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Does the Outsourcing of Logistics Services Keep its Promise of Increased Efficiency?: The Case of Colgate-Palmolive, Greece

Does the Outsourcing of Logistics Services Keep its Promise of Increased Efficiency?: The Case of Colgate-Palmolive, Greece

Aliona Grigorenco, Philippos Papadopoulos, Konstantinos Rotsios
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466620087|ISBN10: 1466620080|EISBN13: 9781466620094
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch010
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Grigorenco, Aliona, et al. "Does the Outsourcing of Logistics Services Keep its Promise of Increased Efficiency?: The Case of Colgate-Palmolive, Greece." Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service, edited by Dimitris Folinas, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 162-184. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch010

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Grigorenco, A., Papadopoulos, P., & Rotsios, K. (2013). Does the Outsourcing of Logistics Services Keep its Promise of Increased Efficiency?: The Case of Colgate-Palmolive, Greece. In D. Folinas (Ed.), Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service (pp. 162-184). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch010

Chicago

Grigorenco, Aliona, Philippos Papadopoulos, and Konstantinos Rotsios. "Does the Outsourcing of Logistics Services Keep its Promise of Increased Efficiency?: The Case of Colgate-Palmolive, Greece." In Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service, edited by Dimitris Folinas, 162-184. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch010

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to evaluate the efficiency of third party logistics (3PL) and the importance of outsourcing logistics services from the client’s perspective. The research focuses on current practices related to the extent of use, predictive value outsourcing and performance measures system of Colgate-Palmolive Company in Greece. The study examines the efficiency of the logistics service providers, and its impact on the overall client performance, evaluated through interviews with the 3PL Coordinator, the Logistics Manager, and the Manufacturing Director. The key findings of the work are that logistics outsourcing takes responsibility for non-core business functions, brings reductions of stocks and costs as well as order-to-delivery lead-time, accelerates capital turnover and capitalizes on synergies to achieve efficiency. Overall, its contribution is evaluated by the client as satisfactory and of medium significance, with room for improvements.

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