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Development of a Delivery Time-Period Selection Model for Urban Freight Using GPS Data

open access: yesSmart Cities
Developing policy instruments related to urban freight, such as congestion pricing, urban consolidation schemes, and off-hours delivery, requires an understanding of the distribution of shipment delivery times.
Ryota Kodera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Way Forward for Ship Classification and Technical Services

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2014
Classification societies are one of key organizations that promote the highest standards in ship safety and quality shipping. The paper reviews the ship classification industry and identifies what the classification societies can do to add value to the ...
Lam-Bee Goh, Tsz Leung Yip
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Performance Indicators for Green Port Policy Evaluation: Case Study of Laem Chabang Port

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2019
Going green is a trend of seaport for all over the world and environmental management becomes a critical role in a port operation. The advantages of environmental management are not only for customer satisfaction and corporate image but also for cost ...
Rattaporn Teerawattana, Yi-Chih Yang
doaj   +1 more source

A hybrid model for distribution center location selection

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2022
This research aims to propose an integrated MCDM model to support the distribution center location selection. The integrated approach of ANP and TOPSIS was employed to address the distribution center selection problem.
Thi Nhu-Mai Nong
doaj   +1 more source

A Study on Green Shipping in Major Countries: In the View of Shipyards, Shipping Companies, Ports, and Policies

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2017
The purpose of this study is to define green shipping and eco-friendly vessels and identify the regulations and current market situation regarding eco-friendly vessels in major countries such as Europe, United States, Japan, China and South Korea within ...
Taehee Lee, Hyunjeong Nam
doaj   +1 more source

Important Factors in the Development of Biopharmaceutical Logistics Centers

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2021
Human life is at the center of the fourth industrial revolution in the pharmaceutical trade. One of the major factors driving the growth of pharmaceuticals is the rapid growth of biopharmaceuticals.
Hyunjae Jung, Junwoo Jeon, Hyukjun Choi
doaj   +1 more source

The Critical Factors for Korean Freight Forwarders’ Purchasing Negotiation in International Logistics

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2016
The roles of freight forwarders as intermediaries continue to expand and become significant in international logistics. Purchasing negotiation is considered an important business process for freight forwarders and achieving a successful negotiation ...
Soo Yong Shin, Myong Sop Pak
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the factors influencing the cost-effective design of hub-and-spoke and point-to-point networks in maritime transport using a bi-level optimization model

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2021
Hub-and-spoke (HS) networks are cost-effective because they allow the realization of economies of density. However, the cost of point-to-point (PP) networks may be lower than that of HS networks when certain conditions, such as cargo demand, bunker price,
Hoshi Tagawa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of pre-shipment batch testing in ensuring good medicine quality

open access: yesMalariaWorld journal, 2012
Background. Most donor agencies only procure drugs approved by a Stringent Regulatory Authority or the World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification Programme in an effort to ensure high quality. However, the US President’s Malaria Initiative has occasionally had to return approved drugs with quality issues to the manufacturer.
Bate, Roger, Hess, Kimberly
openaire   +3 more sources

Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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