Outsourcing Strategy of Logistical Activities as Adaptive Tool for SMEs

Abstract

In reference to the accelerated development in the world of business, several economic concerns have been emerged such as: growing competitive pressure in the SMEs and large companies, increase in customers’ demand for services, emphasis on critical operations, better customer satisfaction, globalization, etc.To manage every one of these difficulties Logistics prerequisites have continuously expanded, for example, delivery time, Just-in-Time technique, Order cycle, Order fill rate, Order processing, enhancing project management, cost reduction and many others. In this manner, SMEs and large companies consider logistics as a potential key competitive advantage. Also, there is a growing demand for professional logistics and modified logistics solutions. The tailored complex logistics providers offer their packages under special term contract that add special values to the clients. However, some companies still have deficits and needs for proper logistical services, as they had assigned traditional logistics services, such as transport and storage services, to a specialized Logistics service provider. This article tries to give an illustration about contract logistics concept for companies.

Sustainable Supply Chain in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Italy as an Eco-Sustainability Tool for Innovation and Territorial Development

“…Logistics is of great interest to both scholars and managers regarding the implementation of innovative development policies, as it represents a solid strategic lever for companies and for certain territories of various countries (Ali et al, 2019;Pulina & Timpanaro, 2012;Rifai & Hashem, 2018). The services offered by the logistics companies tend to integrate core, additional, operational, and strategic information services (Rifai & Hashem, 2018) to ensure maximum efficiency of the logistics system (Ali et al, 2019). In particular, among the various sectors committed to ensuring maximum levels of efficiency from a logistical point of view, a central role is assumed by the agri-food industry (Verdouw et al, 2015).…”