Purpose: This research studies how the security-related outsourcing strategies and negotiation power of the public sector and the military and the relevant logistics service providers influence for indirect logistics costs. Design/methodology/approach: A tentative model was devised from...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to reveal the security‐related outsourcing strategies of the public sector and the military and the relevant logistics outcomes by examining buying tactics. Design/methodology/approach – A tentative model was devised from theoretical literature of how...