Third‐party logistics provider selection: insights from a Turkish automotive company
Third‐party logistics provider selection: insights from a Turkish automotive company
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DOI:
10.1108/13598540710826290
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发表时间:
2007-10
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通讯作者:
Hakan Göl;B. Çatay
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作者:
Hakan Göl;B. Çatay
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the efforts of a leading Turkish automotive company to restructure its supply chain for export parts.Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents hand‐on experiences of a pilot project conducted at Tofas‐Fiat automotive company to redesign its logistics operations and to select a global logistics service provider, using an analytic hierarchy process for multi‐criteria decision‐making.Findings – 3PL providers in Turkey must improve their capabilities and act proactively in providing value‐adding services as the companies are becoming more demanding in their expectations in building strategic relationships.Research limitations/implications – The focus of the paper is on automotive supply chain for export parts, but the analysis as well as 3PL selection methodology may be successfully applied to other products in different settings and in other sectors.Practical implications – Companies must determine logistics goals and requirements prior to taking on ...