Impact of border-crossing performance on logistics performance and road freight transport in the Gulf Cooperation Council
(2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alsabt, A., Grant, D., & Wong, C. Y. (2010, September). Impact of border-crossing performance on logistics performance and road freight transport in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Presented at 15th Annual Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference, Leeds
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Design of an RFID-enabled fresh meat retail supply chain (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sergeyev, Y., Butcher, T., & Grant, D. (2010, July). Design of an RFID-enabled fresh meat retail supply chain. Presented at 15th International Symposium on Logistics, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThis paper reports on a research project to evaluate the benefits of using radio frequency identification (RFID) in a fresh meat retail supply chain.
An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Feng, Y. (2010). An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 40(10), 361-366. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031011093232Purpose: This paper aims to report on an investigation of logistics service provider (LSP) capabilities and how these capabilities contribute to LSP competitiveness in the context of China. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on work from e... Read More about An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China.
Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle (2010)
Journal Article
Holter, A. R., Grant, D. B., Ritchie, J. M., Shaw, W. N., & Towers, N. S. (2010). Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(5), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2010.518563This paper introduces a model to reduce combined transport and cash flow costs for long-range transport. Containerised transport has become increasingly important in global supply chains. However, products in transit tie up substantial capital, as tr... Read More about Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle.
Physical distribution service quality in online retailing (2010)
Journal Article
Xing, Y., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Fernie, J. (2010). Physical distribution service quality in online retailing. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 40(5), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031011052859Purpose - Many traditional retailers use the internet as a complementary business channel while "pure player" retailers only sell products via the internet. The question of who is better at offering electronic physical distribution service quality (e... Read More about Physical distribution service quality in online retailing.
Using marketing and services strategies for logistics customer service (2010)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. (2010). Using marketing and services strategies for logistics customer service. In Global logistics: new directions in supply chain management (108 - 122). (6th). Kogan Page
Developing environmental supply chain performance measures (2010)
Journal Article
Shaw, S., Grant, D. B., & Mangan, J. (2010). Developing environmental supply chain performance measures. Benchmarking, 17(3), 320-339. https://doi.org/10.1108/14635771011049326Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review extant literature and present a proposed research agenda to examine whether environmental, i.e. green performance measures, can be integrated within an existing supply chain performance framework, expl... Read More about Developing environmental supply chain performance measures.
Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X., McKinnon, A. C., Grant, D. B., & Feng, Y. (2010). Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective. Logistics Research, 2(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12159-010-0024-7This paper empirically examines perceptions on the sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers (LSPs) drawing on two influential theories of strategic management, Porter’s competitive advantage theory and the resource-based view (RBV).... Read More about Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective.
Using logistics services to achieve satisfaction and turn corporate brand equity into loyalty (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, D., Juntunen, J., Juga, J., & Juntunen, M. (2009, July). Using logistics services to achieve satisfaction and turn corporate brand equity into loyaltyPurpose: This research applies theory and techniques from the services and marketing literature to a logistics service provider (LSP) context to determine whether corporate brand equity and the LSP’s service offerings lead to customer satisfaction wh... Read More about Using logistics services to achieve satisfaction and turn corporate brand equity into loyalty.
On-shelf availability in UK grocery retailing: a case study (2009)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. (2009). On-shelf availability in UK grocery retailing: a case study. In Logistics & retail management :emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain (189 - 202). Kogan Page
Food business management: principles and practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. (2009). Food business management: principles and practice. In Food science and technology (411 - 431). Wiley-Blackwell
Improving service and sustainability in retail supply chains (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, D. B., Fernie, J., Tautrims, A., & El-Adas, R. Improving service and sustainability in retail supply chains. Presented at 13th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL) 2008Purpose: On-shelf availability and its impact on retail customer service and profitability has concerned retailers for many years. Further, globalisation of retail supply chains has meant increased logistics costs, particularly in transportation, and... Read More about Improving service and sustainability in retail supply chains.
Improving the bottom line: Moving towards a transport capability maturity model (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holter, A., Millar Ritchie, J., Shaw, W. N., & Grant, D. (2008, September). Improving the bottom line: Moving towards a transport capability maturity model. Presented at Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2008, Liverpool, United KingdomTransport is often considered a service that can easily be purchased and obtained without further complications. However, managing and purchasing transport is a complex process. A five step transport purchasing capability maturity model is proposed w... Read More about Improving the bottom line: Moving towards a transport capability maturity model.
Supply chain work organisation: can structuration theory offer new solutions? (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Butcher, T., Claes, B., & Grant, D. (2008, September). Supply chain work organisation: can structuration theory offer new solutions?. Presented at Logistics Research Network Annual Conference
SCM Implementation in Austrian organizations (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kotzab, H., Grant, D., Teller, C., & Völk, N. SCM Implementation in Austrian organizations
Supply chain management implementation in Austria (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kotzab, H., Grant, D. B., & Teller, C. Supply chain management implementation in Austria. Presented at Logistics Research Network 2007 Conference, Hull, UKSupply chain management (SCM) enables the internal and external integration of business processes with customers and suppliers in order to add customer value. There is a burgeoning need to implement SCM in organizations stemming from increased compet... Read More about Supply chain management implementation in Austria.
Using activity-based costing for cost-to-serve in order fulfillment and warehouse management (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, D., Kiokpas, I., & Yiortsos, T. Using activity-based costing for cost-to-serve in order fulfillment and warehouse management. Presented at 12th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, Hull, UK
Erfolg im Online-Lebensmittelhandel oder "Wie macht das der Tesco?" (2006)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. (2006). Erfolg im Online-Lebensmittelhandel oder "Wie macht das der Tesco?". In Innovationen in Marketing und Handel (203 - 213). Linde
Developing a framework for measuring physical distribution service quality of multi-channel and "pure player" internet retailers (2006)
Journal Article
Xing, Y., & Grant, D. B. (2006). Developing a framework for measuring physical distribution service quality of multi-channel and "pure player" internet retailers. International journal of retail & distribution management, 34(4-5), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550610660233Purpose: Many traditional retailers use the internet as a complementary business channel and thus sell products through multiple channels. In contrast, "pure player" internet retailers only sell products via the internet. A proliferation of pure play... Read More about Developing a framework for measuring physical distribution service quality of multi-channel and "pure player" internet retailers.
Fundamentals of logistics management (2006)
Book
Grant, D. (2006). Fundamentals of logistics management. McGraw-Hill Education