A cross-county contextual comparison of the understanding of the term logistics platform in practice

• Autorzy: Gajšek B. , Grzybowska K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Logistics platforms represent a modern approach aimed towards fostering and facilitating logistics activities and business exchange with associated flows in a specific geographic area. Though a widespread buzzword in political and business circles the logistics platform still lacks a clear definition and thorough understanding of the concept in its entirety. We examined the understanding of that term among various types of organizations in Slovenia and Poland. Cross-sectional and inter-state research was conducted in Slovenia and Poland. Web-based survey responses from four different types of organisation were obtained, namely: logistics companies; production or service non-logistics companies; branch association/state agency/chamber interest groups; educational institutions. This paper seeks to raise awareness of the implementation complexity of this particular inter-organisational concept, namely logistics platforms. From a practitioner viewpoint, knowing that different stakeholder groups could have differing perceptions of the concept’s content is important.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

inter-organisational concept; logistics platform; stakeholders groups; integration

• Wydawca: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Research in Logistics & Production
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 3, No. 2
• Strony: 85--108
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Gajšek B.

• Department of business logistics, University of Maribor, Faculty of logistics, 3000 Celje, Slovenia

autor

Grzybowska K.

• Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Strzelecka 11, Poznan 60-965, Poland

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