Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry

The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of logistics in transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Malaysian estates which are the growing logistics hubs in plantation management. It also identifies various factors that significantly affect the effici...

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Main Authors: Cheah, Cheng Teik, Fernando, Yudi
Other Authors: Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Mehdi
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: IGI Global USA 2018
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spelling ump-205422018-09-28T07:00:06Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20542/ Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry Cheah, Cheng Teik Fernando, Yudi HD Industries. Land use. Labor The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of logistics in transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Malaysian estates which are the growing logistics hubs in plantation management. It also identifies various factors that significantly affect the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the Malaysian estate logistics and proposes ways to improve their competitiveness. This study shall empirically explore the causal relationships between Lean Logistics and Triple Bottom Line on Sustainable Logistics Performance in transportation of FFB in the Palm Oil Industry. The objective is to examine the current state of sustainability efforts within the field of value chain, more specifically logistics performance, and to identify opportunities and provide recommendations for the palm oil industry to follow sustainable performance. This study also aims to stimulate further research within the area of sustainable logistics performance. IGI Global USA Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Mehdi 2018 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20542/1/lean%20logistics.pdf Cheah, Cheng Teik and Fernando, Yudi (2018) Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry. In: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (10 Volumes). IGI Global USA, Hershey PA, pp. 5422-5432. ISBN 9781522522553 https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/lean-logistics-of-the-transportation-of-fresh-fruit-bunches-ffb-in-the-palm-oil-industry/184245 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch471
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Cheah, Cheng Teik
Fernando, Yudi
Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
description The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of logistics in transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Malaysian estates which are the growing logistics hubs in plantation management. It also identifies various factors that significantly affect the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the Malaysian estate logistics and proposes ways to improve their competitiveness. This study shall empirically explore the causal relationships between Lean Logistics and Triple Bottom Line on Sustainable Logistics Performance in transportation of FFB in the Palm Oil Industry. The objective is to examine the current state of sustainability efforts within the field of value chain, more specifically logistics performance, and to identify opportunities and provide recommendations for the palm oil industry to follow sustainable performance. This study also aims to stimulate further research within the area of sustainable logistics performance.
author2 Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Mehdi
author_facet Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Mehdi
Cheah, Cheng Teik
Fernando, Yudi
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author Cheah, Cheng Teik
Fernando, Yudi
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title Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
title_short Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
title_full Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
title_fullStr Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
title_full_unstemmed Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
title_sort lean logistics of the transportation of fresh fruit bunches (ffb) in the palm oil industry
publisher IGI Global USA
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20542/
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