republic [PDF]

Problems and Perspectives in Management
Lean management is a way to satisfy the increasing customer demands while maintaining production efficiency. This paper aims to map and analyze the level of use of lean management methods in the manufacturing industry in the Czech Republic.
Romana Heinzova, Eva Hoke, Nikola Janova
doaj   +1 more source