The shift from traditional and functional third‐party logistics to comprehensive supply‐chain relationships has … significant implications for the role of third‐party logistics service providers (3pls). Extending previous research in which four … 3pls' roles within the logistics strategy; the nature of the resultant client‐3pl relationship; and, the extent to which …

Purpose – With the growing acceptance of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) as critical business concerns … constituencies. This comprised a focus group, interviews and surveys, and a case study of logistics/SCM development at one of the … world's leading pharmaceutical companies. Findings – The key knowledge areas and competencies/skills required by logistics …

Purpose – Performance‐based logistics (PBL) strategies are providing governments and for‐profit organizations with a … more profit when they invest in logistics process improvements, or system redesign, that reduces total cost of ownership …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate research trends observed in the International Journal of Logistics …

The logistics challenges and opportunities within MERCOSUR are beyond and above political and commercial integration. A … four month study was conducted, analyzing the MERCOSUR relevant geo‐economic data and the logistics elements which will …

During the 80's many companies made major changes in their logistics system. They redesigned their logistics processes … author of this article is suggesting a general framework for logistics process redesign, introducing a set of concepts and a … set of related strategies for redesigning any logistics process.  …

The paper first reviews the increased internationalization of corporate logistics, existing carrier selection … shippers of a wide range of logistics service attributes. It appears that the service priorities of international shippers are …

Modeling and decision support for Logistics Strategy Planning has evolved considerably from the 1960s to the 1990s …. Today, Logistics Strategy Modeling is supported by a variety of techniques and computer systems. How each technique can be … applied to logistics strategy studies is discussed and a new integrated modeling framework is proposed. The authors have been …

. Case study evidence is then presented to examine how these themes could be applied to changing logistics organizations. The … case company, a branded consumer products manufacturer in Finland, redesigned its logistics to improve performance in terms … changing logistics organization.  …

Logistics encompasses a complex set of activities which require a collection of metrics to adequately measure … each other and provide the decision makers with a well balanced picture of the logistics process. Often in practice …. This paper addresses this shortcoming by developing a set of evaluation criteria for logistics performance measurement …