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A Comparison of Contract Types for Procuring Trucking Services: A Case Study of A Large Swedish Retailer

Lundin, Johan LU and Hedberg, Leyla (2012) In Journal of Speculative Philosophy 51(2). p.238-255
Abstract
Abstract in Undetermined
We found that a large Swedish grocery retailer was missing a structured approach for deciding on contract type when procuring trucking services in shipper-forwarder relationships. In this context, we identified four contract types: dedicated services, periodical services, truckload services, and less-than-truckload services. From previous literature, we found that trucking costs, utilization, and coordination costs impacted prices when tendering for trucking services. Thus, the purpose of this article is to compare
the four contract types for trucking services based on trucking service costs, which includes a tradeoff between utilization and coordination costs.
Using an applied research project, we... (More)
Abstract in Undetermined
We found that a large Swedish grocery retailer was missing a structured approach for deciding on contract type when procuring trucking services in shipper-forwarder relationships. In this context, we identified four contract types: dedicated services, periodical services, truckload services, and less-than-truckload services. From previous literature, we found that trucking costs, utilization, and coordination costs impacted prices when tendering for trucking services. Thus, the purpose of this article is to compare
the four contract types for trucking services based on trucking service costs, which includes a tradeoff between utilization and coordination costs.
Using an applied research project, we worked together with the grocery
retailer to compare contract types. Our results show that it is possible to compare contract type using trucking costs, utilization, and coordination costs associated with each contract type. (Less)
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Procuring trucking services, shipper-forwarder contracts, trucking costs, grocery retail industry, action research
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Popular Science
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Journal of Speculative Philosophy
volume
51
issue
2
pages
238 - 255
publisher
Penn State University Press
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  • wos:000303624100006
  • scopus:84861352443
ISSN
0891-625X
DOI
10.5325/transportationj.51.2.0238
language
English
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/transportationj.51.2.0238
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  author       = {{Lundin, Johan and Hedberg, Leyla}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{238--255}},
  publisher    = {{Penn State University Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Speculative Philosophy}},
  title        = {{A Comparison of Contract Types for Procuring Trucking Services: A Case Study of A Large Swedish Retailer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.51.2.0238}},
  doi          = {{10.5325/transportationj.51.2.0238}},
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