The impact of logistics platforms and location on logistics resource integration and operational performance
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 3 April 2019
Issue publication date: 15 May 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between logistics park platforms, logistics location and operational performance. Relationship analysis helps managers respond to the changes that today’s logistics companies face, which include limited resources and facilities, market uncertainties and financial instabilities.
Design/methodology/approach
A structured questionnaire is developed based on the resource-based view. Qualitative data collected from 273 companies in China are used in a structural equation model to test the conceptual model.
Findings
In logistics parks, logistics park platforms and location positively influence companies’ resource integration, which is positively related to operational performance. While logistics park platforms can improve operational performance directly, logistics location cannot. Resource integration is thus a full mediator between logistics location and operational performance, while it is a partial mediator between logistics park platforms and operational performance.
Originality/value
This study fills a gap in the literature on logistics parks, particularly on the relationships among operational performance, resource integration, logistics park platforms and the location of logistics parks in China. The authors provide guidelines for logistics park managers to organize their resources and develop capabilities for improving the operational performance of companies in logistics parks.
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Acknowledgements
This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos 71525005, 71673011, 71821002). It is also supported by Liantai Supply Chain System Research and Development Center at Peking University.
Citation
Lyu, G., Chen, L. and Huo, B. (2019), "The impact of logistics platforms and location on logistics resource integration and operational performance", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-02-2018-0048
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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