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Exploring the Potential Impact of Relationship Characteristics and Customer Attributes on the Outcomes of Third‐party Logistics Arrangements

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  • A. Michael Knemeyer
  • Paul R. Murphy

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This article uses a relationship marketing perspective as the basis for evaluating third‐party logistics arrangements. In particular, the study investigates whether 3PL relationship outcomes (e.g., customer retention, service recovery) are influenced by select relationship characteristics (e.g., communication, reputation) and/or select customer attributes (e.g., firm size, number of outsourced logistics functions). The article reports the findings from a study of 388 users of third‐party logistics services that investigated these potential linkages. Regression analyses were applied to the constructs of interest in order to learn about the degree of influence. The findings suggest that “substance trumps style” in the sense that relationship characteristics, rather than customer attributes, have the more significant impacts on relationship outcomes.

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  • A. Michael Knemeyer & Paul R. Murphy, 2005. "Exploring the Potential Impact of Relationship Characteristics and Customer Attributes on the Outcomes of Third‐party Logistics Arrangements," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(1), pages 5-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:transj:v:44:y:2005:i:1:p:5-19
    DOI: 10.2307/20713587
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