<p style="text-indent:20px;">We consider integrated scheduling of production and distribution operations associated with two customers (agents). Each customer has a set orders to be processed on the single line at supplier competitive basis. The finished same are then packed delivered by third-party logistics (3PL) provider limited number delivery transporters. carried in transporter cann...

An important service provided by third-party logistics (3PL) firms is to manage the inbound logistics of raw materials and components from multiple suppliers to several manufacturing plants. A key challenge for these 3PL firms is to determine how to coordinate and consolidate the transportation flow, so as to get the best overall logistics performance. One tactic is to establish consolidation h...

Nowadays, intensified globalization and consequent competitive pressures have reemphasized the importance of third party logistics (3PL) in managing logistics processes as well as customer and supplier relationships within the supply chain management (SCM). However, 3PL providers and their upstream and downstream parties within the whole chain have usually interacted as disconnected entities in...

This study presents a prototype of the integrated logistic information system (ILIS) in the Google cloud computing environment. The ILIS is purpose to optimize resources in logistics business area, such as vehicles, human resources and fuel. This system is targeting to the small and medium-sized third-party logistics (3PL) company that are difficult to establish IT infrastructure, by providing ...

Abstract With the development and advancement of reverse logistics concepts and practice, the evaluation and selection of vendors or partners for the specific function of reverse logistics support becomes more important. The factors that play an important role in selecting a third-party reverse logistics provider are different than the factors for selecting a forward provider. These factors are...

Purpose – The paper’s aim is to replicate and compare Huo et al.’s study to better understand performance drivers of third-party logistics (3PL) in mainland China and to disseminate Hong Kong 3PL providers’ experience to mainland China’s peers. Design/methodology/approach – A structural model is estimated to test the construct relationships using data collected from 105 mainland China’s 3PL pro...

Integrated logistics and financial services have been practiced by third party logistics (3PL) firms for years; however, the literature has been silent on the value of 3PL firms as credit providers in budget-constrained supply chains. This paper investigates an extended supply chain model with a supplier, a budget-constrained retailer, a bank, and a 3PL firm, in which the retailer has insuffici...

Title of Document: DETERMINANTS OF CUSTOMER PARTNERING BEHAVIOR IN LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIPS: A RELATIONSHIP MARKETING PERSPECTIVE Adriana Rossiter Hofer, PhD, 2007 Directed By: Professor Martin E. Dresner Department of Logistics, Business, and Public Policy Developing close relationships with third-party logistics providers (3PLs) has been acknowledged in the literature as a benefici...

Purpose The third-party logistics (3PL) provider has faced significant change since containerisation with the broadening scope of supply chains and technological developments. With these changes, required chain skills discussions have covered mostly graduate or employees' a limited discussion to what extent whether senior management were changing. Hence, 3PL skill requirements will be compiled ...