Reports the findings of a cross‐cultural survey on the skill requirements of senior‐level logistics executives as perceived by the logistics practitioners themselves from two developing South‐east Asian nations, namely, Singapore and Malaysia. The study reveals that in the sampled nations,...

The current trend of changes in global business is highlighting the importance of logistics in the development of Third World business and industries. Literature reveals that many of these Third World nations lack logistics facilities; the task of developing a good logistics system in these...

Recent times have witnessed a heightened global interest in outsourcing of logistics functions. This is indicated by the volume of writings on the subject in various scholarly journals, trade publications and popular magazines. However, efforts to organize them in an integrated body of knowledge...