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Switchpoints for the Future of Logistics / by Ingo Wieck, Martin Streichfuss, Thorsten Klaas-Wissing, Wolfgang Stölzle
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerBriefs in Business | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012Description: Online-Ressource (X, 86p. 67 illus, digital)ISBN:- 9783642234934
- 658.5
- HD28-70
- TS155-TS194
- HD38.5 .S95 2012
Contents:
Summary: Executive summary -- The study presents a new, explorative perspective on the uncertainty of future developments -- Switchpoints are forks in the road of future developments -- Approach and methodology -- Topics, findings and switchpoints -- Detailed discussion of the 18 topics -- Implication of the findingsSummary: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and the University of St. Gallen's Chair of Logistics Management conducted this study in order to identify and assess switchpoints that will shape the future of the logistics industry. Rather than making projections focused on a fixed point in time, the authors instead aimed to identify the most unpredictable developments that could impact logistics. Consequently, the topics for discussion range from fairly specific near-future developments to more exploratory "blue-sky" topics. Throughout their highly interesting discussions with respondents and experts, the authors encountered a wide range of uncommon and unexpected, but not at all unlikely projections for the futurePPN: PPN: 1651096228Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBE
Switchpoints for the Future of Logistics; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Executive Summary; 1.1…Approach; 1.2…Topics; 1.3…Results; 1.4…Implications; 2 The Study Presents a New, Explorative Perspective on the Uncertainty of Future Developments; Abstract; 2.1…Motivation for the Study; 2.1.1 On the Growing Importance and Difficulty of Seeing into the Future; 2.1.2 A New Approach to Exploring an Uncertain Future; 2.2…Objectives and Presentation of the Study; 2.3…Contents; 3 Switchpoints are Forks in the Road of Future Developments; Abstract; 3.1…The Concept of Switchpoints
3.1.1 Definition of Switchpoints3.1.2 Benefits and Limitations of the Concept; 3.2…Two Historical Examples of Switchpoints; 3.2.1 Electric Vehicles; 3.2.2 Containers; 3.3…Two Key Characteristics of the Switchpoint Approach; 4 Approach and Methodology; Abstract; 4.1…Stages; 4.2…Wording of the Field Study; 4.3…Quantitative Measures and Convergence of Opinions; 4.4…Empirical Base; 5 Topics, Findings and Switchpoints; Abstract; 5.1…Topic Overview; 5.1.1 Block I: Resources; 5.1.2 Block II: Macroeconomics and Lifestyle; 5.1.3 Block III: Networks and Technology; 5.1.4 Block IV: Green Logistics
5.2…Summary of Findings5.3…Interpretation of Response Patterns; 5.4…Classification of Switchpoints and Trends; 6 Detailed Discussion of the 18 Topics; Abstract; 6.1…Raw Material Sources: Secondary or Primary Sources?; 6.2…Recycling Cycles: Central or Local Recycling?; 6.3…Food and Water Supply Imbalance: Aggravation or Local Solution?; 6.4…Response to Supply Imbalance: Large-Scale Migrations or Redistribution of Resources?; 6.5…Cost of Fuel: Extreme Bottleneck or Timely Rescue?; 6.6…Supply Chains: Globalization or Regionalization?; 6.7…Division of Tasks: Specialization or Integration?
6.8…Product Lifecycles: Ever Shorter or Stabilization?6.9…Business Clusters: Industry or Regional Clusters?; 6.10…Shopping Behavior: Home Shopping or Local Retailing?; 6.11…Traffic Flows: Separation or Integration of Flows?; 6.12…IT Standards: Global Standard or Proprietary Systems?; 6.13…Routing Technology: Local or Central Routing?; 6.14…Interaction at Interfaces: Face to Face or Automation?; 6.15…Last Mile Networks: Bundling or Separate Networks?; 6.16…Level of Sustainability: Opportunity for Distinction or Homogeneous Standard?; 6.17…Driver for Sustainability: Demand or Regulations?
6.18…Type of Environmental Regulations: Mandatory Limits or Financial Instruments?7 Implications of the Findings; Abstract; 7.1…''Lessons Learned'' are an Individual Matter; 7.2…One Parting Thought for the Industry as a Whole
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