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Research
We transform global challenges into real solutions through high-impact collaborative projects.
How does collaboration turn research into real-world impact?
At ZLC, we view research as a transformative tool to solve real-world challenges in the logistics sector. As a member of the MIT Global SCALE Network—a world-renowned alliance for supply chain research and education—we actively participate in projects funded at regional, national, and international levels. These projects are carried out both independently and in collaboration with universities, companies, and public institutions.
Our projects focus on key areas such as sustainability, process digitalization, urban mobility, risk management, and resource planning. We collaborate with European organizations such as Horizon Europe, with the Government of Aragón, and with the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, as well as with major multinationals and innovative SMEs.
Through this work, we transfer knowledge to the productive sector and position Zaragoza as a leading logistics hub in Europe.
ZLC Research Projects
Take a look at some of the projects we have developed or are currently working on within our strategic lines.
Project for the Promotion of Spanish Companies' Competitiveness through Logistics as a Strategic Factor in a Global Environment
Project Description The main goal of this project is to increase the level of competitiveness of Spanish companies through the development of knowledge, methodologies and practices within the field of logistics, exploiting the use of information and communication technologies at...
Supply chain disruptions and resilience
This project aims to understand the underlying dynamics of supply chain risk phenomenon, emphasizing on supply chain disruptions, which are considered the most pressing concerns facing firms competing in today’s global marketplace. This project highlights the importance of better aligning...
Supply chain collaboration: antecedents and performance consequences
This project aims to quantify the strength of the (inter)relationships between antecedent conditions, collaboration and performance variables in supply chain management. Selected antecedents are: joint strategies for flexibility, supply chain orientation towards customer service, and the innovative capacity of the...
Absorptive capacity in a relational context
This project addresses Absorptive Capacity (AC, or “the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends”, Cohen and Levinthal, 1990: p. 128) in a relational context. We build...
Comprehensive Management of Electronic Product Return Logistics: Design of the Return Chain
Project Description This project studies the complete process that products undergo from pick-up in the reverse chain to processing (recycling, repair, etc.) at the corresponding facilities. Each of the two partners shall focus on one of these two steps: the...
Redesign of PROSEGUR's Cash Center Network
Term: - Project Description The project considers the redesign of the company's Cash Center Network in Spain, these being the points used for collection, handling and distribution of cash. The project will include: The optimal number and location of the...
Development and Implementation of a Program Advancing Research Education and Exploitation for the Support of National Innovation Systems
Página web del proyecto: Term: Project Description Universities are important pillars in the country’s education and innovation system. PARENIS aims to reinforce the universities’ capability of exploiting their research, while opening their results to industry in order to promote innovation....
Effective green supply-chain management technologies in the competitive economic environment with pollution emission trade system
Project Description Our human living environment on this planet is being seriously threatened by rising global temperatures – the phenomenon known as global warming. Considerable evidence demonstrates that it is mainly caused by the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such...
Collaborative Learning in Supply Chain relationships
Project Description The empirical reality of supply chain management is still far from reaching the theoretically promised gains related to a seamless end-to-end pipeline. The good news is that supply chain managers are aware of this gap, and show an...
Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
The challenges facing international intermodal container logistics are efficiency and security. These seemingly conflicting issues have a common solution: supply chain visibility, where data for visibility can be shared between business and government. Since technical solutions already exist, the challenge...
Logistics Requirement of SMEs
Term: Project Description The main aim of this study is to put together a compendium of Good Practices that may serve as a guide for consultation as to how companies' logistics activities can be improved. The study analyses the most...
Methodology to Analyze, Systematize, and Quantify Performance in Freight Logistics Chains
Project Description Logistics performance is a measurement of how efficient logistics is in enabling the flow of goods from suppliers to manufacturers and consumers, ensuring that the right products are delivered in the right amount and at the right time....
