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Benchmarking criteria for evaluating third-party logistics providers in South Africa

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2017
Background: In South Africa, deemed the ‘gateway to Africa’, there is limited evidence of the existence of a survey ranking third-party logistics providers (3PLs).
Claudia Karrapan, Mndeni Sishange, Elana Swanepoel, Peter J. Kilbourn   +3 more
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Convergence of logistics planning and execution in outsourcing

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015
Background: Logistics service providers (LSPs) are becoming increasingly involved in their clients’ businesses. Beyond just providing vehicles and buildings, LSPs are now becoming involved with knowledge-related work that is connected to the traditional ...
Angela A. D’amato, Sipho Kgoed, Grant Swanepoel, Jacobus Walters, Adri Drotskie, Peter J. Kilbourn   +5 more
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Kaizen practices and performance improvement in Zambian manufacturing companies

Cogent Engineering, 2023
There is strong evidence that Zambian manufacturing organisations are increasingly implementing Kaizen programs to help them improve productivity and enhance delivery performance.
Chanda Sichinsambwe, Peter Lubosi Simasiku, Shem Sikombe, Harris Nyimbili   +3 more
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Blockchain adoption in operations and supply chain management: empirical evidence from an emerging economy

International Journal of Production Research, 2020
The adoption of technologies by the operations and supply chain management (OSCM) field is leading to extraordinary disruptions. And with the rapid emergence of cutting-edge and more disruptive technologies, the OSCM is striving to take advantage of such
M. Queiroz, S. Wamba, Marc de Bourmont, Renato Telles   +3 more
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Taxonomy of digital signage message execution and media placement considerations [PDF]

The Retail and Marketing Review, 2020
Digital signage is a commercial promising field in marketing. Yet, it is a little researched topic, with an incomplete understanding of the factors to consider when planning digital signage message executions or media placements.
E M Xaba, AT Roux, GAP Drotsky
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Understanding Young Consumers’ E-Waste Recycling Behaviour in Bangladesh: A Developing Country Perspective

Recycling
The rising amount of electronic waste (e-waste) presents serious threats to the environment and public health. Addressing this challenge necessitates a focus on improving the e-waste recycling rate, which is facilitated by consumers’ spontaneous ...
Md Hasibul Islam, Md. Tamzidul Islam, Mohammad Rashedul Hoque, Shahnaz Zarin Haque, Bikash Barua, M. M. Obaidul Islam, Md. Faruque Hossain   +6 more
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Enhancing water and sanitation project performance in a developing economy: Role of governance mechanisms and risk management practices

Cogent Business & Management, 2023
This paper investigates the relationship between governance mechanisms, risk management practices and performance of water and sanitation projects in Uganda.
Benjamin R. Tukamuhabwa, Henry Mutebi, Enoth Akandwanaho, Levi Kabagambe, Ivan Tumukunde   +4 more
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The network approach to laboratory procurement and supply chain management: Addressing the system issues to enhance HIV viral load scale-up

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Investment in viral load scale-up in order to control the HIV epidemic and meet the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) ‘90-90-90’ goals has prompted the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and countries to increase their ...
Jason Williams, Dianna Edgil, Mathew Wattleworth, Clement Ndongmo, Joel Kuritsky   +4 more
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Disruption risks in supply chain management: a literature review based on bibliometric analysis

International Journal of Production Research, 2020
Disruption risks in supply chain management have a great negative influence on the performance of supply chain members. Therefore, the field of supply chain disruption (SCD) has received increasing attention on mitigating the risks and improving the ...
Song Xu, Xiaotong Zhang, Lipan Feng, Wenting Yang   +3 more
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A comparative analysis of last mile delivery in Kenya’s online retail subsector [PDF]

The Retail and Marketing Review
Success in online retailing depends on effective and efficient last mile delivery. Although online retailing in Kenya has considerable potential to ensure sustainable trade and economic growth, progress in this subsector has been inhibited by several ...
Eric Mogire, Peter Kilbourn, Rose Luke
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