LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS (LSPS), TIER 1 SUPPLIERS? CHARACTERISTICS OF A NEW STRATEGIC DIRECTION

LES PRESTATAIRES DE SERVICES LOGISTIQUES (PSL), DES FOURNISSEURS DE RANG 1 ? CARACTÉRISTIQUES D'UNE NOUVELLE ORIENTATION STRATÉGIQUE

Gérard Roveillo (), Francois Cassiere (), François Fulconis () and Gilles Paché ()
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Gérard Roveillo: Kedge BS - Kedge Business School, KEDGE Business School [Toulon]
Francois Cassiere: CleRMa - Clermont Recherche Management - ESC Clermont-Ferrand - École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) - Clermont-Ferrand - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne, UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne
François Fulconis: AU - Avignon Université, •JPEG - Laboratoire des sciences Juridiques, Politique, Economiques et de Gestion - AU - Avignon Université
Gilles Paché: CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU - Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract: Logistical services, which initially focused on flow management services, has undergone an original strategic expansion. Gradually, avant-garde logistics service providers (LSPs) can provide assembly functions that make them like tier 1 suppliers. This paper draws on an exploratory survey conducted in the French automotive industry with several top managers of a major LSP to discuss the relevance of three research propositions: (1) new activities carried out on behalf of their customers, notably automakers, make LSPs akin to tier 1 suppliers; (2) new activities carried out by LSPs respond to changes in the organization of their customers' supply chain; and (3) new activities carried out by LSPs lead them to mobilize, acquire and/or develop new technical knowledge and competences. The initial results obtained from a discourse analysis highlight the LSP's new position in the organization of business networks, which implies the development of new managerial expertise.

Keywords: Automotive; Supply chain; Case study; Tier 1 supplier; Strategic orientation; Logistics service providers (LSPs).; Automobile; Chaîne logistique; Étude de cas; Fournisseur de rang 1; Orientation stratégique; Prestataires de services logistiques (PSL). (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-29
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Published in 15e CONFÉRENCE DE L’AIRL-SCM, AIRL-SCM et Excelia Business School, May 2024, La Rochelle, France

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