Now that supply chain operations are facing new challenges due to the necessity of reducing
costs and CO2 emissions companies are increasingly leveraging cooperation from companies from
other supply chains as a source of competitive advantage. Horizontal Collaboration has been
proved an efficient tool for cutting logistic costs up to 49%. Zaragoza Logistics Center
member of the MIT-Scale Network is publishing this book with the aim of building upon a
framework of inter-organizational learning for horizontal collaboration on logistic operations.
The outcome of this study is designed to help understand the relationship dynamics and
managerial insights of horizontal collaboration for sustainable and profitable cooperation in
freight distribution. The proposed collaborative practices are based on senior manager
experiences from different industries: home appliances automotive retail and food and
beverage. Additionally collaborative evidence from various successful pilot cases relevant to
the distribution operations of the four industries are described in order to illustrate the
framework presented. This book fills a gap in the literature market and its insights encourages
the readers to reflect on their own operational circumstances and challenges. Additionally the
book can be used as supplementary reading for master degree courses on supply chain
collaboration as well as courses in executive management.
