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The Influencing Factors of Logistics Integration and Customer Service Performance for Value Creation of Port Logistics Firms
The aim of this research is to analyze the relationships between
environmental uncertainty (EU), logistics information systems (LIS), logistics
integration (LI) such as internal integration (II) and external integration
(EI) and customer service performance (CSP) of port logistics firms. This
research verified the relationships between variables by an analysis of
structural equation modeling. The results are as follows. First, EU has a
positive influence on II but it has no effect on EI. Second, LIS has a positive
influence on LI, which means LIS can provide a useful foundation for LI in
a port logistics process. Third, II has a positive influence on EI. When port
logistics firms have efficient internal processes, they can structure efficient
relationships with customers and suppliers. Fourth, II has a positive influence
on CSP but EI does not lead directly to better outcomes of performance. In
other words, EI is necessary but not a sufficient condition for an improvement
of CSP. Despite the lack of support for the relationship between EI and
CSP, EI has a positive influence on II and, in turn, it indirectly affects CSP.
Therefore, II mediates the relationship between EI and CSP.
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