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Contracting Out or Selling Out? Survey into the Current Issues Concerning the Outsourcing of Distribution

Jan Szymankiewicz (Managing Director of Logistics Consulting Services at P‐E International, Park House, Egham, Surrey, UK.)

Logistics Information Management

ISSN: 0957-6053

Publication date: 1 February 1994

Abstract

Reports on a survey of companies using third‐party distribution services. Compares results with those of the same survey conducted three years earlier. Discusses reasons why companies may or may not use third‐party distribution providers. Establishes how satisfied companies are with existing arrangements. Explores why companies may wish to change current arrangements.

Keywords

  • Contracting out
  • Distribution
  • Management
  • Performance appraisal

Citation

Szymankiewicz, J. (1994), "Contracting Out or Selling Out? Survey into the Current Issues Concerning the Outsourcing of Distribution", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059410052368

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited

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