Title : 
Logistics capability and its Grey assessment model
         
        
            Author : 
Chen, Rong ; Liu, Lin ; Wu, JinNan
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Anhui Univ. of Technol., Hefei
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The resource-based theory of the firm views logistics capabilities as an intermediate variable linking logistics resources to firm performance. In this study, based on the critical review on related literatures, a definition and constructs of logistics capability is provided, which is necessary and important to identify the indicators for measuring logistics´ capability. Then, we build up an improved Grey assessment model of logistics capability, and a quantitative analysis of logistics capability is made on the usage of this assessment model. Managers are able to understand the level of firm´s logistics capability with the assessment model that provides some guidance on how to improve logistics capability.
         
        
            Keywords : 
grey systems; logistics; firm logistics capability; grey assessment model; quantitative analysis; resource-based theory; Costs; Environmental economics; Information technology; Intelligent systems; Investments; Joining processes; Logistics; Reflection; Supply chain management; Technology management;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Grey Systems and Intelligent Services, 2007. GSIS 2007. IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Nanjing
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-1294-5
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-1294-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/GSIS.2007.4443455