The impact of reverse logistics process coordination on third party relationship quality: A moderated mediation model for multichannel retailers in the fashion industry

Multichannel retailing is a widely adopted strategy in the fashion industry. Companies in this industry find it a source of competitive advantage to invest in reverse logistics infrastructure. However, limited empirical studies investigate the enablers of the relationship quality between the retailers and their reverse logistics service providers. This study quantifies the impact of reverse logistics process coordination between retailers and logistics service providers on relationship quality. Moreover, it tests the mediating role of reverse logistics service quality and the moderating role of conflict frequency in this relationship. Data were collected through a survey using a purposive sample of 241 retail store managers from the fashion retail industry of Pakistan. For this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire was developed using a five-point Likert Scale to gauge the responses. Conditional process analysis was used to evaluate the moderated mediation model. The findings showed a significant positive impact of reverse logistics process coordination on the relationship quality with a logistics service provider, a significant positive mediation effect of reverse logistics service quality, and a significant moderation effect of conflict frequency on the indirect relationship. However, conflict frequency, contrary to the hypothesis in the study, strengthened the indirect relationship. Furthermore, the moderation effect of conflict frequency on the direct relationship was insignificant. This study will help managers better understand the best practices leading to effective management of reverse logistics processes, particularly product returns.     

Inductive research in last-mile delivery routing: Introducing the Re-Gifting heuristic

The last-mile problem presents a daunting challenge for many logistics service providers, especially some 7000 small, localized operations for whom the cost of complex software solutions is often prohibitive. As a result, last-mile dispatchers rely on simple heuristics to ensure adequate customer service at an acceptable cost. This research effort extends prior qualitative work by developing and testing a simple vehicle routing heuristic, based on behaviors observed in practice, that prioritizes customer service over cost against other simple vehicle routing heuristics across a variety of environments using simulation. The results support the inclusion of a customer service focus in vehicle routing and the addition of such heuristics to existing algorithm portfolios, specifically in urban areas with well-developed highway systems.     

Azéma martingales for Bessel and CIR processes and the pricing of Parisian zero‐coupon bonds

In this paper, we study the excursions of Bessel and Cox–Ingersoll–Ross (CIR) processes with dimensions . We obtain densities for the last passage times and meanders of the processes. Using these results, we prove a variation of the Azéma martingale for the Bessel and CIR processes based on excursion theory. Furthermore, we study their Parisian excursions, and generalize previous results on the Parisian stopping time of Brownian motion to that of the Bessel and CIR processes. We obtain explicit formulas and asymptotic results for the densities of the Parisian stopping times, and develop exact simulation algorithms to sample the Parisian stopping times of Bessel and CIR processes. We introduce a new type of bond, the zero‐coupon Parisian bond. The buyer of such a bond is betting against zero interest rates, while the seller is effectively hedging against a period where interest rates fluctuate around 0. Using our results, we propose two methods for pricing these bonds and provide numerical examples.     

产业转移对深圳物流业的影响及其应对策略

改革开放三十多年来,深圳经济的持续高速增长带动了物流产业的快速发展.目前,深圳经济正面临新一轮产业升级,促使以加工业外移为主要形式的产业转移全面展开.产业转移将对深圳物流需求产生重要影响,导致货源腹地更加分散、物流需求增速放缓、高端物流需求增加、物流市场逐渐细分、成本压力不断加大.为应对产业转移的影响,深圳物流业应未雨绸缪,着力完善港口的集疏运网络,积极推动航空货运体系建设,充分发挥物流园区的集散作用,大力鼓励物流企业联合重组,尽量优化物流产业发展环境,并密切关注产业转移的实际动态,适时掌控应对策略的时机和力度,努力保障深圳物流产业的健康稳定发展.     

中部地区物流人才的现状分析与对策

随着中部崛起步伐的加快,物流对经济的推动作用愈加显得重要。人才是制约物流发展的重要因素。资料显示,中部地区物流人才不论从存量和质量上看都落后于东部地区。应从增加物流初级人才的存量、拓展中高级物流人才培养渠道、完善物流人才培养体系、发挥企业魅力等方面改善中部地区物流人才现状,促进中部地区物流业发展。     

永州地区物流现状及发展研究

物流业对提升城市竞争力有重要作用.文章对永州地区物流现状进行了探讨,分析了永州物流业发展的优劣势.     

农产品物流体系重构与优化研究——基于“两头诉苦、中间喊冤”现象的分析

农民、市民"两头诉苦",流通商"中间喊冤"是我国农产品流通中突出的问题,主要在于农户组织化程度低、物流环节多且协调性差、调控预警机制缺乏等原因,应按照供应链一体化思路重构农产品物流体系,加强专业合作组织建设,构建基于物流中心的专业化体系,加强信息平台建设,加快物流技术创新,加大政策扶持力度。     

现代物流学理与实例引申

作为第三利润源,发展现代物流业已经成为衡量一个国家综合国力的重要标志,同时也是城市发展过程中一个新的经济增长点。宁波作为全国现代物流发展三个试点城市之一,以第四方物流为突破口,以国际化港口为依托,探索了一条中国特色的政府主导,启动第四方物流带动第三方物流发展,进而推动整个现代物流体系建设的新路径。     

中国—东盟大物流环境下广西物流发展战略的新思路

中国与东盟在"10+1"框架下,政治、经济、社会、地区安全等方面的合作已全面展开,贸易往来取得不凡的成绩.在此基础上,形成了为地区经济服务的中国一东盟大物流环境,区位优越的广西正处在物流区域的枢纽地位.广西必须重新设计和实施物流战略,建设适应东盟新兴经济体的现代物流体系,把广西打造成涵盖大西南、面向大东盟的区域性国际物流中心.