An Empirical Taxonomy for Logistics Service Providers

Lai, Kee‐hung; Cheng, T.C.E.; Yeung, Andy C.L.

doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100109

Cited by 42 publications

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“…Marasco (2008) defines TPL as "an external organization that performs all or part of a company's logistics function", and Selviaridis and Spring (2007) add to this that TPL is usually associated with the offering of multiple, bundle services, rather than just isolated transport or warehousing functions. TPL arrangements are also based on formal contractual relations, as opposed to spot purchases of logistics services (Lai et al, 2004). TPL can include services such as transport, warehousing, inventory management (e.g.…”

Section: Third-party Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Third-party logistics in construction: the case of a large hospital project

Ekeskär

Rudberg

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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The construction supply chain is of temporary nature and complex, with many interactions between multiple actors in different construction projects. This challenging context typically leads to relatively higher costs and lower productivity, compared to other industries. Supply chain management (SCM) has been put forward as a mean to better handle this challenging context. As a part of SCM initiatives some construction industry stakeholders have turned to third-party logistics (TPL) providers, especially in large construction projects. The use of TPL providers is a new, and under-investigated, phenomenon in the construction industry. The main purpose of this study is thus to explore the use of a TPL provider in a large construction project and to analyse its resulting effects. Driving forces and possible concerns for implementing TPL are identified and the possibility for TPL to be a facilitator for implementing SCM in construction is investigated. The research is based on a literature review and an explorative case study of a large hospital project in Sweden, where the client and the main contractor have initiated the use of a TPL provider to coordinate sourcing and materials handling activities on site. The results show positive effects on establishing an effective interface between the construction site and the supply chain. The results also show that a TPL solution facilitates an increase in productive work at the construction site itself, a reduction of costs and an increased utilization of site assets. On the downside, the study also shows a lack of SCM knowledge amongst the involved actors in the project, hindering them to reap the full potential of TPL.

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Section: Third-party Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Third-party logistics in construction: the case of a large hospital project

Ekeskär

Rudberg

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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“…Company D is clearly the smallest with the least experience in Russia, whereas company A is the biggest player with the longest exposure to the Russian environment. In terms of service capability (Lai, Chen & Yeung, 2004), company A focuses mainly on express Finally, company D is highly specialized in consolidating shipments, but creates value by offering traditional freight forwarding. In terms of the type and range service offerings, therefore, companies A and D appear to be similar, as do B and C, with C expanding to include more valueadded services.…”

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Adaptation of Foreign Logistics Service Providers' Resources and Capabilities to a New Institutional Environment

Darkow

Weidmann

Lorentz

2015

J Supply Chain Manag

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As a consequence of the internationalization of logistics services into emerging markets, incumbent companies find themselves in foreign environments to which they have to adapt. The purpose of this study is to enhance understanding of how new institutional environments affect logistics service providers (LSPs) and how they adapt in terms of resources and capabilities. Combining the institutional environment perspective with the resource‐based view, we analyze the impact of institutions on foreign LSPs in the case of Russia. The case‐study‐based results suggest that the institutional environment, namely the political and social systems, as well as market liberalization, carries major implications in this context. Foreign LSPs need to adapt to the host market environment during internationalization in order to develop the capabilities associated with competitive logistics services. Further, the complexity of the offered services determines the degree of required adaptation.

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“…While in terms of road transportation, EDI and cargo tracing system are among important systems that lead to superior firm performance (Lai, Cheng, & Yeung, 2004;Murphy & Poist, 2000). Other than EDI and cargo tracing, global positioning system (GPS) is also installed to the road logistics transportation in order to ensure accurate position of desired destinations and traffic conditions, thus the delivery time could be saved and be on-time (Poon et al, 2009).…”

Section: Theories and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%