Refereed journal article or data article (A1)
Cost aggregation in export logistics chain
List of Authors: Esa Hämäläinen, Elen Twrdy, Tommi Inkinen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Article number: 24
Volume number: 3
Issue number: 26
Start page: 1
End page: 14
Number of pages: 14
eISSN: 2199-8531
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40852-017-0077-9
URL: https://jopeninnovation.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40852-017-0077-9
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/27184815
This paper analyses cost aggregation in a supply chain. It provides a
literature overview on the key concepts of cost aggregation, multimodal
transport, logistic chain and maritime transport. The focuses on the value
adding process with logistics data and assesses the costs accumulation during
the transport process. The paper also reveals multimodal impacts on the
logistics costs. The research data is obtained from the
costing system of a large export company. The company exports round 90% of its
production and mostly to the European markets. The
research data contains a sample of 929 invoiced orders to the largest market of
the mill. The research results indicate empirical
evidence of the cost-function properties. This type of an approach is rare in
logistics literature as these detailed data sets are highly difficult to obtain.
The article concludes by addressing future research task and directions.
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