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Logistics Service Providers (Lsps), Tier 1 Suppliers? Characteristics Of A New Strategic Direction
[Les Prestataires De Services Logistiques (Psl), Des Fournisseurs De Rang 1 ? Caractéristiques D'Une Nouvelle Orientation Stratégique]

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  • Gérard Roveillo

    (Kedge BS - Kedge Business School, KEDGE Business School [Toulon])

  • Francois Cassiere

    (CleRMa - Clermont Recherche Management - ESC Clermont-Ferrand - École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) - Clermont-Ferrand - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne, UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne)

  • François Fulconis

    (AU - Avignon Université, •JPEG - Laboratoire des sciences Juridiques, Politique, Economiques et de Gestion - AU - Avignon Université)

  • Gilles Paché

    (CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

Abstract

Logistical services, which initially focused on flow management services, has undergone an original strategic expansion. Gradually, avant-garde logistics service providers (LSPs) can provide assembly functions that make them like tier 1 suppliers. This paper draws on an exploratory survey conducted in the French automotive industry with several top managers of a major LSP to discuss the relevance of three research propositions: (1) new activities carried out on behalf of their customers, notably automakers, make LSPs akin to tier 1 suppliers; (2) new activities carried out by LSPs respond to changes in the organization of their customers' supply chain; and (3) new activities carried out by LSPs lead them to mobilize, acquire and/or develop new technical knowledge and competences. The initial results obtained from a discourse analysis highlight the LSP's new position in the organization of business networks, which implies the development of new managerial expertise.

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  • Gérard Roveillo & Francois Cassiere & François Fulconis & Gilles Paché, 2024. "Logistics Service Providers (Lsps), Tier 1 Suppliers? Characteristics Of A New Strategic Direction [Les Prestataires De Services Logistiques (Psl), Des Fournisseurs De Rang 1 ? Caractéristiques D'U," Post-Print hal-04596470, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04596470
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