Author: Jan M. Deepen
Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD
Keywords: logistics, outsourcing, contributions, science, performance, management, antecedents, relationships, measurement, effects
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2007-08-08
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 3790819166
ISBN-13: 9783790819168

In recent years, logistics outsourcing has gained increasing importance and today is used by a large number of firms across virtually all industries worldwide. Logistics service providers have developed a wide array of services that are utilized to improve logistics processes - and mainly to cut costs.This book uses state-of-the-art scientific methods to reveal that most firms currently do not realize the full potential of logistics outsourcing. It shows the complexity of outsourcing performance and that its true drivers lie in the relationship between service providers and their customers. Th