The effect of logistics service quality on customer satisfaction and repurchase intention: focusing on company size as a moderator

Yong-Ock Lee (Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon 402-751, Korea)
Minsung Kim (Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon 402-751, Korea) *

Journal of International Logistics and Trade

ISSN: 1738-2122

Article publication date: 30 June 2008

Issue publication date: 30 June 2008

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Abstract

There are many studies supporting that logistics service quality affects on customers satisfaction and these satisfied customers have a strong repurchase intention in consumer products. However, a few studies involving Industrial products examined these relationships. Therefore, the main purposes of this study are (1) to empirically examine logistics service factors influencing on the customers’ satisfaction and repurchase in industrial purchasing, (2) to clarify the differences of service factors between customers satisfaction and repurchase in industrial purchasing process, and (3) to analyze the influence of these factors on the customers’ satisfaction depending on the size of company. As a result of an analysis of survey data, this study found the followings. (1) the factors affect customer satisfaction and the factors affect repurchase intention are different from each other; 5 factors (timeliness, order quality, personnel intimacy, personnel quality, order release quantities) for customer satisfaction and 6 factors (timeliness, order period, personnel quality, order quality, information factor, order release quantities) for repurchase intention. (2) the relationship between order release quality factor and customer satisfaction was differ depending on the company size. The large companies showed a stronger relationship than the smaller company did. (3) the positive linear relationship between customer satisfaction and repurchase intention was identified also in industrial purchasing.

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Citation

Lee, Y.-O. and Kim, M. (2008), "The effect of logistics service quality on customer satisfaction and repurchase intention: focusing on company size as a moderator", Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 55-73. https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2008.6.1.55

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2008 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade

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*Corresponding Author : Assistant Professor, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon 402-751, Korea. E-mail:

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