Logistics service providers and value creation through collaboration: a case study

Wang, Xiaobei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-3587, Persson, Goran and Huemer, Lars 2016. Logistics service providers and value creation through collaboration: a case study. Long Range Planning 49 (1) , pp. 117-128. 10.1016/j.lrp.2014.09.004

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Abstract

Logistics service provider (LSP) strategy and value creation is a cooperative endeavor. The study focuses on how LSPs create value by taking advantage of being connected and exploring the presence of various forms of interdependence. Using a single case study and a framework addressing network externalities and the concept of value logic interaction, we identify three types of collaborative value creation; distributive, functional and systemic. Whereas the fundamental logic of the LSP is mediation in terms of performing a distributive service, it is also subject to externalities in its functional and systemic value creation initiatives. LSPs are thereby portrayed as strategic entities dealing with a set of interdependencies in order to facilitate value creation in their networks. These firms need a rather advanced understanding of different types of economies and forms of collaboration to succeed. The study also associates different types of LSPs with the identified types of collaborative value creation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0024-6301
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 September 2018
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2024 07:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/114862

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