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This study reports the jindings of a survey of the Chief Executive Oficers (CEOs) of 16 large third-party logistics companies in Europe. It provides data concerning the evolution, status and future prospects ofthe industry. The CEO responses give insight into such matters as company size, service ofierings, geographical coverage, marketing strategies and revenues. The CEOs are fairly conservative with respect to fhe growth prospects of their companies and the industry. According to the CEOs, the most important dynamics operating in the marketplace are growing customer interest in outsourcing a broader array of logistics services, downward pressure on prices and increased customer desire for one-stop shopping. They believe the most important problems faced by the industry are systems deuelopment costs, and matching promises with performance. They also believe that continued internationalisation provides the industry's greatest opportunity.

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Author

MELVYN PETERS; JAMES COOPER; ROBERT C. LIEB; HUGH L. RANDALL

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)