...Alexandre Simon; Herbert Scheidl; Renan Stenico Campos; Gleison Matana Purpose This paper analyzes managerial practices currently used for outsourced logistics activities in mechanized cutting, loading and transportation (CLT) of sugarcane in a Brazilian company using performance-based logistics...

...M.N. Qureshi; Dinesh Kumar; Pradeep Kumar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to model the key variables of logistics outsourcing relationship between shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) and to study their influence on productivity and competitiveness of the shipper company. Design...

...Richard Cardinali An old, often‐paraphrased adage (generally attributed to Georges Clemenceau) suggests that “war is too important to be left to the generals”. Similarly, military privatization/outsourcing is too important to be left to civilian accountants. The concept brings fear to labor unions...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Purchasing Outsourcing Strategy eProcurement pay back Keywords: Purchasing, Outsourcing, Strategy A total of 50 heads of purchasing, representing over £20 billion of spend, were interviewed for an independent research report...

...Ahmad H. Juma’h; Douglas Wood This article investigates the business performance of a sample of companies announcing outsourcing contracts. Performance effects are investigated by measures including operating profit, earnings margin, return on shareholders’ capital, reduction in employment cost...

... focuses on the adoption of three forms of numerical flexibility ‐ annual hour contracts, temporary work and outsourcing ‐ in the German pump industry. Traditionally, Germany’s strength has been in the area of functional flexibility, with firms able to organise their production process around...

... and partnership with supply and distribution partners. The result, if handled effectively, is strategic use of the supply chain to improve drastically customer service and competitiveness. BPR Electronic data interchange Outsourcing Supply chain The concept of the supply chain is still fairly new...

...Jonathan Franks The nature of work is changing ‐ to adapt to the global marketplace. Many organisations will concentrate on core activities and outsource other services to those with specialist expertise, capable of taking advantage of economies of scale. Technology also makes possible new forms...

... an injection of technology ‐ it requires changes in the organisation’s culture and communications. Managing the process is not managing technology change but managing people change. Outsourcing Technology Work design The last few years have seen a remarkable transformation of technology. The growth...