How logistics performance is affected by supply chain relationships
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 12 February 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of logistics collaboration, meetings, relationship history, and supplier selection on the logistics performance of shippers, carriers, and logistics services providers. Rather than focusing on collaboration and performance, the research provides a wide analysis of how logistics collaboration and performance interact with other organizational practices.
Design/methodology/approach
To investigate the interaction among the constructs, the authors proposed a structural equation model to understand the influence of meetings, relationship history, supplier selection, and collaboration on logistics performance. The data were obtained through a survey of 199 managers of Brazilian companies in the retail sector.
Findings
Supplier selection has the strongest effect on logistics collaboration, and relationship history has the strongest effect on logistics performance. Rather than meetings and operational features, the elements of interpersonal skills, organizational culture, and communication appear to be the most important contributors to logistics performance achievements; relationship history leads to better performance.
Originality/value
This study contributes to our understanding of how and with whom to collaborate by highlighting the relationships among supplier selection, relationship history, meetings, and logistics collaboration and logistics performance.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the FAPESP Agency (Grant No. 2011/19271-9).
Citation
Aharonovitz, M.C.S., Vidal Vieira, J.G. and Suyama, S.S. (2018), "How logistics performance is affected by supply chain relationships", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 284-307. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-09-2016-0204
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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