Abstract
Collaborative logistics is becoming more important in today's industry. This is driven by increased environmental concerns, improved efficiency through collaborative planning supporting resources sharing and new business models implementation. This paper explores collaborative logistics and reports on business applications within the forest products industry in Sweden and Canada. It first describes current opportunities in collaborative planning. It then discusses issues related to building the coalition as well as sharing resources and benefits. Three business cases are described and used to support the discussion around these main issues. Finally, different challenges are detailed, opening new paths for researchers in the field. © 2009 IFIP.
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Lehoux, N., Audy, J. F., D’amours, S., & Rönnqvist, M. (2009). Issues and experiences in logistics collaboration. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (Vol. 307, pp. 69–76). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04568-4_8
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