... indicators positively influence profitability. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 150 quoted LSPs from all over the world, allocated to six different clusters depending on scope of service were examined. A detailed balance sheet analysis using contingency theory, complemented by a correlation...

...Jeremy F. Shapiro States that total logistics costs in many companies can be reduced by as much as 10 per cent as a result of integrated planning, which can have an enormous impact on a company′s profitability, especially in a competitive environment characterized by small profit margins...

...John Ramsay The nature of specifications received by purchasing functions has a heavy influence on an organisation′s ability to minimise bought‐out costs and thus maximise profits. The nature of purchase specifications and the effect of other functions upon their creation are discussed;“open...