Agnieszka Szmelter

Synergy phenomenon in supply logistics

SOPOT, POLAND 2013

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Special thanks to my supervisor,

Prof. Henryk Wo niak

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1. Synergy and synergy effects ............................................................................................... 8

1.1. Etymology and definitions of synergy ......................................................................... 8

1.2. The essence of synergy effect .................................................................................. 14

1.3. Synergy in economics and other areas of research ............................................... 16

2. The essence of logistics management objectives .............................................................. 29

2.1. The identification of the nature and objectives of logistics management ............... 29

2.2. Creating value-added in logistics ................................................................................ 39

2.3. Shaping the relationships in the supply chain ........................................................... 49

3. Synergy in logistics ............................................................................................................. 65

3.1. Definitions of synergy logistics .................................................................................... 65

3.2. Elements forming a synergy logistics system ............................................................. 69

3.3. Symptoms of the occurrence of synergy effects in logistics ...................................... 75

4. Management instruments enabling appearance of synergy effects in business practice

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4.1. Vendor Managed Inventory ....................................................................................... 91

4.2. Target costing ............................................................................................................... 96

4.3. Kaizen ............................................................................................................................ 97

4.4. Just-in-Time ................................................................................................................ 100

4.5. Six Sigma ..................................................................................................................... 103

4.6. Jidoka .......................................................................................................................... 110

4.7. Hybrid products ......................................................................................................... 113

Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 117

Bibliography ......................................................................................................................... 119

List of tables .......................................................................................................................... 124

List of figures ........................................................................................................................ 125