Relationships among TPL providers and members of supply chains – a strategic perspective
Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing
ISSN: 0885-8624
Article publication date: 1 November 2001
Abstract
Outsourcing of logistics services has increased rapidly during the last few years. Accordingly, third‐party logistics and supply chain management as a research phenomenon has gained increased attention from academia. However, a strategic view focusing on the relationship between supply chain management and third‐party logistics service strategies has gained little attention. This paper focuses on alternative supply chain strategies and their relationship to different types of third‐party logistics services. A normative framework for organizing these relationships is developed. The strategic view adopted in this paper fills a gap in the understanding of how third‐party logistics providers should offer their services more effectively and efficiently to different types of supply chains.
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Citation
Bask, A.H. (2001), "Relationships among TPL providers and members of supply chains – a strategic perspective", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006021
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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