Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the special issue on the marketing perspectives of logistics service providers and the relevant papers. The paper also aims to introduce the concept of outsourcing in general and logistics outsourcing in particular that is directly relevant to the genesis...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the basis of reputation building through a relationship approach in order to demonstrate that quality of relationships is a determinant of reputation. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted on three groups of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a more comprehensive conceptualisation of supplier perceived value (SPV) in business relationships for B2B services. Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory qualitative study was conducted amongst logistics firms in Lithuania, which are...