4PL and models of strategic alignment

Laurence Saglietto (), François Fulconis () and Gilles Paché ()
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Laurence Saglietto: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur, IAE Nice - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nice - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
François Fulconis: CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université, LBNC - Laboratoire Biens, Normes, Contrats - AU - Avignon Université, AU - Avignon Université
Gilles Paché: CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université, AMU - Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract: One of the most significant upheavals of the logistics industry is the emergence of a new generation of logistics service providers, called fourth party logistics (4PL). Their function is to provide the supply chain members with a customized service, based on a flawless coordination of logistical resources mobilized from the various firms. Considering the importance of IT, the research note suggests a conceptual framework on this subject referring to models of strategic alignment. Its aim is to know whether the 4PL are able to combine their business strategy, IT deployment and organizational performance efficiently so as to manage interfaces between the supply chain members in the best conditions. This leads to a number of managerial implications for the future of logistics service providers as coordinators of supply chains.

Keywords: information technology; strategic alignment; supply chain management; 4PL; technologie de l’information et de la communication; alignement stratégique; management de la chaîne logistique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-12-16
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Published in NETCOM : Réseaux, communication et territoires / Networks and Communications Studies, 2007, Vol. 21 (N° 3/4), pp. 395-406. ⟨10.4000/netcom.2294⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/netcom.2294

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