Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing

Current attention to the argument of collaborative procurement has been investigated by both academia and industry practitioners as the concept of group purchasing. This paper first reviews the literature on horizontal collaboration in purchasing task and recognises the interface between purchasing...

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Main Authors:	Ghaderi, Hadi, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Zulkiffle, Leman, Mohd Yusof, Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2012
Subjects:	TS Manufactures
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/1/Horizontal%20collaboration%20in%20logistics-%20A%20feasible%20task%20for%20group%20purchasing.pdf

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spelling	ump-269622020-02-26T08:34:06Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing Ghaderi, Hadi Avakh Darestani, Soroush Zulkiffle, Leman Mohd Yusof, Ismail TS Manufactures Current attention to the argument of collaborative procurement has been investigated by both academia and industry practitioners as the concept of group purchasing. This paper first reviews the literature on horizontal collaboration in purchasing task and recognises the interface between purchasing progress and the logistical point of view of supply as the accomplishing task of the procurement cycle. Secondly, it examines the effects of a successful horizontal collaboration in logistics activities among a group of small and medium sized food enterprises (SMEs) which have participated in a purchasing consortium. ‘Homo-regional firms’ are introduced as a logistics concept illustrating the potentiality in establishing horizontal collaboration in logistics activities in order to gain a competitive advantage. Methodology consists of data collection through quantitative questionnaires in direct contact with the firms. The results show a reduction of 10% to 30% in outbound logistics cost in comparison to the time period in which the firms were undergoing procurement by themselves. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2012 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/1/Horizontal%20collaboration%20in%20logistics-%20A%20feasible%20task%20for%20group%20purchasing.pdf Ghaderi, Hadi and Avakh Darestani, Soroush and Zulkiffle, Leman and Mohd Yusof, Ismail (2012) Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing. International Journal of Procurement Management, 5 (1). pp. 43-54. ISSN 1753-8440 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2012.044153 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2012.044153
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spellingShingle	TS Manufactures Ghaderi, Hadi Avakh Darestani, Soroush Zulkiffle, Leman Mohd Yusof, Ismail Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
description	Current attention to the argument of collaborative procurement has been investigated by both academia and industry practitioners as the concept of group purchasing. This paper first reviews the literature on horizontal collaboration in purchasing task and recognises the interface between purchasing progress and the logistical point of view of supply as the accomplishing task of the procurement cycle. Secondly, it examines the effects of a successful horizontal collaboration in logistics activities among a group of small and medium sized food enterprises (SMEs) which have participated in a purchasing consortium. ‘Homo-regional firms’ are introduced as a logistics concept illustrating the potentiality in establishing horizontal collaboration in logistics activities in order to gain a competitive advantage. Methodology consists of data collection through quantitative questionnaires in direct contact with the firms. The results show a reduction of 10% to 30% in outbound logistics cost in comparison to the time period in which the firms were undergoing procurement by themselves.
format	Article
author	Ghaderi, Hadi Avakh Darestani, Soroush Zulkiffle, Leman Mohd Yusof, Ismail
author_facet	Ghaderi, Hadi Avakh Darestani, Soroush Zulkiffle, Leman Mohd Yusof, Ismail
author_sort	Ghaderi, Hadi
title	Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
title_short	Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
title_full	Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
title_fullStr	Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
title_full_unstemmed	Horizontal collaboration in logistics: A feasible task for group purchasing
title_sort	horizontal collaboration in logistics: a feasible task for group purchasing
publisher	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
publishDate	2012
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26962/1/Horizontal%20collaboration%20in%20logistics-%20A%20feasible%20task%20for%20group%20purchasing.pdf
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