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

Abstract

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.

Citation

Daugherty, P.J. and Dröge, C. (1997), "Organizational structure in divisionalized manufacturers: the potential for outsourcing logistical services", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 27 No. 5/6, pp. 337-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710175912