Strategic posture of logistics service providers in Singapore

As organizations globalize to reach new markets and achieve higher production and sourcing efficiencies, logistics will play an increasingly important role in moving materials and products throughout the organizations' supply chains. For many companies, third party logistics providers (or logis...

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Published in:International journal of physical distribution & logistics management 1999-11, Vol.29 (9), p.588-605
Main Authors: Sum, Chee-Chuong, Teo, Chew-Been
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Competitive advantage
Cost control
Customer services
Freight forwarding
Globalization
Information technology
Literature reviews
Logistics
Manufacturing
Outsourcing
Questionnaires
Response rates
Singapore
Studies
Supply chain
Supply chains
Third party
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Summary:As organizations globalize to reach new markets and achieve higher production and sourcing efficiencies, logistics will play an increasingly important role in moving materials and products throughout the organizations' supply chains. For many companies, third party logistics providers (or logistics providers) represent a viable and effective alternative to fulfilling their own logistics requirements. Amidst growing competition, the logistics providers must strategize to determine how they want to position their logistics services in terms of cost, quality, features, and value-added to their customers. This research represents the first study that examines the different strategic postures of logistics providers using Porter's competitive framework and analyzes the business performance, technologies, operations objectives, and future plans of each strategic type. The differences among the strategic types generate new managerial insights and implications for logistics managers and executives.
ISSN:0960-0035
1758-664X
DOI:10.1108/09600039910287538