THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOGISTICS AND MARKETING PERFORMANCE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. DIFFERENT PATHS FOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the relationships between Marketing and Logistics Performance in a context of inter-organisational integration to search for differences between Manufacturers and Distributors. The information has been provided by 450 companies in the Spanish construction materials sector. The results obtained show the importance of the Logistics Service as an instrument to improve the Relational Performance of the integrated company and the different paths that Manufacturers and Distributors take to increase short- and long-term Marketing Performance.