Performance Improvements in Logistics Outsourcing Relationships - The Hampering Role of LSPs' Mindsets

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Zybell ◽  
Carl Marcus Wallenburg
Keyword(s):  
Logistics Outsourcing ◽  
Performance Improvements

Performance improvements in logistics outsourcing relationships: the role of LSP and customer organizational culture archetypes

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Nevries ◽  
Carl Marcus Wallenburg
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Relationship Patterns ◽  
Logistics Outsourcing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Multiple Case

PurposeThe study aims to develop an organizational culture typology and explore how different logistics service provider (LSP) and customer archetypes interact to generate performance improvements in logistics outsourcing relationships.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study approach with 12 dyads was employed. Interviews as well as public and internal data from LSPs and customers were analyzed.FindingsThe results reveal four archetypes each for LSPs and customers, characterized by two dimensions: “activeness” and “openness”. Furthermore, analyzing the interaction among the archetypes, three relationship patterns are identified (“static”, “restrained”, and “progressive”) that differ in the exploratory and exploitative improvement outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to theory development at the intersection of organizational culture and logistics outsourcing.Originality/valueThe study provides a typology of organizational culture in logistics outsourcing and how different archetypes interact to generate improvements.

Moderating effect of environmental supply chain collaboration

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 959-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yenming J. Chen ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu ◽  
Tienhua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Commitment ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Environment Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how corporate environmental strategies, namely, environmental management strategy (EMS) and green product strategy (GPS), affect the competitiveness of a firm. In addition, this study investigates whether the environmental collaboration in supply chains (ECSC), namely, environmental collaboration with suppliers (ECS), and environmental collaboration with customers (ECC) moderate the environment-performance relationship. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methodology and regression modeling are adopted to assess the relationship between corporate environmental strategy and competitive performance of a company, including the moderating effects of ECSC. Findings – Competitiveness is positively affected by EMS and GPS. ECSC moderately affects the links among EMS, GPS, and competitiveness. Regarding the differences between the impacts of ECS and ECC on performance, only ECS acts as a moderator in the enhancement of EMS and GPS. Thus, ECS positively contributes to enhance competitive advantage. In contrast to perceptions, ECC directly improves firm competitiveness. Research limitations/implications – The findings support the understanding that the moderating role of ECSC may explain the conflicting results in environment-performance linkages. In particular, suppliers and customers could impact EMS and GPS in direct or interactive ways, or both, to enhance the performance of a firm. Practical implications – Significant performance improvements are influenced not only by the real environmental commitment of companies to internal green management but also by the positive relations of firms with their external cooperative capabilities in environmental relationships with chain partners. Originality/value – This research is the first to suggest and empirically test the moderating impacts of ECSC on the relationship between corporate environmental strategy and competitiveness.

scholarly journals Determinants of performance of privatized firms: The role of the economy, competition, restructurings financial markets, corporate ownership and governance

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manuel Bernardo Vaz Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Corporate Ownership ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Privatized Firms ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Performance Behavior

The aim of this work is to investigate the determinants and why and how the post-privatization firm’s performance improvements occur in an application to the Portuguese case. We test the effects of some causes that may have effects on that performance behavior, based on the agency, property rights and public choice theories. We conclude that the privatization itself, the simple act of privatizing a firm, leads to performance improvements, independently of the effect of other determinants. We observe the same effect when there are favourable economic conditions, when they are in a competitive market, when companies are listed in a stock exchange after privatization, when they are privatized by an initial public offering and when companies develop restructurings before privatization.

scholarly journals 4D visualization to bridge the knowing-doing gap in megaprojects: an Australian case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijnan Datta ◽  
Johan Ninan ◽  
Shankar Sankaran
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
Safety Program ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Australian Case

The literature on megaprojects are oriented towards ‘knowing’ the problems and ‘knowing’ the solutions, and there is a dearth in literature aimed at explaining strategies adopted in ‘doing’ or implementing that knowledge. Particularly, the literature highlights communication as important as part of the ‘knowing,’ while there is a gap in ‘doing,’ as performance improvements are still not evident. This research aims to explore how this knowing-doing gap in the communication of risk information was addressed by using 4D visualization. This article discusses the vent facility of a megaproject in Australia as a case study to illustrate the innovation. The 4D model developed for the facility helped the project team to visualize the construction of a critical part of the project, discuss the construction methodology, identify the risks in the construction process and persuade the non-technical decision-makers of the project to take appropriate action. The risks identified through the visualization covered safety, program, and interface risks. This study offers insights into the role of visualization in bridging the knowing-doing gap in the construction industry in the context of a megaproject.

Logistics and the Supply Chain

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Rutherford ◽  
Christian Konig
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Logistics Outsourcing ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chain Logistics ◽  
Responsive Supply Chain

Critical to the success of any business is a supply chain capable of serving the end customer more effectively and more efficiently than the competition. Central to this premise is an understanding that in today’s global marketplace it is supply chains that compete, not individual firms. We explore the central role of logistics and the supply chain in gaining competitive advantage in a volatile global market by first defining the key principles of a market-responsive supply chain. Second, we discuss different supply chain strategies to improve the match between supply and demand, before dedicating two sections to the important subjects of logistics outsourcing and global sourcing. But first we begin by defining the supply chain, logistics and supply chain management.

scholarly journals Motor Synergies Measurement Reveals the Relevant Role of Variability in Reward-Based Learning

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 6448
Author(s):  
Carla Caballero ◽  
Francisco J. Moreno ◽  
David Barbado
Keyword(s):  
Force Sensor ◽  
Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Motor Variability ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Task Goal ◽  
Motor Synergies ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Computer Environment ◽  
Motor Synergy

Currently, it is not fully understood how motor variability is regulated to ease of motor learning processes during reward-based tasks. This study aimed to assess the potential relationship between different dimensions of motor variability (i.e., the motor variability structure and the motor synergies variability) and the learning rate in a reward-based task developed using a two-axis force sensor in a computer environment. Forty-four participants performed a pretest, a training period, a posttest, and three retests. They had to release a virtual ball to hit a target using a vertical handle attached to a dynamometer in a computer-simulated reward-based task. The participants’ throwing performance, learning ratio, force applied, variability structure (detrended fluctuation analysis, DFA), and motor synergy variability (good and bad variability ratio, GV/BV) were calculated. Participants with higher initial GV/BV displayed greater performance improvements than those with lower GV/BV. DFA did not show any relationship with the learning ratio. These results suggest that exploring a broader range of successful motor synergy combinations to achieve the task goal can facilitate further learning during reward-based tasks. The evolution of the motor variability synergies as an index of the individuals’ learning stages seems to be supported by our study.

scholarly journals Enhancing strategic defensive positioning and performance in the outfield

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan T. Murray ◽  
Antonio Ortiz ◽  
Seonga Cho
Keyword(s):  
Average Distance ◽  
Spatial Optimization ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Location Optimization ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collegiate Baseball ◽  
Ball Tracking ◽  
And Performance

AbstractOver the past 20 years, professional and collegiate baseball has undergone a transformation, with statistics and analytics increasingly factoring into most of the decisions being made on the field. One particular example of the increased role of analytics is in the positioning of outfielders, who are tasked with tracking down balls hit to the outfield to record outs and minimize potential offensive damage. This paper explores the potential of location analytics to enhance the strategic positioning of players, enabling improved response and performance. We implement a location optimization model to analyze collegiate ball-tracking data, seeking outfielder locations that simultaneously minimize the average distance to a batted ball and maximize the weighted importance of batted ball coverage within a response standard. Trade-off outfielder configurations are compared to observed fielder positioning, finding that location models and spatial optimization can lead to performance improvements ranging from 1 to 3%, offering a significant strategic advantage over the course of a season.

Cognitive biases policy (CBP) in performance improvements – the example of benchmarking

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konrad Kulikowski
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Improvements

PurposeDespite evidence showing that cognitive biases – the systematic errors made by humans during cognitive processing, are prevalent among decision-makers, there is a lack of theoretical models providing insight into how these limitations of human mind might affect decisions made during performance management. This study aims to fill this gap and contribute to performance management scholarship by proposing a conceptual framework broadening our understanding of the role of cognitive biases in performance improvements practices and by highlighting remedies for cognitive biases.Design/methodology/approachUsing benchmarking as an example, the authors integrate the knowledge from performance management and cognitive psychology literature. Examples of cognitive biases possible during benchmarking are used to illustrate how the limitations of human mind might have a critical role in performance management.FindingsThe cognitive biases might diminish the positive effect of performance improvement practice on organizational performance. As there is a prevalence of cognitive biases coupled with the inability of individuals to recognize and face them, the remedy for cognitive biases should be sought not at an individual but rather on an organizational level, in creating organizational cognitive biases policy (CBP).Originality/valueThe presented model provides new insights into the role of cognitive biases in performance management and allows seeing CBP as a safeguard against the effects of cognitive biases on performance. By referring to cognitive biases and CBP, our model also helps to understand why the same performance improvement practices might incite different opinions among decision-makers.

Distribution and Logistics Outsourcing in the Pharmaceutical Sector

2013 ◽  
pp. 202-222
Author(s):  
George Malindretos
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Distribution Channels ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sector ◽  
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain ◽  
Logistics Outsourcing ◽  
Pharmaceutical Distribution

The scope of this chapter is to provide useful insights of the pharmaceutical supply chain and identify the prospects of outsourcing, with special reference to the Greek pharmaceutical sector. This goal is facilitated by a threefold analysis in combination: first, by the development of an integrated interdisciplinary research methodology framework; second, by the identification of the special characteristics of the pharmaceutical supply chain with special attention to the role of outsourcing; and third, by the description of the current pharmaceutical distribution channels in Greece and the identification of the potential opportunities for outsourcing. The findings of this study are outlined in an attempt to contribute in the yet unsettled research methodology issue which has particular importance for the R&D in the pharmaceutical sector. Certain specific suggestions for future research are expected to support the sustainability of the Greek pharmaceutical sector, with potential broader relevance.

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