Sammanfattning Inom byggbranschen är det viktigt att ständigt utveckla och förbättra bygglogistik avseende kostnad, effektivitet och klimatavtryck för att behålla företagens konkurrenskraft. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka tjänster och komponenter som ingår i bygglogistikerbjudandet från logistiktjänsteleverantörer (LSP), som hyr ut maskiner, utrustning och hyresrelaterade tjänster. Målet är att beskriva erbjudandet, beställarens behov samt effekterna av bygglogistik på ett byggprojekt. Byggprojekt kännetecknas av temporaritet och materialintensitet. Material och tjänster utgör 60–80% av den totala projektkostnaden, där logistikkostnader står för 40% av den totala kostnaden. Det är därför viktigt att prioritera bygglogistik för att hålla nere kostnader. Traditionellt har logistiktjänsteleverantörer anlitats för enbart leveranser och inte som en strategisk resurs för att förbättra byggprojektens resultat. På senare tid har bygglogistik fått ökad uppmärksamhet. Beställare och entreprenörer har insett fördelarna med effektiv bygglogistik. För att implementera LSP-tjänster krävs ökad kunskap om deras roll och funktion. Studien visar att det är viktigt att involvera LSP redan i projekterings- och planeringsfasen för att uppnå bästa möjliga effekt. Detta kan leda till effektivare produktion och minskade kostnader under byggprojektets produktionsfas. Om LSP-tjänster implementeras i ett senare skede kan det vara svårt att hitta optimala lösningar och många problem kommer att behöva lösas på plats, vilket kan skapa ökade kostnader, ökat klimatavtryck och minskad total effektivitet. Studien indikerar att beställarens behov kan beskrivas i form av processer, verktyg, arbetsmetoder, checklistor och rutiner. För att effektivisera byggprocessen behöver varje byggprojekt tillämpa bygglogistiklösningar som är anpassade till det specifika projektet, i och med att varje projekt är unik på sitt sätt.  Genom att modularisera tjänster som korresponderar till beställarens behov blir det enklare för beställaren att välja rätt tjänster för det unika projektet och känna sig trygg i processen Genom att överlåta hela logistikansvaret till LSP frigörs tid för beställaren, som då kan fokusera på sin befintliga verksamhet och optimera projektets övriga delar. Studien visar exempelvis att logistikcentret möjliggjorde för verksamheten att fortsätta parallellt med byggnationen. Det är viktigt att kontraktet är fullständigt och innehåller beskrivningar av alla övergripande tjänster för att undvika extra kostnader och tvister när logistikansvar överlåts.  För att utforma ett logistiklösningserbjudande inom byggbranschen rekommenderas maskinuthyrare, baserat på fallstudien, att följa de rekommenderade stegen som har presenterats i rapporten  Sammanfattningsvis indikerar studien att LSP-tjänster är effektiva och fungerar väl. Alla modultjänster inom LSP är viktiga, och det behövs ytterligare tjänster och verktyg för att komplettera LSP och bidra till lyckade projekt. Att öka kunskapen om och involvera LSP tidigt i projekt kan leda till bättre effektivitet och minskade kostnader. / Abstract In this study, construction logistics modules (services and components) are evaluated to the needs of the construction industry. These modules need to be constantly developed and improved in terms of cost, efficiency, climate footprint, etc. to be part of the constant development. The purpose of the study was to investigate which services and components can be included in the construction logistics offer from lessors of machinery, equipment, and rental-related services, also known as Logistics Service Providers (LSP). The goal was to describe the offer, what client needs are met, and what effects construction logistics can create. Construction projects are characterized by an element of temporality with new production facilities in each new project, as production is carried out at the final point of assembly. Construction is material-intensive and costs for materials and services constitute to 60–80 percent of the total project cost, where the project cost constitutes 40 percent of all supply chain management costs. This means that construction supply chain management should be prioritized in the construction industry. Logistics management companies have traditionally been hired precisely for their purpose, i.e., to only carry out deliveries and not as an opportunity to improve the results of construction projects. Construction projects have instead solved their day-to-day supply needs and have not had an overarching logistics plan that covered the entire project's continuum, especially during the production phase. Recently, construction supply chain management has received more attention from both the construction industry and the scientific community. The contractors have begun to see the benefits of managing logistics in an efficient manner. In the construction industry, outsourcing is a standard concept and construction projects rely heavily on having a subcontractor and suppliers procured for each project. One of the disadvantages in the construction industry is the view of supply chain management and the knowledge of the modules' efficiency in production. To be able to implement this, knowledge of LSP needs to be increased and where the included modules are used in all parts of the construction industry. Results from the study indicate that it is important to involve LSP in a project already in the design and planning phase, to get the best effect of the LSP service It can contribute to achieve an efficient production and reduce the costs of the project in the production phase. When applying the LSP service at a later stage in a project, it entails certain difficulties in finding the most effective solutions, where many problems need to be solved ad hoc. This way of working is not the most efficient and is usually costly compared to if you had tried to solve such problems already in the design phase. It is difficult to subsequently introduce the LSP service in an ongoing project that is about to fail or is not going well. It works to apply LSP at a later stage, which will also have an effect. In summary, one based on the study that the LSP is an efficient way of working. All module services within LSP are important and additional services/tools are needed to supplement LSP that contribute to a successful project

Purpose: Corporations today see a greater responsibility towards society regarding the environmental impact of their actions, using available transportation options that are more eco-friendly can reduce this impact significantly. Martinsen and Björklund (2012) identifies a set of gaps between supply and demand of green logistics services. This paper aims to address what it is that affects the demand for these alternative solutions and what could be done to increase the usage of them, thereby decreasing this gap. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative study with six Logistics Service Providers (LSP) and 24 companies that purchase transportation services, all operating in Sweden. Data is collected through semi-structured telephone interviews with people responsible for the purchasing of transports as well as key account managers within the service providing companies. Findings: Just as the LSP’s interviewed in this paper thought, the main focus of the transport buying companies are the costs. Therefore paying extra only to benefit the environment and not the economy of the company is not something a lot of companies are prepared to do at this time. However there are solutions such as intermodality which are highly demanded, these are often both cost effective and more environmentally friendly, the problem as many companies see it, is that the rail network needs to expand to be able to cover bigger areas and increase the capacity. Research limitations/implications: The research paper focuses on companies operating on the Swedish market, for that reason findings cannot be generalized to other countries and sectors. Practical implications: Findings can be used by LSP’s and political decision making parties to get a better understanding of the demand for this type of services and what is perceived as important by the customers. Originality/value: There is a lack of earlier studies that mainly focus on the demand of more environmentally friendly transport services. Therefore a study of this kind is important to create an understanding and thereby improve the overall situation on the market in terms of environmental sustainability.

Notre recherche doctorale a pour objet d’apporter un éclairage novateur sur la chaîne logistique dans le contexte des réseaux de franchise en s’appuyant sur la théorie des ressources et la théorie des parties prenantes. S’inscrivant dans une logique d’exploration, la recherche participe à enrichir les travaux sur les réseaux de franchise sous l’angle de la chaîne logistique. Une telle approche, jusqu’à présent peu explorée, permet de mieux saisir l’avantage compétitif que représente de la maîtrise de la chaîne logistique pour le réseau de franchise, ainsi que le rôle du prestataire de services logistiques (PSL) dans le contexte français. En effet, son rôle de conseil, voire de prescripteur d’évolution des processus,s’appuie sur sa connaissance des métiers de la chaîne logistique, imprégnée de la culture du client, et sur sa capacité à imposer les évolutions nécessaires vis-à-vis des 3PL auprès desquels il aura sous-traité une partie de ses activités. Il ressort de la recherche que la maîtrise de la chaîne logistique est un enjeu stratégique pour le réseau de franchise. Au travers d’études de cas, la relation de longue durée, la confiance et l’appropriation de la culture du réseau par le PSL sont des critères incontournables de l’avantage compétitif que procure la maîtrise de la chaîne logistique au profit du réseau de franchise. / Our doctoral research aims to bring innovative light on the supply chain in the context offranchise networks based on resource theory and stakeholder theory. As part of an explorationstrategy, research contributes to enriching the work on franchise networks in terms of the supplychain. Such an approach, hitherto little explored, makes it possible to better understand thecompetitive advantage of supply chain control for the franchise network and the role of thelogistics service provider (LSP) in the French context. Indeed, its advisory role, and even theprescriber of the evolution of processes, relies on its knowledge of the supply chain businesses,imbued with the customer's culture, and its ability to impose the necessary changes vis-à-vis3PLs from which it will have subcontracted part of its activities. Research shows that supplychain management is a strategic challenge for the franchise network. Through case studies, thelong-term relationship, trust and ownership of the network culture by the PSL are essentialcriteria for the competitive advantage of supply chain control in favor of the network franchise.

La recherche souligne, selon une perspective béhavioriste, l’importance grandissante de l’intermédiation logistique à travers le rôle dynamisant du PSL au sein des chaînes logistiques multi-acteurs. En s’éloignant de son métier historique, en l’occurrence la gestion de simples acheminements, le PSL évolue vers des services à plus forte valeur ajoutée, voire de nouveaux métiers, qui transforment en profondeur le fonctionnement de ces chaînes. S’inscrivant dans une logique d’exploration, la recherche participe à enrichir les travaux antérieurs relatifs au PSL, souvent de nature technique, par une approche béhavioriste. Le PSL est d’abord un acteur, doté d’objectifs propres, qui développe un comportement stratégique singulier ; il ne se résume pas à être un simple exécutant opérationnel d’activités issues d’une externalisation voulue par des chargeurs à la recherche d’une minimisation des coûts. Une telle approche, jusque-là peu explorée, permet de mieux saisir le rôle dynamisant du PSL dans les chaînes logistiques multi-acteurs, tout particulièrement dans le contexte français. Il ressort de la recherche que le PSL a acquis un pouvoir suffisant pour en influencer le fonctionnement. Il occupe une position de choix pour capter durablement de la valeur, autrement dit, bénéficier de transfert d’activités, de compétences et de ressources de la part des chargeurs. / The goal of our research is to underline, from a behavioral angle, the increasing importance of logistical intermediation through the LSP’s dynamic role within supply chains. By digressing from its historical profession, the management of simple carriages to be specific, the LSP is moving towards high added value services, even new trades, which deeply transform the chains’ functioning. By falling within an exploratory logic, this research participates in enriching the previous works about LSP, mainly of a technical nature, through a behavioral approach. At first, the LSP is an actor which has his own goals and who develops a singular strategic behavior: it does not amount to be a simple operational performer of activities coming from an outsourcing required by shippers in search of a minimization of the costs. Such an approach, which has not been explored so far, enables a better understanding of the dynamic role of the LSP in supply chains, particularly in the French context. It comes out of the research that the LSP has acquired enough power to influence its functioning. It is rightly placed to get some value durably, in other words, to benefit from transfer of activities, skills and resources from the shippers.