OUTSOURCING THE WAREHOUSING FUNCTION: ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
This paper investigates the relationship of transaction costs and corporate strategy to the use of third party warehouses. The study finds that the presence of transaction-specific assets is associated with a lower likelihood of outsourcing, as is increasing firm size. However, high shipment volumes are associated with third party use. Significant interindustry differences are also indicated.
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Corporate Authors:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z2 -
Authors:
- Maltz, A
- Publication Date: 1994-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 245-265
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Serial:
- LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
- Volume: 30
- Issue Number: 3
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic factors; Logistics; Shipments; Volume; Warehousing
- Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I70: Traffic and Transport;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00667804
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 3 1994 12:00AM