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.

• 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
• 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