LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO THE THESIS
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 The New Logistics Model--Horizontal Collaboration
1.3 Motivation
1.4 The Research Agenda
1.5 Expected Contribution of the Research
1.6 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Collaboration of Logistics in Supply Chain Management
2.3 Research Questions
2.4 The Application of Agent-based Modelling in Supply Chain Management
2.5 Chapter Summary
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Case Studies
3.3 Agent-based Simulation
3.4 Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 Case Studies
4,1 Introduction
4.2 Key Elements for Developing Logistics Horizontal Collaboration
4.3 A Typology of Logistics Horizontal Collaboration
4.4 Conclusion J
Chapter 5 Simulation Modelling
5.1 The Agent-based Supply Chain Model
5.2 Results and Analysis
5.3 Discussion
5.4 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Discussion
6.1 Findings of Case Studies
6.2 Findings of Simulation Modelling
6.3 Contributions
6.4 Limitations
6.5 Directions for Future Research
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Appendix I List of Case Studies of Logistics Horizontal Collaboration
Appendix II List of ABM Papers Per Supply Chain Fields
Reference