Thorsten Blecker Libros

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration, thus minutely optimized processes in this field allow supply chains to increase their efficiency respectively. Considering the fact that approximately 80% of world trade currently travels by sea, maritime logistics takes a very significant role in the logistics chain and global economy; efficient transportation, handling and storage processes as well as linked information processes in this field lead to more successful supply chain solutions. In this context an important task of process optimization is to find innovative methods and approaches which enhance logistic structures and supply chains for a better and more efficient fulfillment of customer needs. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Carlos Jahn, and Wolfgang Kersten, provides a valuable insight into: - current approaches in transport and container logistics, - hi-performance maritime logistics, - innovative IT solutions, and - optimized processes for logistics service providers. This volume appeals to researchers and practitioners alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical, and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

Supply chains are faced with a rising complexity with manifold effects. Because of the strong link between a supply chain’s complexity and its efficiency, supply chain complexity management becomes a major challenge of today’s business management. Therefore logistics and the supply chain management can play a significant role in mastering and managing complexity. This book, edited by Thorsten Blecker and Wolfgang Kersten, is exemplifying the current progress in complexity management. Separate chapters are dedicated to clarify complexity management in transportation, networks and supply chains. It offers important insights of - global and flexible network modelling to manage complexity, - complexity in supply chains – developing human resource strategy, - performance measurement of green supply chain management, - complexity in transportation by means of containers and air-cargos. The volume, written by well-known experts of supply chain management from all over the world, shows applicable solutions, practical examples and use cases to illustrate complexity management and its application in logistics and supply chain management. It presents the central perspectives for a modern complexity management in supply chains. Therefore the book offers a fundamental understanding for workable complexity management concept their implementation to practitioners. The book offers fundamental insights into actual problems of an general complexity management concept and their implementation to practitioners in industry, logistics, management, service sector, research and apprenticeship. In addition to this it gives a valuable insight to the status of complexity management also for lecturers and students.

This proceedings book presents recent advances in mass customization research. It consists of the papers accepted for presentation at the Joint Conference of International Mass Customization Meeting 2006 and the International Conference on Economic, Technical and Organisational Aspects of Product Configuration Systems (PETO'06) which is organized in cooperation between the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, the Technical University of Denmark and the University Klagenfurt, Austria. The papers are selected according to a rigorous, two-stage procedure based on a double-blind review in order to guarantee a high quality of scientific research. Mass customization is a business strategy that aims to join the benefits of custom manufacturing and efficiency. The successful implementation of mass customization largely depends on the perfect understanding of customer needs and preferences. Therefore, the IMCM'06 seeks to advance the scientific discussion in the fields of customer interaction and integration. The goal-oriented use of customer knowledge makes it possible for companies to continuously align their capabilities with changing customer requirements. Furthermore, the cost pressures and the high relevance of the interaction phase in mass customization make it necessary for companies to automate the order acquisition process and also to offer customers with convenient ways so that they can find the optimal product alternative in a fast-paced manner. To achieve these objectives, product configuration systems are of paramount importance. The main topic of PETO'06 is how to build and implement product configuration systems effectively and efficiently. By reading this book, researchers, practitioners, and students will learn about state-of-the-art, new developments and future trends in mass customization.

This proceedings book presents recent advances in mass customization research. It consists of the papers accepted for presentation at the International Mass Customization Meeting 2005 (IMCM`05) which is organized in cooperation between the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany and the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. The papers are selected according to a rigorous, two-stage procedure based on a double-blind review in order to guarantee a high quality of scientific research. Well-known researchers from academia as well as experts from practice present their original and innovative work on mass customization. They provide a multitude of papers with qualitative and quantitative approaches, in which solutions, tools, concepts, and successful realizations of mass customization are discussed. The main focus of the IMCM`05 is „making Mass Customization work“ with a spotlight on operations, logistics, supply chain an Information Technology. By reading this book, researchers, practitioners, and students will learn about state-of-the-art, new developments and future trends in mass customization. Our hope is that the current volume not only drives forward the research but also the implementation of the cutting edge of mass customization.

Innovative Methods in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

As competition between value chains on globalized markets is constantly getting fiercer, there is a growing trend to achieve closer collaboration and integration within these value chains and increasingly more complex supply networks. Additionally, in the wake of the thrilling possibilities of using information technology and its potential in boosting the performance of supply chains, researchers are increasingly looking for technology-enabled solutions for a better supply chain performance management. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Christian Ringle, provides valuable insights into: - Maritime Logistics – Challenges and Opportunities - Leveraging Logistics Processes for Supply Chain Performance Management - Innovative Technology Solutions in Supply Chains - Knowledge Management in Logistics. This volume appeals to researchers and practitioners alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

As competition between value chains on globalized markets is constantly getting fiercer, there is a growing trend to achieve closer collaboration and integration within these value chains and increasingly more complex supply networks. Additionally, in the wake of the growing number of natural catastrophes with devastating effects on the humanitarian situation in the respective regions of their occurrence, researchers increasingly look into ways to enhance the processes of humanitarian logistics and seek for new ideas to support social, ecological and economic sustainability in logistic processes. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten, and Christian M. Ringle, provides valuable insights into: - supply chain collaboration efforts - sustainable supply chain solutions - innovative information technology in supply chains - supply chain design concepts. This volume appeals to researchers and practitioners alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration, thus improving performance in this field allows supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly. The objective of performance management approaches is the methodical performance measurement, control and monitoring to enable continuous improvement of individual and company-wide performance. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Matthias Meyer provides insights how to plan and optimize logistics networks and supply chains supported by modern IT and management concepts.

Today, there is a huge variety of logistics networks – ranging from very simple locally oriented chains to internationally operating complex systems. However, each of these networks is formed by logistics nodes connected by different types of edges. Various questions arise during build-up and operation of these systems. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Carsten Gertz provides a valuable insight into: - new concepts for transportation and supply chain management - latest findings in the area of distribution management - service-oriented architectures and agency approaches for efficient and effective network and node management - pioneering technologies for logistics such as Auto-ID. With this book readers will obtain information on how to plan and optimize logistics networks supported by modern IT and management concepts.