The Third-Party Logistics Industry in Europe: Provider Perspectives on the Industry's Current Status and Future Prospects
| Autor: | Melvyn Peters, Hugh L Randall, James Cooper, Robert C. Lieb |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Service (business)
System development Matching (statistics) Third party business.industry Strategy and Management Management Science and Operations Research Management Information Systems Outsourcing Internationalization Management of Technology and Innovation Revenue Business and International Management Marketing business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 1:9-25 |
| ISSN: | 1469-848X 1367-5567 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13675569808962035 |
| Popis: | This study reports the findings of a survey of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of 16 large third-party logistics companies in Europe. It provides data concerning the evolution, status and future prospects of the industry. The CEO responses give insight into such matters as company size, service offerings, geographical coverage, marketing strategies and revenues. The CEOs are fairly conservative with respect to the growth prospects of their companies and the industry. According to the CEOs, the most important dynamics operating in the marketplace are growing customer interest in outsourcing a broader array of logistics services, downward pressure on prices and increased customer desire for one-stop shopping. They believe the most important problems faced by the industry are systems development costs, and matching promises with performance. They also believe that continued internationalisation provides the industry's greatest opportunity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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