This study is to examine the effect of relationships for the product characteristics. Outsourced product is categorized into functional and innovative. Logistics strategy for each categorized products should be response into efficient or market responsive supply chain strategy. The research model is developed using six hypotheses. The study is examined empirically, using ANOVA, regression analy...

According to the conceptual model established and assumptions put forward based on literature review as well as data collected through questionnaire survey, data reliability analysis, metric model confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model analysis made by statistical software, it shows that enterprise’s Logistics Supervisor has a definite risk perception for outsourcing logisti...

By capturing the hidden value in the multi-national enterprise’s (MNE’s) supply-chain in areas such as quality, value and innovation; logistics providers can increase the MNE’s operating efficiency and enhance its capital utilization, within and enhanced competitive advantage framework. Today, many multinational enterprises (MNEs) use the global communication channels of the internet to strateg...

Reverse logistics is an important process that is often misunderstood. Many organizations do not understand what processes and procedures to follow and how to manage reverse logistics efficiently. Though studies have shown the positive impacts of adoption of various reverse logistics practices, the researcher found no research works that specifically shown how adoption of reverse logistics prac...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a clustering approach to segment supply chain partners in the automobile industry and prioritize services offered by third party logistics service (3PL) providers. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 98 automobile and auto-parts manufacturers are surveyed to identify service needs, preferences, and outsourcing commitments. By applying a two-...

Title of Document: DETERMINANTS OF CUSTOMER PARTNERING BEHAVIOR IN LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIPS: A RELATIONSHIP MARKETING PERSPECTIVE Adriana Rossiter Hofer, PhD, 2007 Directed By: Professor Martin E. Dresner Department of Logistics, Business, and Public Policy Developing close relationships with third-party logistics providers (3PLs) has been acknowledged in the literature as a benefici...

Global supply chains have a distinct geography that involves the dimensions of production, distribution, and consumption. This geography, at the heart of many sourcing strategies, is often neglected by supply chain managers, or at least scholars investigating supply chain management. Yet, this essay underlines that this geography reveals patterns that depict well the organization and structure ...

The paper establishes a supply chain coordinating model based on single 4PL-multy 3PL. Considering goods loss and damage, it comes to the conclusion that the fixed revenue-sharing contract couldn't be coordination when the yields was relative to the efforts of 3PL and 4PL. In order to get the coordination, we first model a fixed revenue-sharing contract based on side payment using L-F model and...