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Transportation Management in a Consumer Goods Industry Network

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Operative Transportation Planning

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Abstract

In this text, transportation management is described in three closely linked dimensions. In order to assess transportation management in the consumer goods industry, a comprehensive view on processes, IT systems and organizational structures is examined (see Fig. 4.1). A few principles have been followed in the preparation of this chapter:

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Seiler, T. (2011). Transportation Management in a Consumer Goods Industry Network. In: Operative Transportation Planning. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2792-7_4

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