Paper #657

Title:

Logistics-production, logistics-marketing and external integration: Their impact on performance

Authors:

Cristina Giménez and Eva Ventura

Date:

January 2003

Abstract:

Highly competitive environments are leading companies to implement Supply Chain Management (SCM) to improve performance and gain a competitive advantage. SCM involves integration, co-ordination and collaboration across organisations and throughout the supply chain. It means that SCM requires internal (intraorganisational) and external (interorganisational) integration. This paper examines the Logistics-Production and Logistics- Marketing interfaces and their relation with the external integration process. The study also investigates the causal impact of these internal and external relationships on the company�s logistical service performance. To analyse this, an empirical study was conducted in the Spanish Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector.

Keywords:

Logistics integration processes, internal and external integration, logistics performance

JEL codes:

L290, L660, C120, C490

Area of Research:

Operations Management

Published in:

International Journal of Operations and Production Management; Vol. 25 No.1, pp. 20-38; 2005

Download the paper in PDF format