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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no8.435

Logistics Capability, Logistics Outsourcing and Firm Performance in Manufacturing Companies in Pakistan  

AZIZ, Abdul (Department of Business Administration, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology)
MEMON, Javed Ahmed (School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)
ALI, Shuaib (School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.8, 2020 , pp. 435-444 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the role of logistics capability and logistics outsourcing on the performance of manufacturing companies in Pakistan. It examines how logistics capability affects firm's performance, why outsourcing is essential and how firms benefited if they outsource the service rather than establishing their own logistics capability. This research is based on a survey using structured a questionnaire to collect the primary data. The target population is logistics specialists of manufacturing companies in Pakistan with head offices based on Karachi, that have their own logistics or outsource their logistics. The questionnaire has been distributed to 500 respondents in 113 manufacturing companies in Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis has been used as statistical techniques to check the factor loading of the components, and SEM (Structural Equation Model) is used to check the impact of logistics capability on firm's performance as well as the role of logistics outsourcing as a mediator. The findings of the research suggest logistics capability has positive impact on the performance of the manufacturing companies in Pakistan, and logistics capability has also an impact on logistics outsourcing. On the other hand, the study found that logistics outsourcing has no significant impact on the manufacturing companies in Pakistan.
Keywords
Firm Performance Manufacturing Companies; Logistics Capability; Logistics Outsourcing;
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