Effect of information sharing and process coordination on logistics outsourcing
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test how integrative mechanisms, including information sharing and process coordination, influence logistics outsourcing, and how logistics outsourcing influence performance from an extended RBV perspective.
Design/methodology/approach
The structural equation modeling (SEM) method is used to examine the proposed model, based on data collected from 361 companies in greater China.
Findings
Integrative mechanisms are helpful for logistics outsourcing (basic, customized, and advanced outsourcing). Specially, information sharing contributes to customized and advanced outsourcing, but has no significant effect on basic outsourcing. In contrast, process coordination improves basic and advanced outsourcing, but insignificantly influences customized outsourcing. Besides, each type of logistics outsourcing has differently effects on 3PL users’ performance. This study contributes to 3PL theories and practices.
Originality/value
This study empirically examines the antecedents and the outcomes of logistics outsourcing, contributing to 3PL literature and practices.
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71372058), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LR13G020001), and Program for Zhijiang Young Scholar of Social Sciences of Zhejiang Province (No. 13ZJQN032YB).
Citation
Liu, C., Huo, B., Liu, S. and Zhao, X. (2015), "Effect of information sharing and process coordination on logistics outsourcing", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 115 No. 1, pp. 41-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-08-2014-0233
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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