Supply chain integration: the role of logistics service providers

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Fabbe‐Costes ◽  
Marianne Jahre ◽  
Christine Roussat
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

scholarly journals Low-Carbon Initiatives of Logistics Service Providers: The Perspective of Supply Chain Integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Qian ◽  
Shenghui Wang ◽  
Xiaohong Liu ◽  
Xueying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Corporate Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Carbon Supply ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

Logistics service providers (LSPs) are under tremendous pressure in the fight against global climate change. While existing research has examined the operational importance of LSPs in decarbonizing supply chains, the strategic perspective of LSPs on low carbon supply chains has not received enough attention. Motivated by the evolving role of LSPs from a service provider to a resource integrator in the supply chain, drawing on the relational view of inter-organizational competitive advantage, this paper focuses on LSPs’ low-carbon supply chain integration (SCI) and empirically investigates its drivers and outcomes. Data from 124 Chinese LSPs shows that LSPs’ corporate environmental responsibility and customer environmental requirement have positive relationships with LSPs’ low-carbon SCI, and that LSPs’ low-carbon SCI is positively related to LSPs’ environmental and financial performance. In addition, LSPs’ environmental performance is found to have a positive relationship with LSPs’ financial performance. These findings not only provide new insights for LSPs’ low-carbon supply chain initiatives, but also highlight the importance of SCI as a strategic approach in low-carbon supply chain management.

The Roles of Logistics Service Providers and Supply Chain Integration in Global Supply Chain

2017 ◽  
pp. 265-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

This chapter explains the overview of logistics service providers (LSPs); LSPs' competitive advantage and logistics performance; LSPs, city logistics, and freight distribution in megacities; LSPs and cloud computing utilization; LSPs, green supply chain, and environmental sustainability; the prospect of supply chain integration (SCI); and the important aspects of SCI in global supply chain. LSPs can share responsibility for managing global supply chain, keeping stores properly stocked, and delivering the perfect order every time. Carriers and logistics intermediary perform more roles than what people think they do, because network connection and the ambition to remain competitive make them to take up value-added services. SCI is a network of businesses and contractors that provide raw materials, transportation, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and retailing services. Through SCI, operating flexibility and tight inventory management lead to a lower cost structure, which results in higher profit margins.

4PL LOGISTICS OPERATOR IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

2018 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Joanna DYCZKOWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Indirect Measurements ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

These days, an increase is being observed in the number of 4PL operators on the market of logistics service providers. The purpose of the article is to present the role of the logistics operator in the management of the supply chain of companies on the territory of Poland as well as the kinds of services provided by these companies. The methods used herein include an analysis of literature, a method of selected case studies and indirect measurements. The analysis was based on four logistics operators with the largest incomes on the Polish market: Raben Group, Schenker Sp. z o.o., FM logistics and DPD Polska Sp. z o.o.

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.

Supply Chain Integration in Construction Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 1567-1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Telhada ◽  
Tiago Pinho ◽  
Maria Sameiro Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

Although logistics activities have been carried out by individuals for many centuries, only a few decades ago, logistics has been seen as a new area of integrated management, that is, to think about products and services flowing seamlessly from the sources of raw materials to the final consumers (Ballou, 1999). The supply chain management (SCM) consists of the integration of the business logistics management processes involving not only units within an enterprise but also across units belonging to both upstream and downstream partners, such as suppliers, customers, and logistics service providers.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the pursuit of supply chain resilience: reactions and “lessons learned” from logistics service providers (LSPs)

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Herold ◽  
Katarzyna Nowicka ◽  
Aneta Pluta-Zaremba ◽  
Sebastian Kummer
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the reactions and lessons learned with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of how logistics service providers (LSPs) managed to maintain supply chains resilience and what focus areas have been changed to keep operations functional and uphold financial stability. Design/methodology/approach Based on data-gathering techniques in interpretive research this study collected primary data via semi-structured interviews, interviewing informants from selected LSPs that operate on a global scale. Findings The results show that LSPs have built their reactions and actions to the COVID-19 outbreak around five main themes: “create revenue streams,” “enhance operational transport flexibility,” “enforce digitalization and data management,” “optimize logistics infrastructure” and “optimize personnel capacity.” These pillars build the foundation to LSP resilience that enables supply chains to stay resilient during an external shock of high impact and low probability. Originality/value The results of this study provide insights into how LSPs have managed the downsides and found innovative ways to overcome operational and financial challenges during the COVID-19 outbreak. As one of the first studies that specially focuses on the role of LSPs during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study categorizes the LSPs’ reactions and provides a “lessons learned” framework from a managerial perspective. From a theoretical perspective, this paper discusses the strategic role of LSPs in supply chain management and thereby extends current supply chain literature with a focus on LSP resilience.

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