JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg proudly presents to you the fourth edition of this now accredited Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management (JTSCM) publication.
The Journal serves as an independent publication for scientific contributions in the field of transportation and supply chain management, i.e. logistics, operations management, purchasing management, distribution management, warehousing management, transportation (all modes), production planning and related fields.
JTSCM has gained in its popularity over the past four years and this year presents to its readers no less than 15 articles from authors world-wide. On-going gratitude must be expressed to the international editorial panel and reviewers, without whose dedication, the annual publication of the Journal would not be possible.
The Journal continues to seek to align the academic and practical aspects of transportation, logistics and supply chain management and to disseminate information on import issues and recent developments in these fields. JTSCM also seeks to provide practical insight and guidance at granular level to the members of these industry sectors as they seek to implement processes and systems that will provide them with strategic and competitive advantages in their respective markets.
This edition of the Journal contributes articles that have been reviewed and revised by the international panel of acknowledged scholars and authors and that add value to the body of knowledge for academics, practitioners and policy makers in transport, logistics and supply chain management, making an impact from any seat on the bus specifically with regard to the following: Outsourcing and third party logistics, humanitarian logistics, airports and the airline industry, pipeline operations, road infrastructure and maintenance, road traffic rules and drivers, road tolling, rail freight transport, branch lines, intermodal freight transport, customer-specific requirements, and supply chain design and management, costs, and collaboration and innovation within retailer supply chains. Views are also given in particular from European, South African, Sub-Saharan African, and developing country perspectives for example Ugandan and Zimbabwean.
The various research topics will help the sector to move away from cookie cutter solutions, by contributing to the development of the fields of transportation, logistics and supply chain management as a deeper understanding of the issues in the sectors is gained by global readers.
Cohesive and integrative studies are presented on current issues in logistics that involve various important social and economic ramifications, as countries globally have faced a couple of years of tremendous economic changes and volatility together with on-going globalisation.
Organisations continue to require:
Cost-efficient, accurate, relevant and timely information for good supply chain decision making
Good partnerships and collaborative relationships and an on-going ability of parties to work together
Communication, alignment, integration, capability and investment improvements in supply chain end-to-end
Expertise and innovation with respect to international trade, sustainability, risk management, outsourcing and relationship management, leadership and skills development
The ability to manage trends such as the economic downturn and the challenges that a rapidly changing world presents to supply chain around the world in terms of total landed costs, customer service, and supply chain performance and optimisation.
Successfully addressing these various issues remains a prerequisite for continuous improvement and growth in a competitive market place
It is with great pleasure that we can announce to you the 2011 JTSCM is now available at hhtp://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_jtscm.html
User ID: jtscm
Password: jtscm2007
For submission of papers please send it to the following:
The Editor
Prof. Stephen Kruger
stephenk@uj.ac.za