Purpose – To develop a prescriptive model that provides effective guidance in the early stages of outsourcing processes, while taking into the decision‐makers' bounded rationality. Design/methodology/approach – Provides an overview of existing prescriptive decision models for outsourcing...

Purpose – To investigate the status of third party logistics (3PL) in Mexico and the feasibility of 3PL as a global, uniform strategy. Design/methodology/approach – A survey among firms located in the central part of Mexico, followed by a comparison of the results with data from existing 3PL...