Cutting Logistics Costs With Ocean Carrier Selection

John P. Saldanha; John E. Tyworth; Peter F. Swan; Dawn M. Russell

Cutting Logistics Costs With Ocean Carrier Selection

John P. Saldanha, John E. Tyworth, Peter F. Swan, Dawn M. Russell

Marketing and Logistics

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Abstract

Two decades of survey research has shown that transit-time differences among ocean carriers are often secondary considerations in carrier selection. However, this study found that shippers can pay substantial premiums for superior ocean transit-time service, and cut logistics costs even when substantial variability occurs in landside segments of supply chains.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	175-196
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Business Logistics
Volume	30
Issue number	2
State	Published - 2009

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Business and International Management
Global supply chains
International trade

Keywords

cost reduction
Distribution costs
Global supply chains
International
International trade
Inventory
Inventory-theoretic approach
Logistics
Monte Carlo simulation
Ocean carrier selection
Studies
Supply chains
Transit time
Water transportation

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Cutting Logistics Costs With Ocean Carrier Selection

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