MIS for logistics suppliers

http://www.manufacturing.net/magazine/logistic/default.html

How should a manufacturer evaluate the performance of a logistics supplier that warehouses its products and transports them to its customers? This Feb. 1999 article from Logistics Management and Distribution Report discusses some of the appropriate measures of performance.

Questions:

1. Why is it important to include measures of performance in a contract with a logistics supplier?

2. Why might it be important to have an outside consultant monitor performance measurement for a logistics supplier?

3. What are some of the determinants of which performance measurements to use for a logistics supplier?

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