Horizontal collaboration: opportunities for improved logistics planning
Horizontal collaboration: opportunities for improved logistics planning
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DOI：
10.1080/00207543.2019.1651457
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发表时间：
2019-08-09
影响因子：
9.2
通讯作者：
Rainwater, Chase
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作者：
Ferrell, William;Ellis, Kimberly;Rainwater, Chase
在大多数国家，物流业是一个重要的经济组成部分，对其公民的生活质量有重大影响。在美国，每天运输4800万吨货物，价值超过460亿美元，服务于30万个制造基地、35万个仓库和750万家企业。然而，该行业存在着效率低下的问题，这可能会对企业利润、环境、城市拥堵和工人福祉产生负面影响。没有一个单一的解决方案可以解决所有这些问题；然而，横向协作似乎提供了在正确方向上迈出重要一步的机会。物流服务提供商有大量的合作机会，但在实践中很少有有效的合作，与这一差距相关的问题在很大程度上仍未被学术研究人员探索。本文对现有的横向协作研究进行了回顾，特别强调了集中在按需物流、货物集结、设施共享、激励、案例研究和量化分析等领域的努力。提出了一条完善物流系统的途径，并详细阐述了协同物流领域的具体研究需求。最后，我们讨论了将对横向协作工作产生直接影响的新出现的问题。
The logistics industry is a critical economic component in most countries and has a significant impact on their citizens' quality of life. In the U.S., 48 million tons of freight valued at more than $46 billion are moved every day and serve 300,000 manufacturing sites, 350,000 warehouses, and 7.5 million businesses. However, the industry is plagued with inefficiencies that can negatively impact corporate profits, the environment, urban congestion, and worker well-being. No single solution will address all of these issues; however, horizontal collaboration appears to offer an opportunity to take a significant step in the right direction. There is an abundance of opportunities for logistics service providers to collaborate, but there is little effective collaboration in practice, and the issues related to this gap remain largely unexplored by academic researchers. This paper offers a review of the existing research in horizontal collaboration, specifically highlighting efforts focussed in the areas of on-demand logistics, freight consolidation, facility sharing, incentives, case studies, and quantitative analyses. A path for pursuing an improved logistics system is offered, and specific research needs in the collaborative logistics field are detailed. We conclude with a discussion of emerging issues that will have immediate impacts on horizontal collaboration efforts.