OUTSOURCING AS AN AIRLINE STRATEGY

Since the deregulation of the airline industry, carriers have searched for any method to improve their competitive position. At the same time, there has been a growth in the use of Third Party Logistics throughout corporate America. This paper presents an overview of the Third Party Logistics system of outsourcing and insourcing within the airline industry. This discussion generated a number of propositions, possible future scenarios and opportunities for empirical testing.

• Corporate Authors:

  Aviation Institute

  University of Nebraska, 60th and Dodge Streets
  Omaha, NE  United States  68182-0508
• Authors:
  • Rutner, S M
  • Brown, J H
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-31
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transportation World Wide
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Aviation Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Contracting out; Deregulation; Logistics
• Old TRIS Terms: Outplacement
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00770409
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 1999 12:00AM