The German Brown shrimp fishery occurs mainly in the shallow Wadden Sea where large concentrations of Brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) can be found. The Wadden Sea is an ecologically important nursery area for several flat fish and round fish species. In the European Union the Brown shrimp fishery is one …

As environmental concerns becoming increasingly important to logistics service providers, the question arises as to how they can achieve sustainable physical distribution practices while surviving the severe competition in freight transport. This issue is further complicated by the pressures from the …

How does sustainability for physical distribution gets translated from strategy into actions?

In recent years, the transport industry has encountered numerous challenges. It experienced strong growth, but also many uncertainties. In many cases, logistics service providers were forced to change their strategy. So, the question for logistics service providers arises “how to deal best with uncertainties?” …

In dit artikel onderbouwen we enkele hypotheses over de vraag hoe MKB logistieke dienstverleners omgaan met onzekerheden over de toekomst. Hiervoor zijn dertien MKB logistieke dienstverleners uit de regio Nijmegen-Oss-Veghel-Boxmeer ondervraagd over hun toekomstbeleid en de manier waarop ze actuele toekomstproblemen …

This paper presents the findings of a research project on the competencies which supply chain managers in the fashion industry need to rely on, in order to perform successfully in their job. In this research project 21 supply chain managers in the fashion industry in the Netherlands have been interviewed. …

Logistic Service Providers main concern was to ensure reliability for a low price (Christopher, 2005). Dutch Logistic Service Providers still have these two aspects at the top of their list, but also have to take in a new aspect: sustainability. 88% Of the investigated Logistic Service Providers have …

Logistiek krijgt in de gezondheidszorg meer aandacht dan voorheen, zowel omdat zorginstellingen zien dat men daarmee de kwaliteit van de zorg kan verbeteren, als omdat men erkent dat een goede logistieke beheersing zorgprocessen efficiënter maakt. Zorginstellingen weten momenteel onvoldoende waar zij …

This paper presents the findings of a research project on the competencies which supply chain managers in the fashion industry need to rely on, in order to perform successfully in their job. In this research project 21 supply chain managers in the fashion industry in the Netherlands have been interviewed. …

Logistiek krijgt in de gezondheidszorg meer aandacht dan voorheen, zowel omdat zorginstellingen zien dat men daarmee de kwaliteit van de zorg kan verbeteren, als omdat men erkent dat een goede logistieke beheersing zorgprocessen efficiënter maakt. Zorginstellingen weten momenteel onvoldoende waar zij …