Micha Hirschinger emphasizes the importance of foresight on logistics and institutions in particular for effective decision making as distinct research in this context is limited. He applies a systematic and transferable multi-method approach based on Delphi studies and fuzzy c-means cluster analysis to develop profound scenarios for the future. He uses the relevance of information-processing requirements to investigate whether centralization of purchasing organizations increases functional efficiency. The author finally shows how a sharing-economy business model transfer could help to overcome the limited access to factor markets, especially trucks, at the base of the pyramid.

Contents

• Future of Logistics in Emerging Markets - Fuzzy Clustering Scenarios Grounded in Institutional and Factor-Market Rivalry Theory
• No Vehicle Means No Aid - A Paradigm Change For The Humanitarian Logistics Business Model
• How theAerospace and Defence Industry in India Might Evolve Till 2020: An Institutional Perspective
• Does Centralization Lead to higher Efficiency? - An Industry-specific Analysis of Purchasing Functions

Target Groups

• Scientists in the field of Strategic Foresight, Supply Chain Management and International Management
• Supply chain manager, strategic planner, entrepreneurial and political decision maker

About the Author

Prior to his current position as consultant at a leading global management consulting firm, Micha Hirschinger worked as research associate at the Chair of Supply Chain Management at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Autorentext

Prior to his current position as consultant at a leading global management consulting firm, Micha Hirschinger worked as research associate at the Chair of Supply Chain Management at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Inhalt
Introduction.- The Future of Logistics in Emerging Markets  Fuzzy Clustering Scenarios Grounded in Institutional and Factor-Market Rivalry Theory.- No Vehicle Means No Aid A Paradigm Change For The Humanitarian Logistics Business Model.- How the Aerospace and Defence Industry in India Might Evolve Till 2020: An Institutional Perspective.- Does Centralization Lead to higher Efficiency?  An Industry-specific Analysis of Purchasing Functions.- Final Conclusion.