Due to the condition of the current global environment, organizations have to compete not only wi... more Due to the condition of the current global environment, organizations have to compete not only with single companies, but also with Supply Chains (SC) or Collaborative Networks (CN). In this sense, companies that make up this kind of organizations have to integrate their processes and must collaborate with each other in order to be competitive. To achieve this goal, companies have to deal with collaborative decision-making processes, which in this context are more complex than in a single organization. Some of these collaborative networks have a hierarchical structure, which means that each level in the structure has a different role in the decision-making process. Enterprise Engineering through Enterprise Architecture (EA) can be used by enterprises to facilitate the integration of all elements and to analyse the complex hierarchical decision processes. Therefore, in order to understand the decision-making process in a hierarchical inter enterprise context using Enterprise Architec...
Este articulo es una revision de los trabajos publicados en varias revistas y bases de datos acce... more Este articulo es una revision de los trabajos publicados en varias revistas y bases de datos accesibles de forma electronica, se identifican dos temas que en principio son independientes; la alineacion estrategica entre el negocio y la Tecnologias de la Informacion (Information Tecnology IT) y la Ingenieria Empresarial (Enterprise Engineering EE), una vez identificadas estas publicaciones, se observa como estas dos corrientes en los ultimos anos se han complementado encontrando articulos que definen una alineacion estrategica a traves del concepto de ingenieria empresarial en un enfoque de arquitecturas empresariales. En total se han revisado 27 articulos cientificos.
This paper introduces the FreightShare Lab Platform (FSLP) and its embedded business model, aimin... more This paper introduces the FreightShare Lab Platform (FSLP) and its embedded business model, aiming to facilitate and encourage horizontal collaboration in freight logistics. The idea of the FSLP is to create collaborating clusters of freight operators, and corresponding collaborative operational plans, via specialised decision support algorithms and multi-fleet optimisation. Further, a gain-sharing business model embedded within the FSLP algorithms ensures that participants, mainly logistics service providers and freight operators, can retain their own profit margins and fairly share the efficiency gains from collaboration. A case study is presented, centred on a large UK freight operator, to evaluate the key FSLP algorithms in a realistic context. The results evidence the potential for significant financial and environmental benefits for industry and society.
Collaboration in the freight industry has not been widely adopted mainly due to the perceived bar... more Collaboration in the freight industry has not been widely adopted mainly due to the perceived barriers in competition resulting in a lack of trust among fleet operators. Collaboration in this sector has significant benefits, including the reduction of empty running, operating costs (OPEX) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) resulting in greater utilisation of existing logistics assets. A review of the literature to establish the critical aspects of freight collaboration was undertaken, as well as analyses of published case studies and European Union (EU)-funded projects. The critical aspects and barriers identified include: revenue sharing; compliance with competition law; process synchronization; organisational and systems interoperability; different forms of collaboration from a physical and coordination structure perspective; and strategies for collaboration. To facilitate collaboration a freight collaborative business model (FCBM) framework that highlights problematic areas in fr...
Due to the condition of the current global environment, organizations have to compete not only wi... more Due to the condition of the current global environment, organizations have to compete not only with single companies, but also with Supply Chains (SC) or Collaborative Networks (CN). In this sense, companies that make up this kind of organizations have to integrate their processes and must collaborate with each other in order to be competitive. To achieve this goal, companies have to deal with collaborative decision-making processes, which in this context are more complex than in a single organization. Some of these collaborative networks have a hierarchical structure, which means that each level in the structure has a different role in the decision-making process. Enterprise Engineering through Enterprise Architecture (EA) can be used by enterprises to facilitate the integration of all elements and to analyse the complex hierarchical decision processes. Therefore, in order to understand the decision-making process in a hierarchical inter enterprise context using Enterprise Architec...
Este articulo es una revision de los trabajos publicados en varias revistas y bases de datos acce... more Este articulo es una revision de los trabajos publicados en varias revistas y bases de datos accesibles de forma electronica, se identifican dos temas que en principio son independientes; la alineacion estrategica entre el negocio y la Tecnologias de la Informacion (Information Tecnology IT) y la Ingenieria Empresarial (Enterprise Engineering EE), una vez identificadas estas publicaciones, se observa como estas dos corrientes en los ultimos anos se han complementado encontrando articulos que definen una alineacion estrategica a traves del concepto de ingenieria empresarial en un enfoque de arquitecturas empresariales. En total se han revisado 27 articulos cientificos.
This paper introduces the FreightShare Lab Platform (FSLP) and its embedded business model, aimin... more This paper introduces the FreightShare Lab Platform (FSLP) and its embedded business model, aiming to facilitate and encourage horizontal collaboration in freight logistics. The idea of the FSLP is to create collaborating clusters of freight operators, and corresponding collaborative operational plans, via specialised decision support algorithms and multi-fleet optimisation. Further, a gain-sharing business model embedded within the FSLP algorithms ensures that participants, mainly logistics service providers and freight operators, can retain their own profit margins and fairly share the efficiency gains from collaboration. A case study is presented, centred on a large UK freight operator, to evaluate the key FSLP algorithms in a realistic context. The results evidence the potential for significant financial and environmental benefits for industry and society.
Collaboration in the freight industry has not been widely adopted mainly due to the perceived bar... more Collaboration in the freight industry has not been widely adopted mainly due to the perceived barriers in competition resulting in a lack of trust among fleet operators. Collaboration in this sector has significant benefits, including the reduction of empty running, operating costs (OPEX) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) resulting in greater utilisation of existing logistics assets. A review of the literature to establish the critical aspects of freight collaboration was undertaken, as well as analyses of published case studies and European Union (EU)-funded projects. The critical aspects and barriers identified include: revenue sharing; compliance with competition law; process synchronization; organisational and systems interoperability; different forms of collaboration from a physical and coordination structure perspective; and strategies for collaboration. To facilitate collaboration a freight collaborative business model (FCBM) framework that highlights problematic areas in fr...
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