Open AccessAn examination of risk and resource sharing behavior between LTL trucking companies and warehouse providers
Author(s) -
Joe B. Hanna,
D J Bloomberg
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of transportation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1058-6199
DOI - 10.22237/jotm/873072240
Subject(s) - business , alliance , warehouse , service (business) , marketing , service provider , resource (disambiguation) , shared resource , data warehouse , strategic alliance , knowledge management , computer science , database , computer security , computer network , political science , law
Increased demand for third-party logistics providers who can offer multiple services to their customers has encouraged many entities to explore innovative ways to expand service offerings. The current research examines Class I LTL motor carriers who have expanded their services to include warehousing. While there are several ways to achieve a service expansion into warehousing, the current research focuses on firms who have elected to expand by creating a strategic alliance type relationship with an external warehouse provider. The research examines carriers attitudes about risk and resource sharing in the alliance relationship. The results indicate that carriers are moderately receptive to sharing resources with their warehouse partner and relatively less interested in sharing risks with the warehouse partner.