Logistics outsourcing : an innovative strategy or a logistical nightmare? : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Massey University

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Logistics outsourcing : an innovative strategy or a logistical nightmare? : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Massey University

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Massey University

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In the past, a typical company would manage all logistics processes by itself, end-to-end. Larger organisations are able to manage these activities better because they gain economies of scale from processing all logistics functions. However, business rivalry and globalisation have forced many organisations to rationalise all activities from marketing to production, human resources and now also logistics. In the process, the organisational focus has now shifted from an organisation carrying ou...

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Research paper

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Thesis

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Masters

Date created

2007

Creator

Sangam, V. K

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/9970

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Business logistics / Contracting out

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