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Ingo Wieck (), Martin Streichfuss (), Thorsten Klaas-Wissing () and Wolfgang Stölzle ()
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Ingo Wieck: Transportation Competence Center
Martin Streichfuss: Transportation Competence Center
Thorsten Klaas-Wissing: University of St. Gallen
Wolfgang Stölzle: University of St. Gallen

Chapter Chapter 1 in Switchpoints for the Future of Logistics, 2012, pp 1-4 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract It has never been more important – or more difficult – to predict the future as it is today. Even established trends appear increasingly fragile and unstable. Unforeseen events repeatedly trigger completely unexpected developments. That is one reason why strategic planners often like to think in terms of scenarios. Scenarios free them from the compulsion to plan a one-dimensional future, allowing alternative views of what might lie ahead to be entertained concurrently. To avoid slipping into fuzzy aimlessness, however, they must also maintain a keen focus on those issues that are of crucial importance to future developments.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Product Lifecycles; Unforeseen Event; Green Logistics; Logistics Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23493-4_1

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