The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia
This paper explores the role and value of collaboration through telephone interviews with 32 senior managers in the Australian logistics industry. Key findings from this elite sample include collaboration being a significant strategy which has been successfully utilised to grow business over the pas...
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| description | This paper explores the role and value of collaboration through telephone interviews with 32 senior managers in the Australian logistics industry. Key findings from this elite sample include collaboration being a significant strategy which has been successfully utilised to grow business over the past three years by the majority of the sample. Their strong commitment to collaboration as a strategy demonstrates its perceived value to their organisations. The interviewees anticipate that the number of collaborations will continue to grow in the industry over the next decade, indicating that managing collaboration's key enablers, such as business facilitation skills, is important to ongoing success. Reinforcing collaboration enablers may benefit organisations collaborating in Australian and Asian logistics systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81167f0c135e40e8b992c08d9d0a6ec42022-12-21T17:58:48ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics2092-52122016-03-01321334010.1016/j.ajsl.2016.03.004The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in AustraliaHilary Pateman0Stephen Cahoon1Shu-Ling Chen2Senior Lecturer, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, AustraliaDirector, Sense-T Logistics Lab, University of Tasmania, AustraliaSenior Lecturer, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, AustraliaThis paper explores the role and value of collaboration through telephone interviews with 32 senior managers in the Australian logistics industry. Key findings from this elite sample include collaboration being a significant strategy which has been successfully utilised to grow business over the past three years by the majority of the sample. Their strong commitment to collaboration as a strategy demonstrates its perceived value to their organisations. The interviewees anticipate that the number of collaborations will continue to grow in the industry over the next decade, indicating that managing collaboration's key enablers, such as business facilitation skills, is important to ongoing success. Reinforcing collaboration enablers may benefit organisations collaborating in Australian and Asian logistics systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521216300049CollaborationStrategic DriversAustralian Logistics Industry |
| spellingShingle | Hilary Pateman Stephen Cahoon Shu-Ling Chen The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics Collaboration Strategic Drivers Australian Logistics Industry |
| title | The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia |
| title_full | The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia |
| title_fullStr | The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia |
| title_short | The Role and Value of Collaboration in the Logistics Industry: An Empirical Study in Australia |
| title_sort | role and value of collaboration in the logistics industry an empirical study in australia |
| topic | Collaboration Strategic Drivers Australian Logistics Industry |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521216300049 |
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