Outsourcing of Logistics' Activities: Impact Analysis on Logistics Service Performance

Logistic is one of the functions that companies are currently outsourcing. The decision to keep this function in-house or to contract with one or many logistic service providers (LSP) is entirely strategic and can have a significant impact on the bottom line. As a result, the outsourcing of logistics activities plays a vital role in making thoses activities more efficient and effective and have a greater impact on the performance of the logistic services. Numerous aspects of the topic of LSP issue have been covered in the foregoing studies (Hofer et al., 2009), however, very little are known analyzing the impact of the use of these providers on the performance of companies. The objective of this artice is to analyze the impact of the outsourcing of logistics activities according to four levels. The article concludes by presenting the likely recommendations and conclusions on how companies can move forward with the outsourced logistic activities.