Logistics Development in China: A Provider Perspective

Jiang, Hong; Liu, Binglian

doi:10.5325/transportationj.46.2.0055

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“…In Hong Kong, a total of 1262 questionnaires were sent out and 159 usable were received (12.6 percent response rate). These response rates are low but acceptable when compared with other logistics studies (11.1 percent by Sum et al [2001] and 17.6 percent by Hong and Liu [2007]).…”

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confidence: 53%

“…Lau and Zhang (2006) found that economic factors (e.g., cost saving and capital investment reduction) were strong motivations for outsourcing while some obstacles still existed. Hong and Liu (2007) investigated industry structure, current status, and future prospects of China's logistics and found that most 3PL providers in China had confidence in the Chinese logistics industry's growth, although underdeveloped market mechanism, institutional problems, and inade quate infrastructure remained as barriers re stricting logistics development in China.…”

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A Comparative Study of Third-Party Logistics in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Wang¹,

Chu²,

Zhou³

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Transportation Journal

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The last decade has witnessed dynamic changes in business logistics requirements. However, firms, or logistics users, often lack the competence to operate logistics activities internally while facing increased global com petition and higher customer expectations; thus an increasing number of companies are out sourcing their logistics activities to third-party logistics (3PL) firms so that they can concen trate on their core competencies (Sanders et al. 2007; Vaidyanathan 2005) and achieve com petitive advantages by providing customers with superior services (Arroyo et al. 2006;Sum and Teo 1999). In particular, developing coun tries, such as China, India, and Mexico, have seen the emergence of 3PL outsourcing (Wang et al. 2006).As the largest emerging economy in the world (Zhao et al. 2006), China has become a global manufacturing center with its rapid economic boost of a nearly 10 percent annual GDP growth in the last decade (National Bu reau of Statistics 2007

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Section: Logistics In Mainland Chinamentioning

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A Comparative Study of Third-Party Logistics in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Wang¹,

Chu²,

Zhou³

et al. 2008

Transportation Journal

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“…Finally, the current replication assessed the external validity of Deepen et al (2008) in another context, that is, a different country. This is relevant given that several studies highlighted the intricacies of the logistics industry in different countries, such as China (Hong, Chin, and Liu 2004; Wang et al 2008), Taiwan (Cui, Su, and Hertz 2012), and Indonesia (Tongzon 2012). Moreover, because Brazil is an emerging economy, the country's management practices and policies are likely to evolve as its economy matures.…”

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Achieving and Exceeding Logistics Outsourcing Expectations in Brazil: A Replication Study

Hofer¹,

Knemeyer

Murphy

2015

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Responding to calls for replication research in the supply chain management literature, the current article reports the results of a replication study that looked at the performance of logistics outsourcing relationships among German logistics managers. More specifically, this article investigates the performance of logistics outsourcing relationships among Brazilian logistics managers and tests the same hypotheses as the focal study. The results indicate that the Brazilian replication is consistent with the focal study on five of the seven hypotheses. With respect to inconsistencies, the focal study found significant positive relationships between proactive improvement and logistics performance outcomes whereas the Brazilian replication did not find significant relationships between proactive improvement and logistics performance outcomes, which reflects the relevant effect of contextual differences between Germany and Brazil. The article offers both managerial and research implications along with suggestions for future research.

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“…Labor fluctuation -Number of companies the employee worked for -Main motives (reasons) for changing the company -Employee loyalty to the company [7,8,10,11,[17][18][19] Job satisfaction -The number of positions that employee changed in one company -Average earnings at the current position [20][21][22] Education, knowledge and skills -Primary education-completed faculty -Additional education-external and internal courses, seminars and trainings -Expected competencies (knowledge and skills) from students when they graduate -The desirable form of student practice (financing and method of realization) [4,5,11,13,15,16,23] Primary business activity -Distribution and domestic transport -International logistics, freight forwarding and transport -Production -Retail -Contract logistics-3PL [24][25][26][27] Company size -Small companies -Medium companies -Large companies [11,17,[28][29][30][31] Employee position -Managers (Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Logistics Operations Manager and Transport Manager) -Assistants (Coordinator, Logistics Assistant and Logistics Visor and Supervisor) -Sales (Customer Service and Sales Agents) [16,32,33] The research concerned employees in companies of different sizes, different primary business activities in the logistics sector and at different positions in companies. In this regard, several divisions of companies in which logisticians work in the Serbian market were made.…”

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“…The results were collected through a survey. In addition to job satisfaction, the skills, knowledge and education of logisticians in Serbia were also examined [11][12][13][14]. Special emphasis has been given to the development and retention of young talents through student practice and career guidance [15,16].…”

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Job Satisfaction and Labor Fluctuation: A Case Study in the Logistics Sector in Serbia

2022

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Background: There is a growing need for logistics professionals in different positions and with different competencies. The key question is how to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce. The purpose of this research is to determine what factors and how they affect employee’s satisfaction and loyalty in the logistics sector in the Serbian market; Methods: The impact of company size, primary business activity and employee position on labor loyalty and fluctuation were examined. The research hypotheses were tested on the basis of data obtained from a web survey that included 270 respondents from different industrial sectors in the Serbian market. Linear regression was used for hypothesis testing; Results: The results showed, among other things, that salary and advancement possibility are the main motives for changing jobs. The importance of basic professional knowledge acquired at the faculty for employment and working in various companies was confirmed; Conclusions: There are no papers in the literature that investigate job satisfaction and employee turnover in the logistics market. The results of this research, on the one hand, provide useful and accurate information for decision-making in order to improve the situation in the observed market, while on the other hand, provide an excellent basis for future research.

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Logistics Development in China: A Provider Perspective

Cited by 19 publications

References 10 publications

A Comparative Study of Third-Party Logistics in Mainland China and Hong Kong

A Comparative Study of Third-Party Logistics in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Achieving and Exceeding Logistics Outsourcing Expectations in Brazil: A Replication Study

Job Satisfaction and Labor Fluctuation: A Case Study in the Logistics Sector in Serbia

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