Loss Prevention in Transportation to Ensure Product Quality : Insights from the Cargo Insurance Sector
ISSN
1868-4238
ISBN
978-3-642-33979-0
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-09-26
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Frick, Jan
Laugen, Bjørge Timenes
Abstract
Transport and logistics operations are vulnerable to many types of risks due to an increasing dynamic and structural complexity of today's supply chain networks. Globally distributed sourcing and production lead to more transported goods in general but also to more high-value cargoes being shipped around the world. However, detailed information about the transport condition and integrity are not available in the end-to-end chain as logistics operations lack full transparency. Therefore, this paper identifies causes and risks of cargo-related losses by an analysis of cargo insurance claims. Based on these results, appropriate preventive measures to monitor and improve the product quality during logistics operations are derived.
Language
English
Keywords
Cargo insurance
claims analysis
loss prevention
quality improvement
supply chain risk management
information technology
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Value Networks: Innovation, Technologies and Management
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Heidelberg
Volume
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 384
Start page
148
End page
156
Pages
9
Event Title
2011 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS)
Event Location
Stavanger, Norway
Event Date
26.-28.09.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
206002