Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a decision‐making framework for outsourcing levels of logistics …. Literature review was undertaken to study outsourcing theories. Successively, case studies on three food manufacturers were … determinant factors for outsourcing the different activities. Findings – Results indicate that logistics activities at different …

loyalty in logistics outsourcing relationships. Specifically, it aims to develop and test a model of customer loyalty across … logistics outsourcing performance (goal achievement and goal exceedance) to loyalty across cultures. The model is then tested … the two dimensions of outsourcing performance on three aspects of loyalty behavior builds on the extant literature. The …

research develops a conceptual model of relationships between the customer partnering dimensions and logistics outsourcing … extends the extant logistics outsourcing literature by examining the effects of established customer partnering dimensions on …

Purpose – The aim of this research is to reveal the security‐related outsourcing strategies of the public sector and … logistics service purchasing, the buyers reveal that their outsourcing strategy involves vertical outsourcing. The data are … practitioners as well as academics since there is little quantitative research available regarding strategic outsourcing modes and …

The majority of the companies surveyed are outsourcing some transportation functions. The most frequently outsourced … reasons for outsourcing are labour cost savings, specialisation, asset reduction, and expanding workload. Generally, the firms … not outsourcing, although loss of control was not identified as a major problem area for firms who do outsource. The …

Explores the attitude of shippers and service providers towards outsourcing of logistics functions performed within … influence the outsourcing decisions. Indicates that five key factors influence the outsourcing decision: centrality of the …

Outsourcing of logistics has become a key element of corporate strategy in a growing number of firms. For a variety of … attributes of services and suppliers, the impetus for logistics outsourcing and the methods employed to select suppliers …

Provides information relating to the experiences of Australian firms using third party logistics services (outsourcing …