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An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Feng, Y. (2010). An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 40(10), 361-366. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031011093232

Purpose: This paper aims to report on an investigation of logistics service provider (LSP) capabilities and how these capabilities contribute to LSP competitiveness in the context of China. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on work from e... Read More about An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China.

Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle (2010)
Journal Article
Holter, A. R., Grant, D. B., Ritchie, J. M., Shaw, W. N., & Towers, N. S. (2010). Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(5), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2010.518563

This paper introduces a model to reduce combined transport and cash flow costs for long-range transport. Containerised transport has become increasingly important in global supply chains. However, products in transit tie up substantial capital, as tr... Read More about Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle.

Physical distribution service quality in online retailing (2010)
Journal Article
Xing, Y., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Fernie, J. (2010). Physical distribution service quality in online retailing. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 40(5), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031011052859

Purpose - Many traditional retailers use the internet as a complementary business channel while "pure player" retailers only sell products via the internet. The question of who is better at offering electronic physical distribution service quality (e... Read More about Physical distribution service quality in online retailing.

Developing environmental supply chain performance measures (2010)
Journal Article
Shaw, S., Grant, D. B., & Mangan, J. (2010). Developing environmental supply chain performance measures. Benchmarking, 17(3), 320-339. https://doi.org/10.1108/14635771011049326

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review extant literature and present a proposed research agenda to examine whether environmental, i.e. green performance measures, can be integrated within an existing supply chain performance framework, expl... Read More about Developing environmental supply chain performance measures.

Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X., McKinnon, A. C., Grant, D. B., & Feng, Y. (2010). Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective. Logistics Research, 2(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12159-010-0024-7

This paper empirically examines perceptions on the sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers (LSPs) drawing on two influential theories of strategic management, Porter’s competitive advantage theory and the resource-based view (RBV).... Read More about Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective.