Evaluation model of cross-border e-commerce Fourth Party logistics capability based on improved FAHP

Service Capability Evaluation of Third Party Logistics Enterprise in E-commerce Environment

In the new E-commerce environment, it is necessary to evaluate the service capability of logistics enterprises. To this end, this paper deals with a new quantitative approach to the service capability evaluation of third party logistics enterprises. Firstly, based on the GQM (Goal Question Metric), a set of service capability evaluation index system of logistics enterprises is proposed. Secondl...

introducing a localized cross-border e-commerce model, case: iran b2b e-commerce

by the explosive growth of b2b e-commerce transactions in international supply chains and the rapid increase of business documents in iran’s cross-border trading, effective management of trade processes over borders is vital in b2b e-commerce systems. structure of the localized model in this paper is based on three major layers of a b2b e-commerce infrastructure, which are messaging layer, busi...

Third Party Logistics in E-Commerce Environment in China

Multi-agent framework for third party logistics in E-commerce

In an e-commerce environment, the third party logistics (3PL) takes charge of the logistics design, delivery, storage and transportation in a supply chain with its professional and complete value-added services. Beginning with an analysis of the relationships between the 3PL and supply chain members, the authors suggest that only when the 3PL reengineers its logistics business process to accomm...

Towards Fourth-party Logistics Providers - A Business Model for Cloud-based Autonomous Logistics

Cloud computing denotes a paradigm shift in computing that enables a flexible allocation of hardware and software resources on demand. Therewith, it is particularly appealing for applications with a high degree of computational complexity and dynamics. This paper identifies logistics planning and control as a promising application for clouds. However, two prerequisites must be met for cloud-bas...