Outsourcing of logistics

Third party logistics in the food supply chain

Chapter

McKinnon, A.C. in: Food Supply Chain Management, ed. Bourlakis, M.A. and Weightman, P.W. H. , Blackwell, London (2004)

This book chapter looks that the different roles logistics service providers can play in the food supply chain.   It examines recent trends in the outsourcing of logistics in the food sector and assesses the benefits that producers and distributors of food can derive from contracting out logistical activities. ...

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The Outsourcing of logistical activities

Chapter

McKinnon, A.C. in Global logistics and distribution planning: Strategies for management. ed. Waters, C. D. J. (ed.): 3rd ed., Kogan Page: London, 215-234 (1999)

For several decades companies have been concentrating resources on their core competencies and outsourcing what they regard as ancillary functions. As logistics is often considered to be supporting rather than mainstream function,  it  has been an obvious candidate  for externalization. For many firms, logistics has ceased to be an activity ... ...

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Hypergame analysis of the stability of relationships between computer-based logistics systems

Paper

Graham, I., O'Doherty., F., McKinnon, A.C and Baxter, L. (1992): International Journal of Production Economics, 26 (1-3): 303-310. (1992)

Current inventory management literature stresses the importance of cooperation between organisations in achieving and maintaining efficient supply relationships. This is in contrast to the conflict which has underpinned orthodox competitive supply. Management writers, notably Carlisle and Parker (1989), argue that companies should move towards a reduced supplier base, longer-term contracts and cooperation on operational issues. ...

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