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The State Of Logistics Performance Measurement: A Comparison Of Literature And Practice, Thomas Hamilton
The State Of Logistics Performance Measurement: A Comparison Of Literature And Practice, Thomas Hamilton
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In the increasingly global and complex environment in which modern business operate, business leaders are being forced to squeeze competitive advantage from every facet of their operations. Research in the field of logistics performance measurement establishes the link between success in performance measurement and improved organizational performance. Through the lens of management fashion theory, this research effort assesses to what extent logistics academic discourse addresses the performance measurement requirements and practices of industry practitioners. This research effort represents the first such application of the management fashion theory within the logistics field. Consistencies between logistics performance measurement emphases within the investigated …