Organizational structure in divisionalized manufacturers: the potential for outsourcing logistical services

Posits that, in recent years, more firms have chosen to use outside service vendors to provide at least a portion of their logistical support requirements. Presents projected usage trends for selected services as identified by logistics executives. Discovered differences in anticipated usage levels of external logistical services when firms of different organizational structure were examined.

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Year of publication:	1997
Authors:	Daugherty, Patricia J. ; Dröge, Cornelia
Published in:	International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 0020-7527, ZDB-ID 2032079-6. - Vol. 27.1997, 5/6, p. 337-349
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Logistics \| Organizational structure

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/09600039710175912 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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