Strategy, structure and performance: A framework for logistics research

Organizational issues have attracted a great deal of attention in logistics. However, developments such as expanding use of information technology and outsourcing call into question conventional assumptions of past research. A framework for the structural properties of logistics organizations, inclu...

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Published inThe Logistics and transportation review Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 285
Main Authors Chow, Garland, Heaver, Trevor D, Henriksson, Lennart E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver University of British Columbia, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration 01.12.1995
Subjects
Alliances
Decision making
Information technology
Inventory control
Logistics
Organization development
Strategic planning
Studies
Suppliers
Supply chains
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Summary:Organizational issues have attracted a great deal of attention in logistics. However, developments such as expanding use of information technology and outsourcing call into question conventional assumptions of past research. A framework for the structural properties of logistics organizations, including supply chains, is proposed. Such as framework could be used in research on the organization of logistics and would facilitate comparability among studies. A contingency theory approach is recommended to yield insights into the complex relationships between logistics strategy, structure and performance.
ISSN:0047-4991