N ETL O G A project at the Department of Logistics, Norwegian School of Management (BI) Logistics Networks - strategic opportunities within industries, networks and single companies

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Research project F Funded by the Norwegian Research Council and the following companies –BAMA, Posten, Unitor, Norsk Hydro, Kitron, Tomra, Tine –i.e. a mix of oil, shipping, food, electronics, and logistics providers F Approximately NOK 12 mill. – 20% from the companies/others, 80% from NFR F Main part goes to funding Ph.D. students

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Theme: Utilisation and development of logistics resources in supply and distribution networks –Logistics resources and how they interface with other resources within networks, how they are used and developed with regards to improved utilisation. –Two groups of resources – organisational and technical. –How they combine with other resources within the specific company, but in particular with other companies in the network.

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Overall design and Output F Cases: –Company cases –Research cases according to a standard format F Six Ph.D. thesis F Papers, seminars, books, articles, teaching programs etc.

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics The researchers F Professor Håkan Håkansson, Department of Marketing, BI  Professor Gøran Persson, Department of Logistics, BI  Professor Lars Erik Gadde, Department of Industrial Marketing, CTH  Associate Professor Marianne Jahre, Department of Logistics, BI  Associate Professor Debbie Harrison, Department of Logistics, BI  Associate professor Helge Virum, Department of Logistics, BI  Associate professor Atle Nordli, Department of Logistics, BI  Associate professor Lars Huemer, Department of Logistics, BI

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Thesis work F Lena Bygballe: use Unitor-cases and other case studies performed within Netlog for writing her thesis on INTERORGANISATION LEARNING – learning theory F Fahad Awaleh: will work with Kitron in his thesis. His theme is UTILISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLIERS AS LOGISTICS RESOURCES – purchasing and strategy theory; resource based view.  Per Engelseth: works with Bama and use case studies performed within Netlog for writing his thesis on THE PACKAGE AS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE IN LOGISTICS NETWORKS – e.g. "creation and use of product traceability“ – packaging literature and theory on information and logistics flows. F Ingunn Elvekrok: works specificially with Tine and uses a number of the Netlog- cases for her thesis and has also some other more quantitative approaches to her theme which is PARTICIPATION AND INFLUENCE IN BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS – Hirschmann, social justice theory and actor bonds in ARA. F Calle Hatteland: wants to challenge the existing view on KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE and will do his own cases on ports for his thesis. F Andreas Brekke: works specifically with Norsk Hydro, maybe also eventually with Tomra – works in his thesis on THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTOR NETWORKS FOR RECYCLING OF ALUMINIUM.

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics “The Netlog way” F Structured well ahead planned “2 days events” each month - everyone participates, companies twice a year F Data collection through “Flying Squads” - one week each semester everybody joins up, meeting with companies during that week for interviews - seminars, etc. in the evenings - social and efficient F Case write ups in teams with assigned “pushers” - for databank F Teams around companies and students with assigned “pushers” F Seminar series for external and internal presentations F Paper writing and course development/responsibility in ad hoc teams

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Activities 2003 F Students; courses, thesis proposals, data collection, papers & teaching F Papers; finish off and start new F Book: –Meeting January: The cases to be included –Seminar May: The articles to be included –Meeting June: Review of 1st edition of the papers and cases F Research cases: –Continue/finish off within companies/others F Flying Squad IV 3 rd -7 th March: Marine sector & Logistics; companies in Ålesund area related to this sector, some of their important resources as focals F Companies: –Individual meeting with the remaining –Start company case –What companies want us to do within the frame of Netlog

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Examples of Research cases  Møller Logistikk - Sidetrack facility  Borealis-Tetrapak - Business relationship  Tomra – Reverse Vending Machine facility  Bama - Banana product  Tine - Roll rack facility  Unitor - ERP-system facility  Bama - Oslo Warehouse facility  Norsk Hydro - Boavista facility  VSD – TPL provider business unit  Grenland Port - facility  Statoil - Purchasing Pool business relationship  Gambro - Distribution centre business unit  Tomra - PET bottle product  Kitron - Future - Business relationship  Kitron - Purchasing department - business unit

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics FSIV – The Ålesund Fish Network F Facility cases –Westfish Production plant –Fjordlaks Production line –Strand Sea Service Factory trawler –Skutvika Terminal F Business unit cases –Westfish HQ –Panfish Distribution Center Shanghai –Ålesund Port F Business relationship cases –Cod-export/Santo Domingo –Pan-Pelagic/Globalfish –Globalfish/Customer Japan F Product cases –Koppernæs Fish oil –Panfish Fresh Salmon –Jangaard Export Bacalao deluxe

Associate professor Marianne Jahre Project leader NETLOG Department of Logistics Papers – some examples F “More instead of less” - strategies for use of logistics resources (published in Journal of Chain and Network Science Vol. 2, No. 2) F The roles of packaging in distribution networks (under review for publication in International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management ) F Third party logistics and logistics alliances - outsourcing of activities or “insourcing of resources”? (paper presented IMP-Dijon 2002) F New routines when introducing a new business unit in Unitor (to be submitted to Journal) F Resource Networks – a comparative study of two ports (paper presented IMP-Bali 2002, to be submitted to journal) F Relationship strategies confronted with a strategic change in the logistic network (submitted for presentation at NOFOMA 2003) F Interaction and resource interfaces in collective take back systems – A study of drivers and barriers in the Norwegian deposit system for plastic bottles (to be submitted to IMP- 2003) F Adaptation and Adaptability in logistics networks (to be submitted to IMP ) F The package as an information resource in logistics networks (to be submitted to IMP- 2003) F The ‘feeder factory (to be submitted to IMP-2003)

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