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The paper de scribes the evolution of logistics and supply chain management in different business environments and identifies the structure of the driving forces. A cyclic development structure along technology improvements will be identified and illustrated as a 3D development cycle (“Helix of Logistics”). The results are based on several research projects which are supported by the German Federal Government.

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Fang, Dj., Spicher, K. (2013). Helix of Logistics. In: Dou, R. (eds) Proceedings of 2012 3rd International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33012-4_36

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