Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Bienstock, Carol C
URN	etd-06062008-164856
Title	The effect of outsourcing and situational characteristics on physical distribution transportation efficiency
Degree	Ph. D.
Department	Accounting and Information Systems
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title John T. Mentzer Committee Chair Edward R. Clayton Committee Member James R. Brown Committee Member Janet E. Keith Committee Member Terry R. Rakes Committee Member
Keywords	Trucking
Date of Defense	1994-10-06
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This research examined the outsourcing decision for the logistics function of motor carrier transportation. A full factorial design was executed on a simulated transportation network to investigate how the efficiency of motor carrier transportation was affected by how it was structured (private/leased fleet versus contract carrier transportation) and the characteristics of the transportation activities. Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) offered a useful theoretical framework for consideration of this make or buy decision by suggesting the independent variables of asset specificity, uncertainty, and frequency/volume. Seven two-part research hypotheses examined the relationships among the independent variables to gain a greater understanding of the factors which drive the make versus buy decision for motor carrier transportation.
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