... (Shayb and Muşetescu, 2020). Over the past 30 years, characterized by globalization, logistic outsourcing has become one of the main supply chain strategies (Akbari, 2018 ; Akhtar, 2023 ; Haglund and Janné, 2023 ; McKinnon, 2003 ; McKinnon, 2018 ; Zhu et al., 2017). According to Konig...

... performance. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, the authors adopted an extended investment model based on interdependence theory. The authors explored the relationships between logistics outsourcing partners based on the components of the investment model. To examine the correlations between...

...Tomi Solakivi; Ain Kiisler; Olli-Pekka Hilmola Purpose This research analyzes the development of logistics outsourcing market in two countries, Estonia and Finland, with different paths as members of the single European market. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the two markets have...

... Literature review Logistics outsourcing Supply chain management Transport Third party logistics Table II. Important selection criteria of 3PL provider synthesized from the literature Ranking and selection criteria Basic criteria Capabilities Quality Client relationship...

..., to identify the appropriate criteria and methods to develop a new selection framework. Since the economic recession of 2008, logistics outsourcing decisions have become more prominent to avoid high fixed costs and heavy investment requirements and to achieve competitive advantages. Design/methodology...

... healthcare networks, and to analyse and quantify the relationships between logistics outsourcing, costs and performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a thorough study of a local Italian healthcare network, which evaluated the economic sustainability of logistics outsourcing. The data...

... the relationships between logistics outsourcing, costs and performance, financial performance, and the company context. Design/methodology/approach The data were 223 manufacturing and trading SMEs from the Finnish logistics survey combined with detailed financial report‐based data, both referring to the year...