Comparing logistics management in small and large firms: An exploratory study

Transportation Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 18-25

  Murphy, Paul R ^a   Daley, James M ^c   Knemeyer, A Michael ^b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0033242768     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (28)

1. P.R. Murphy, J.M. Daley, and D.R. Dalenberg, "Logistics Practices of Smaller Businesses Currently Engaged in International Trade," Defense Transportation Journal, June 1995, pp. 10-17.
2. K.R. Evans, H.D. Feldman, and J. Foster, "Purchasing Motor Carrier Service: An Investigation of the Criteria Used by Small Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1990, pp. 39-47.
3. Evans, Feldman, and Foster, 1990.
4. L. Harrington, "Small Companies: Find Logistics Tools," Transportation and Distribution, March 1995, pp. 55-59.
5. Evans, Feldman, and Foster, 1990, at p. 46.
6. Harrington, 1995.
7. A. Halley and A. Guilhon, "Logistics Behavior of Small Enterprises: Performance, Strategy and Definition," International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 27, No. 8, 1997, pp. 475-495.
8. Murphy, Daley, and Dalenberg, 1995.
9. Evans, Feldman, and Foster, 1990.
10. W.D. Presutti, "Purchasing Management Practices of Small Manufacturers," Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, Winter 1988. pp. 26-31.
11. Halley and Guilhon, 1997.
12. Evans, Feldman, and Foster, 1990.
13. S.L. Ahire and D.Y. Golhar, "Quality Management in Large vs Small Firms: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Small Business Management, April 1996, pp. 1-13, at p. 3.
14. Ahire and Golhar, 1996.
15. Recent examples of small firms being designated as 100 or fewer employees include J.R. Lang, R.J. Calantone, and D. Gudmundson, "Small Firm Information Seeking as a Response to Environmental Threats and Opportunities," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 11-24; I. Chaston and T. Mangles, "Core Capabilities as Predictors of Growth Potential in Small Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 47-57; R. Donckels and J. Lambrecht, "The Network Position of Small Businesses: An Exploratory Model," Journal of Small Business Management, April 1997, pp. 13-25.
16. Recent examples of small firms being designated as 100 or fewer employees include J.R. Lang, R.J. Calantone, and D. Gudmundson, "Small Firm Information Seeking as a Response to Environmental Threats and Opportunities," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 11-24; I. Chaston and T. Mangles, "Core Capabilities as Predictors of Growth Potential in Small Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 47-57; R. Donckels and J. Lambrecht, "The Network Position of Small Businesses: An Exploratory Model," Journal of Small Business Management, April 1997, pp. 13-25.
17. Recent examples of small firms being designated as 100 or fewer employees include J.R. Lang, R.J. Calantone, and D. Gudmundson, "Small Firm Information Seeking as a Response to Environmental Threats and Opportunities," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 11-24; I. Chaston and T. Mangles, "Core Capabilities as Predictors of Growth Potential in Small Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, January 1997, pp. 47-57; R. Donckels and J. Lambrecht, "The Network Position of Small Businesses: An Exploratory Model," Journal of Small Business Management, April 1997, pp. 13-25.
18. P.R. Murphy and J.M. Daley, "Investigating Selection Criteria for International Freight Fowarders," Transportation Journal, Fall 1997, pp. 29-36.
19. M.A. McGinnis, "The Relative Importance of Cost and Service in Freight Transportation Choice: Before and After Deregulation," Transportation Journal, Fall 1990, pp. 12-19.
20. J.L. Calof, "The Impact of Size on Internationalization," Journal of Small Business Management, October 1993, pp. 60-69.
21. See, for example, R.C. Lieb and H.L. Randall, "A Comparison of the Use of Third-Party Logistics Services by Large American Manufacturers, 1991, 1994, and 1995," Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 17, No. 1. 1995, pp. 305-320.
22. See, for example, Harrington, 1995.
23. J.N. Pearson and L.M. Ellram, "Supplier Selection and Evaluation in Small Versus Large Electronic Firms." Journal of Small Business Management, October 1995, pp. 53-65.
24. Calof, 1993.
25. See, for example, Evans, Feldman, and Foster, 1990.
26. See, for example, D.Y. Golhar and S.P. Deshpande, "HRM Practices of Large and Small Canadian Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, July 1997, pp. 30-38.
27. See, Murphy, Daley, and Dalenberg, 1995; also, P.R. Murphy, D.R. Dalenberg, and J.M. Daley, "Analyzing International Water Transportation: The Perspectives of Large U.S. Industrial Corporations," Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1991, pp. 169-190.
28. See, Murphy, Daley, and Dalenberg, 1995; also, P.R. Murphy, D.R. Dalenberg, and J.M. Daley, "Analyzing International Water Transportation: The Perspectives of Large U.S. Industrial Corporations," Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1991, pp. 169-190.