Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China

Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China

The main objective of this research is to examine the factors influencing logistics performance on battery industry in Guangxi China. The research investigates on six factors that affect the logistics performance such as inventory, facilities & warehouses, transportation, purchasing & sourc...

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Main Author: Ying, Tang
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Published: 2013
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TS155-194 Production management
Operations management
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Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China
description The main objective of this research is to examine the factors influencing logistics performance on battery industry in Guangxi China. The research investigates on six factors that affect the logistics performance such as inventory, facilities & warehouses, transportation, purchasing & sourcing, information & communication technology management. It also involves the factors affecting the general organizational performance. Data were collected from 10 selected battery companies in logistics department through questionnaire among the managers. Correlation analysis is used to examine the relationship between the six factors and logistics performance. The results on the mentioned factors indicated they were positively correlated with logistics performance in battery industries. The result suggests that transportation is the most important factors influencing logistics performance for the industry
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title Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China
title_short Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China
title_full Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China
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title_full_unstemmed Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China
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spelling my-uum-etd.51532022-04-10T02:57:05Z Assessment on factors affecting logistics performance in battery industry in Guangxi, China 2013 Ying, Tang Melan, Mustakim Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business TS155-194 Production management. Operations management The main objective of this research is to examine the factors influencing logistics performance on battery industry in Guangxi China. The research investigates on six factors that affect the logistics performance such as inventory, facilities & warehouses, transportation, purchasing & sourcing, information & communication technology management. It also involves the factors affecting the general organizational performance. Data were collected from 10 selected battery companies in logistics department through questionnaire among the managers. Correlation analysis is used to examine the relationship between the six factors and logistics performance. The results on the mentioned factors indicated they were positively correlated with logistics performance in battery industries. The result suggests that transportation is the most important factors influencing logistics performance for the industry 2013 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5153/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5153/1/s808911.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5153/2/s808911_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Andersen, T.J. (2001), “Information technology, strategic decision-making approaches and organizational performance in different industrial settings”, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 10, pp. 101-19. Ackerman, K. (1997), Practical Handbook of Warehousing, Chapman & Hall, New York, NY. Anonymous (2005). Supply chain strategies for weathering big storms. Modern Materials Handling. Angeles, R. 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