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Outsourcing of integrated logistics functions
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 1999A survey of 372 logistics managers in different industries revealed multiple outsourcing linkages among logistics activities. These results are consistent with previous findings that suggest that firms can improve customer service and reduce costs by outsourcing multiple logistics functions. The results are also consistent with previous research on the
Robert Windle, Martin Dresner
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Outsourcing logistics activities in Turkey
Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2005PurposeThis research aims to determine the current situation of outsourcing logistics activities in Turkey, a country which has a great potential for logistics activities among the surrounding continents because of its geographical location.Design/methodology/approachSurvey analysis was conducted with 250 of the top 500 Turkish firms specified by the ...
Emel Aktas, Füsun Ülengin
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THE METHOD OF VALUING OF LOGISTIC OUTSOURCING SERVICES
Вестник Академии гражданской авиации, 2022Outsourcing services widespread in developed countries have been used in the economic market of the Republic of Azerbaijan in recent years mainly in the fields of accounting, human resources, marketing, information technology and logistics.Our previous study on «Logistics in the transport complex of the Republic of Azerbaijan» based on 11 criteria for ...
E. M. O. Najafov, O. N. O. Hasanli
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Outsourcing logistics: Strategic tools for decision to outsource logistic activities
2011 4th International Conference on Logistics, 2011Logistics outsourcing is becoming a common phenomenon nowadays. In other words, an industrial or commercial company is to delegate all or part of its logistic activities to a Logistic Service Provider. It is considered an important factor for competitiveness, flexibility and better responsiveness to fulfill the needs of new economic challenges.
Jabir Arif, Fouad Jawab
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Incentive Contracts in Logistics Outsourcing
2013Recent development in logistics has led to wide use of external service providers. This paper aims to apply the agency theory to study the cooperative relationship between outsourcing enterprise and their logistics service providers through the use of incentive contracts.
Qin Zhu, Richard Y. K. Fung
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Outsourcing Contracts : Outsourcing of Logistics Services
2006Rapidly or slowly, globally or locally, outsourcing has already penetrated all sectors of business and value chains. Outsourcing has been one of the most commonly used management practices during the last decade, and the outsourcing business continues to grow and expand significantly across all value chains.
Joan Jané, Alfonso de Ochoa
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General Views of Logistics, Outsourcing, and Logistics Outsourcing
2013There seem to be a definitional confusion in the management literature about what is meant by the term “outsourcing.” Several years ago, the control of the product development cycle from raw materials through delivery of product to the customer became important, and the typical examples of make or buy (internalize or externalize) and vertical ...
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Process reengineering in the context of logistics outsourcing
International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2009Outsourcing is considered by many as the major means to cost reduction and refocusing on core competencies. In that context, a worldwide Chemicals Group, studied in this research, aims at improving and piloting its intra-and inter company processes and at assuring the consistency of involved activities in the framework of important competitive pressure.
Crestan, Wattky Andrea, Neubert, Gilles
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Quality risk in logistics outsourcing: A fourth party logistics perspective
European Journal of Operational Research, 2019zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Min Huang 0001 +3 more
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Strategic alliances in logistics outsourcing
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2000Looks at the problems of logistics in military operations and today’s commercial businesses. Traces the development of logistics management from a subordinate activity within a product producing entity to its performance by a separate entity which specializes in this area and requires a strategic alliance.
Yim‐Yu Song +3 more
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