Abstract
The reasons given for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailing companies contracting out their distribution are many and varied but most are well known to all who operate in this field. After all, distribution contractors like Christian Salvesen, Tibbett & Britten, Excel and Hays have been preaching them loud and clear for the last ten years. They hold out the promise of, among other benefits:
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Incredible Savings on Operating Costs
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Liberating Vast Amounts of Capital
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Dramatic Service Improvements
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An End to Industrial Relations Hassle
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Freedom to Concentrate on the Real Business etc.
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Sturrock, J.A. (1999). In-house or Third Party Distribution?. In: Hadjiconstantinou, E. (eds) Quick Response in the Supply Chain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59997-2_7
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