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Modeling Project Behavior: Dynamic Tools for Early Estimates in Construction Project Management
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Stakeholders' roles for Business Modelling in a City Logistics ecosystem: towards a conceptual model
Get PDFA major challenge associated with the implementation of CL initiatives lies with their economic and financial long-term success. In this context, the business model concept can support assessing the business side of stakeholders' decision-making processes as major determinants for such success. The purpose of this work is to overcome the shortcomings of the business model approach applied to CL systems. To this end, a conceptual model is built from a role-based business ecosystem modelling approach to provide a business model representation of the CL business ecosystem, able to identify and explore the components of the system and their dynamics
A Review of the Role of Maintenance and Facility Management in Logistics
Get PDFFacility Management (FM) is a discipline involving a variety of non-core operations and maintenance services to support the main business of an organization. This paper aims to provide an overview on the different ways of carrying out FM and related topics, in order to uncover that there is limited research regarding the impact of FM actions on the logistics and operational performance of distribution centres and warehouses. Four different focus areas have been identified and for each one different methodologies and streams of research are studied. The analysis highlights the importance of FM for the logistics activities and underlines the need for performing research, since very few studies have explored the relationship between FM strategy, maintenance actions and performance of logistics businesses
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