NORTHERN LIGHTS IN LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF AUTHORS -- PREFACE -- ….the background… -- ….the network… -- ….the thank yous… -- About the book -- Origins and strategic aspects -- Advancement of distribution strategies -- Emerging application areas of logistics and SCM -- PART I ORIGINS AND STRATEGIC ASPECTS -- Chapter 1 -- Data input and chapter structure -- A chronology of the first twenty NOFOMA conferences -- The first memories of NOFOMA -- Perspectives on how NOFOMA has evolved -- Perspectives in the development of the logistics and SCM discipline -- Key-strengths of NOFOMA compared with other academic networks -- Most influential conference/contribution in the NOFOMA history -- Most entertaining event at NOFOMA -- The future of NOFOMA -- The future of logistics and SCM -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- Introduction -- Logistics and the flow perspective -- Back to basics - origins and influences -- Logistics and distribution channels theory -- Logistics and operations research -- Logistics and management -- Evolution of logistics in the Nordic countries -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Introduction -- Most logistics is transaction based -- Value based logistics -- Empirical examples -- Driven by a new business logic -- Analysis and conclusions -- When operative excellence is a part of the strategy -- A strategic view on logistics -- The new roles of logistics -- PART II RESEARCH APPROACHES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES -- Chapter 4 -- Introduction -- Research framework -- Research resources -- Methodology -- Survey instrument and statistics -- Selection and data collection -- Reliability and validity -- Findings and discussions -- Variables of "Knowledge development" and "methodology and problem areas" -- Demographics - a description of researchers and their affiliation.

Research domain and methodology -- Research resources -- Conclusion and implications -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Introduction -- Theoretical frame of analysis -- Research questions at a micro or macro level -- Descriptive or normative approach to research -- Context of discovery vs. context of justification -- Theory or concept as basis for research -- Choice of methods -- How is the research setting presented? -- Methodology -- The scientific quality of NOFOMA research -- Descriptive or normative research -- Context of justification vs. Context of discovery -- Use of theories or concepts -- Description of reality -- Choice of research methods -- Research cooperation within NOFOMA -- Conclusions and further directions -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Introduction -- Background -- Lack of relevance -- Lost in translation or before translation? -- Reasons -- Solutions: case studies and action research -- Research design -- Research question -- Unit of analysis -- Context of case -- Researcher role -- Team based approach -- Data collection -- Multiple data collection methods -- Interviews -- Triangulation -- Access and trust -- Constraints -- Data analysis -- Cyclical Process -- Team analysis -- Project reviews -- Logical chain -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Introduction -- Understanding a scientific field -- The scientific field as a reputational system -- The scientific field as a community of practice -- The field of Nordic logistics management -- Nordic logistics management research as a community of practice -- So where do we go now? Scenarios for the future -- Scenario 1: Nordic logistics management as a sub-field -- Scenario 2: Nordic logistics management absorbed by the global field -- Conclusions -- References -- PART III ADVANCEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES -- Chapter 8 -- Introduction and background -- Data collection.

Definitions of TPL -- Methodology used in Nordic TPL research -- Theoretical perspectives used in TPL research -- The Principal-Agent Theory -- Transaction Cost Analysis -- The Network Perspective -- The Resource-Based View -- Nordic TPL research published Internationally -- Conclusions and implications for future research -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Introduction -- Three perspectives on coordinators -- The dominant coordinator -- The implicit coordinator -- Discussion -- Chapter 10 -- Introduction -- Objectives and design -- Data collection -- Competitive distribution systems -- Distribution of books on the Norwegian market -- Results -- Discussion and concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 11 -- Introduction and background -- Developments regarding environmental issues and logistics -- Analysis model -- Structural decisions and their environmental consequences -- Centralisation at ITT Flygt -- The BasePort system at StoraEnso -- Discussion -- Consolidation -- Transport mode -- Standardisation -- Improved coordination -- Bargaining power -- Numerous factors interact -- Conclusions -- References -- PART IV EMERGING APPLICATION AREAS OF LOGISTICS AND SCM -- Chapter 12 -- Introduction -- Categories of enterprise models -- Conceptual enterprise models -- The Operations Model -- Data collection -- Selection of data sources -- The mapping dataset -- Mapping the AS-IS Operations Model -- Mapping the AS-IS Control Model -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 -- Introduction -- The literature review renewed -- Humanitarian logistics literature revisited -- Preparation phase -- Immediate response phase -- Reconstruction phase -- Reflections about the phase model -- The supply network of humanitarian aid -- Concluding discussion -- References -- Chapter 14 -- Background -- Interrelation between logistics and fiscal systems -- Framework.

Legal action and belief system -- Business action and belief systems, including SCM-components -- Aspects of the gap between the two systems -- National - global -- Modern - traditional -- Trouble-shooting - co-operation -- Functions - flows -- Legal "tribe" - business "tribe" -- Some laws in brief -- Mandatory and non-mandatory legislation -- Trade -- Distribution -- Transport -- Outsourcing -- Concluding discussion -- References -- Chapter 15 -- Introduction -- Value chains and value systems -- Coordination and positioning -- Value networks and business value systems -- Value creation and supply structures -- Interdependencies and coordination -- Positioning -- A comparison between the different logics -- Value configuration analysis and the industrial network view of supply relationships -- Different approaches-different insights -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16 -- Global supply chain development -- Global supply chain development motives -- Global supply chain development challenges -- A case study on global supply chain development -- IKEA's paths to global sourcing -- Studying global supply chain development at IKEA -- Challenges in global supply chain development at IKEA -- Availability to secure growth -- Global supply base development -- Supply network responsibility -- Concluding remarks -- References -- EPILOGUE.