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- Evangelista, Pietro, 1963-, et al.
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Purchasing Green Transport and Logistics Services : Implications from the Environmental Sustainability Attitude of 3PLs
- 2013
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Ingår i: Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Services. - Hershey, PA USA : IGI Global. - 9781466620087 - 9781466620094 - 9781466620100 ; , s. 449-465
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Environmental sustainability is an area of increasing importance for third party logistics (3PL) com- panies. As the design and implementation of services requires interaction between buyer and 3PL, the 3PLs are in a critical position to support the efforts towards greening operations of different supply chain participants. However the literature in this field reflects a gap between the perspectives of buy- ers and 3PLs. This chapter attempts to fill this void through an explorative case study analysis on the environmental attitude of 3PLs in order to derive implications for buyers’ behavior. The results indicate that the buyer’s role is critical in different ways in the development of green initiatives among 3PLs. An increased orientation towards longer-term contracts and joint development would likely enhance the level of green initiatives. Indirectly, the buyer has the opportunity to influence its 3PLs through interac- tion with employees on different levels in the company, including top management.
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- Selviaridis, Kostas, et al.
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Contracting for Logistics Services: A Critical Appraisal of the Outsourcing Process
- 2012
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Ingår i: Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Services. - 9781466620087 ; , s. 39-51
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter seeks to critically revisit existing third party logistics (3PL) purchasing literature with the aim of bridging the gap between academic research and industry practice regarding logistics outsourcing. This is achieved by focusing on hitherto under-emphasized issues (in the academic literature) relating to the role of the service provider, as opposed to that of the buyer, in 3PL exchange design and management, and the dynamics of the outsourcing process. Drawing on recent developments and practices in the 3PL industry and two in-depth case studies of logistics outsourcing, the study suggests that, under increasing complexity and uncertainty levels, the service provider in interaction with the buying firm significantly influences service definition, design, and evaluation throughout the outsourcing process. The exchanged service is not determined from the outset of the outsourcing process but it is (re)shaped in an iterative and ongoing fashion. Based on such findings, the chapter calls for increased emphasis on a dynamic and inter-organizational (buyer-service provider) perspective into the study of logistics outsourcing processes.
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