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Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)
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In recent years, logistics outsourcing has gained increasing importance and today is used by a large number of firms across virtually all industries worldwide. Logistics service providers have developed a wide array of services that are utilized to improve logistics processes - and mainly to cut costs.This book uses state-of-the-art scientific methods to reveal that most firms currently do not realize the full potential of logistics outsourcing. It shows the complexity of outsourcing performance and that its true drivers lie in the relationship between service providers and their customers. Through the results of a large-scale empirical survey, the book also emphasizes the importance of a firm's approach towards outsourcing: solely striving for cost reductions may be a dead end, while the often overlooked increased logistics service levels are equally important for boosting logistics performance. In the light of current outsourcing practices, this indicates substantial room for improvement for most firms.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Logistics Outsourcing Relationships
Book Subtitle: Measurement, Antecedents, and Effects of Logistics Outsourcing Performance
Authors: Jan M. Deepen
Series Title: Contributions to Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1938-0
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1916-8Published: 14 June 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-1938-0Published: 13 June 2007
Series ISSN: 1431-1941
Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 350
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Operations Management