The logistics industry has experienced significant growth as a result of continuous outsourcing activities by manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and retailers from all industries. Recent trends such as global sourcing, increasing supply chain complexity, worldwide re-location of production plants and the global nature of e-commerce increases the need for sophisticated logistics solutions. Growth Strategies of Logistics Service Providers examines the different roles and capabilities of logistics firms in order to understand their future development and strategic growth. Growth Strategies of Logistics Service Providers looks at how an organization can maintain its competitive advantage and outperform its competitors. Including questions and answers that look at strategic capabilities and performance of logistics operators, 3PLs and 4PLs, this case study tests the understanding of the differences between the different types of logistics providers.Register for a Kogan Page account at check-out to access and download your PDF after purchasing. You'll also have an opportunity to sign up when receiving your purchase confirmation email.
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CASE STUDY
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Growth strategies of logistics service providers
A RBV perspective on the logistics industry
Christian König and Nigel Caldwell
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
christian könig is a PhD candidate in Operations Management at Heriot-Watt University.
dr nigel caldwell is Associate Professor in Logistics at the School of Management & Languages at Heriot-Watt University.
Introduction
Recently, the logistics industry has experienced significant growth as a result of continuous outsourcing activities by manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and retailers from all industries. Trends such as global sourcing, increasing supply chain complexity in terms of the number of suppliers and buyers, worldwide relocation of production plants and the global nature of e-commerce increases the need for sophisticated logistics solutions. The emergence and the development of third-party logistics (3PL) providers have therefore attracted attention from practitioners and scholars across different disciplines. For more information on the market size and numbers, there are a couple of annual studies available online such as the ‘Top 100 in European Transport and Logistics Services’ by Fraunhofer SCS and the annual 3PL study on the state of logistics outsourcing by Langley and CapGemini.
The purpose of this case study is to examine the different roles and capabilities of logistics firms in order to understand their future development and strategic growth. In particular, a resource-based approach explains the role of logistics in the strategy of a firm. The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, as introduced by the strategist Jay Barney in 1991, represents a theoretical lens that explains how an organization cannot only maintain its competitive advantage but also outperform its competitors and finally achieve a sustained competitive advantage, based on their strategic capabilities of exploiting and accessing bundles of resources.
Useful definitions
Strategic outsourcing: The strategic arrangement and rearrangement of a firm’s boundaries towards the achievement of a competitive advantage. Central questions are identifying what functions of a firm contribute to its core competences, and then decide on outsourcing non-core activities. Further q...
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