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What Is a Supply Chain?
Published in Arthur G. Arway, Supply Chain Security, 2013
When a client contracts or arranges with another party for the transportation of goods through the supply chain, this function is in the realm of freight forwarding. These providers have a network of contacts and other transportation providers, such as airlines, trucking, and ocean carriers. The forwarder will work with the client regarding where and when the goods are to be picked up and delivered, and then make the necessary connections to make that happen.
The role of harvester measurement in the wood supply chain
Published in International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2023
Per Eriksson, Anders Roos, Cecilia Mark-Herbert
Once the harvest team has received the route planning information from the local office, the harvest process (3) begins followed by a period in the inventory where the harvested trees are stored at the site. The harvester operator takes one manual sample measurement per day to ensure accuracy of the measurements. The main information sent by the harvester comprises production data and volumes, assortment, and the manual measurements. Forwarding (4) begins during, or shortly after the harvest (3), and the harvested trees are then stored by the roadside and transported by truck to the industry. The forwarding operator sends data on the forwarded volumes to the local office. Once the process has been completed, an invoice is sent by the harvester team to the local office. Roundwood road transporters then receive a signal from the harvester team that the roundwood is ready for transport (5) to the industry. At the industry, the roundwood may be stored at the site before being measured, or it can be offloaded at the measuring station.
A study on the industrial symbiosis in maritime cluster considering value chain and life cycle – case of Dalian, China
Published in Maritime Policy & Management, 2022
Qingmei Liao, Hong Zhen, Dequan Zhou
Other maritime industries occur at ports. Coppens et al. (2007) identified that the largest contributions to the output of terminal operators were freight forwarding, agencies, and shipping, which were 24.76%, 16.54%, and 16.46%, respectively. Liao and Zhen (2021) showed that shipping, freight forwarding, and ship design promoted port production efficiency. Zhang and Lam (2017) found that in Hong Kong, there was a competitive relationship between the port and shipbrokers and marine insurance, while in London, this relationship is mutually beneficial. This difference in relationship was correlated to port dominating the cluster and the difference in resource competition. Universities (including teaching and research and development) are closely related to ports, partially resulting from the information provided. In turn the research can help to support the port’s work in policy, strategy, and technology (Pardali, Kounoupas, and Lainos 2016).
The role of supply chain finance in third-party logistics industry: a case study from China
Published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2019
CA and CC both aim to gain specialisation in a particular area. As the largest logistics firm in China, CA’s core business includes air freight forwarding as well as express and integrated logistics. The biggest advantage of CA is its strong footing in the domestic market and its solid background of pioneering in the international market. Therefore, the focus of CA has constantly been on the traditional logistics service. The strategic orientation of CA is to improve the overall efficiency of customers’ supply chain and reduce customers’ logistics costs. The top manager of CA mentioned the following during our interview: ‘Firms must master either the channel or customer needs. We are a state-owned firm, and we are subject to institutional restrictions. We are not allowed to conduct cross-border business. Instead, we must focus on specialized business.’