Sustainability governance service providers: the role of third-party product certification in facilitating corporate life cycle management

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1383-1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Chkanikova ◽  
Beatrice Kogg
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Product Certification ◽  
Corporate Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Governance

The Role of Identity Management Life Cycle

2018 ◽  
pp. 53-71
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Identity Management ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Management Issues

The life cycle management of a person's identity includes the technologies used for provisioning and password resets, the processes and policies associated with different technologies, and the important events that happen around the management issues of a person's identity. This chapter will discuss the entire process in managing the life cycle of identities using scenarios in illustrating how life cycle management is being used in handling the different activities in IAM.

Standards for Telecommunication Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 183-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Sherif
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
Internal Standards ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
Product Cycles ◽  
Management Of Innovation

Management of standardization must be part of an overall strategy for knowledge management. This principle is illustrated with the help of a planning tool for standardization in telecommunication services. The tool integrates knowledge gained from studies on the management of innovation to understand the role that external and internal standards play in the development and operation of telecommunication services. We show how the scope of standardization should differ according to the timing of the standard within the life cycle of the technology as well as the type of interfaces to be standardization. This has implications on the role of standard bodies particularly because the product cycles of equipment manufacturers and service providers are not always synchronized.

Relationship marketing and third-party logistics: evidence from hotel industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjida Reza ◽  
Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Navaz Naghavi ◽  
Raja Rub Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Investment

PurposeThis study examines the outsourcing criteria prevalent in the Hotel industry of Pakistan. In doing so, the study investigates the role of trust in the association between relationship marketing dimensions—communication, opportunistic behavior, reputation, satisfactory prior outcomes and specific investment—and third-party logistics provider’s (3PL) selection.Design/methodology/approachUsing a close-ended questionnaire, data were collected from 97 hotels of various categories operating in Pakistan and involved in 3PL outsourcing. Partial Least Square–Structural Equation Modeling was employed to estimate the modeled relationships.FindingsWith a high predictive relevance of the model, communication, satisfactory prior outcome and reputation were found to have a significant effect on the trust, whereas the results showed a significant mediating role of trust in the association between communication, reputation and 3PL provider’s selection.Research limitations/implicationsThe study uses static data from selected firms and cannot be used to analyze behavior over a period of time. Hence, a generalization of results should be made carefully.Practical implicationsFindings imply that for fully capitalizing on the benefits by virtue of their prospective relationship, the managers must streamline their processes and activities according to path directions that endorse a higher degree of trust in their service providers and establish an effective system of communications interconnecting their mutual goals and objectives.Originality/valueThe outcome of the research study illustrated the perceptions of the local businesses with regards to the 3PL service provider(s) selection via the establishment of trust.

The Supply Chain Role of Third‐Party Logistics Providers

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemisi A. Bolumole
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Logistics Strategy ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Logistics Process ◽  
Outsourcing Strategies

Outsourcing, the strategy in which organizations employ the services of external providers, has attracted growing interest. Academic and industrial attention has also focused on the role of seamless supply chain processes in achieving and sustaining competitive advantage. This research is based on petrol retailers in the UK that have adopted logistics outsourcing strategies for implementing supply chain solutions to their convenience‐goods operations. Its aim is to identify the factors, which influence outsourcing decisions and the nature and supply chain implications of outsourcing strategies. Research findings indicate that the capability of service providers to facilitate supply chain solutions is largely influenced by four main factors, which in turn substantially determine their role in the supply chain: the strategic orientation of the outsourcing organization; its perception of service providers' role within the logistics strategy; the nature of the resultant client‐provider relationship; and, the extent to which the logistics process is outsourced.

scholarly journals The role of TPLs in innovative logistics solutions in importation

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Alessandra Vitorino Razzera ◽  
Marcelo André Machado
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Service Providers ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mind Set

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of third-party logistics providers (TPLs) in providing innovative logistics solutions for Brazilian importations. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study has been conducted in which four logistics service providers are interviewed on the topic of innovation in importation logistics. The collected data (interviews, brochures and presentations) were triangulated and analyzed. Findings The collected data highlight the integrating role of TPLs in providing innovative logistics solutions of the technological nature, in addition to drivers, which involve communication, trust, logistics and institutional actions. Research limitations/implications This study, instead of focusing on procedural issues, intended to focus on two important theoretical and practical drivers: innovation in the importation process and strengthening of intangible factors. It is known that trading conditions and geographical proximity have an impact in importation, but they have not been discussed here because of the subject delimitation of the present study. Regarding the implications of the present study, no specific theoretical reference has been found on the subject in terms of the importation process but is rather related to information technology, which is then presented. Practical implications This study focuses on the fundamental role of TPLs in the development of innovative logistics solutions in importation. Social implications The fundamental role of TPLs in the development of innovative logistics solutions in importation is based on trust and relationship, internal and external to the organization. Originality/value This study, instead of focusing on procedural issues, intends to focus on two important theoretical and practical drivers – innovation in the importation process and strengthening of intangible factors – suggesting that a change of mind-set and a differentiated background in importation logistics are developed by TPLs.

scholarly journals Scour Prediction Offshore and Soil Erosion Testing

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. S. Whitehouse ◽  
John M. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Erosion Testing ◽  
Scour Monitoring ◽  
Flow Mechanisms ◽  
Scour Hazard

The analysis of the flow mechanisms causing scour in the marine environment combined with a conceptual model for scour in different seabed soils are applied to demonstrate how erosion testing can be used to support detailed assessments of scour. The important role of scour hazard assessment and scour monitoring in the life-cycle management of offshore assets is also assessed.

Evaluating the Supply Chain Role of Logistics Service Providers

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemisi A. Bolumole
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Strategy ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

The shift from traditional and functional third‐party logistics to comprehensive supply‐chain relationships has significant implications for the role of third‐party logistics service providers (3pls). Extending previous research in which four factors were found to influence 3pls' supply chain function, this paper contains an assessment of the varying role(s) 3pls can play in the supply chain. The factors include: the strategic orientation of the outsourcing organization; its perception of 3pls' roles within the logistics strategy; the nature of the resultant client‐3pl relationship; and, the extent to which logistics is outsourced. The supply chain impact of these factors are evaluated based on the findings from case study research. Each different 3pl role (conceptual and empirical) is examined and implications for practical implementation are provided.

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