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INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Volume 38, Issue 6, Pages 633-640Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2009.05.010
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Logistics outsourcing; Third-party logistics; Industrial networks; Interaction
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Logistics Outsourcing has been at the top of the management agenda during recent decades. Through this approach companies have been able to improve logistics performance. However, several studies point out severe problems with outcome and it is even claimed that in some cases logistics outsourcing has become a source of corporate failure and disappointment [Boyson, S., Corsi, T., Dresner, M. and Rabinovich, E. (1999). Managing effective third-party logistics relationships: What does it take? journal of Business Logistics, 20 (1), 73-100.]. Previous research shows that many companies have taken outsourced functions back in-house. The aim of this paper is to explore the reasons behind the problems in logistics outsourcing. Our analysis is based on an extensive literature survey. This examination indicates that outsourcing decisions require a holistic perspective. We apply the industrial network model [Hakansson, H. and Snehota, I. (1995). Developing relationships in business networks. Routledge, London.] for the analysis of potential consequences of logistics outsourcing. The main conclusion of the paper is that increasing interaction between buyer and provider would be beneficial to the outcome of outsourcing. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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