This article investigates the Brazilian third-party logistics (3PL) sector which, increasingly competitive, offers clients a wide variety of services/information technologies in the quest to bolster efficiency. The main research objective is to determine which variables significantly impact 3PLs scale efficiency by applying two-stage DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). Based on an unbalanced panel model, data from the annual study published by Revista Tecnologística (years 2001-2009) were analyzed. Results corroborate evidence in the literature that coordination mechanisms in the supply chain, supported by the availability of real time information and inventory synchronization, favor a more rational allocation of resources (inputs) to client demands (outputs). © 2012 Brazilian Administration Review.
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Wanke, P. F. (2012). Determinants of scale efficiency in the Brazilian third-party logistics industry from 2001 to 2009. BAR - Brazilian Administration Review, 9(1), 66–87. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-76922012000100005
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