TY  - BOOK
AU  - Deepen,Jan M.
TI  - Logistics outsourcing relationships: measurements, antecedents, and effects of logistics outsourcing performance 
T2  - Contributions to management science
SN  - 3790819166
U1  - 658.5 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - Heidelberg [Germany], New York
PB  - Physica Verlag
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Contracting out
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-350); 1; Introduction --; 2; Basic concepts --; 3; Theoretical framework --; 4; Antecedents and effects of logistics outsourcing performance --; 5; Methodology and sample characteristics --; 6; Construct operationalization --; 7; Structural models --; 8; Summary and results --; App; Questionnaire
N2  - "This book uses state-of-the-art scientific methods to reveal that most firms currently do not realize the full potential of logistics outsourcing. It shows the complexity of outsourcing performance and that its true drivers lie in the relationship between service providers and their customers. Through the results of a large-scale empirical survey, the book also emphasizes the importance of a firm's approach towards outsourcing: solely striving for cost reductions may be a dead end, while the often overlooked increased logistics service levels are equally important for boosting logistics performance. In the light of current outsourcing practices, this indicates substantial room for improvement for most firms."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -