This volume is a collection of commissioned contributions, edited by James H Bookbinder, to follow up on a special issue of the journal Transportation Research E, edited by the same editor, which focused on Global Logistics. One of the goals of this volume is to have perspectives of logistics researchers in different geographic areas. Part I consists of four chapters. The first chapter by Chen ...

Outsourcing logistics functions to third-party logistics (3PL) providers has been a source of competitive advantage for most companies. Companies cite greater flexibility, operational efficiency, improved customer service levels, and a better focus on their core businesses as part of the advantages of engaging the services of 3PL providers. There are few complete and structured methodologies fo...

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This research reports on Australian industry characteristics and trends of logistics activities performed through outsourced partners, based on survey research of Australian Shippers and Logistics Service Providers (LSPs). This paper reports on the main findings in terms of customer satisfaction with, and future scope and use of, logistics services provided. Both shippers and logistics service ...

The goal of this paper is to provide a fundamental methodical approach for identifying actors in Complex Adaptive Logistics Systems to deduce knowledge that can be implemented into the decision structures of intelligent logistics objects. This serves as a basis for further simulation-based studies regarding the efficiency of the usage of autonomous cooperation-based technologies in logistics se...

Through analyzing the value of the activities in the process of express delivery, the model of logistics value chain analysis (LVCA) of express enterprises is constructed. Using the model, the express enterprises can identify the key activities from the whole process of express delivery from senders to receivers, and those key activities constitute the logistics competitiveness of express enter...

In academic and scientific literature, Supply Chain Management is a branch of knowledge dealing with such types of exchange arrangements where we fulfill our needs among ourselves. Supply Chain Management covers the supply of products, services and other valuable resources in both directions. It includes the movement of products and services from the producer/manufacturer/supplier towards the c...

Manufacturing and logistics are globally facing transformational changes. The introduction of new technologies and the advances in equipment and intelligence capability are having profound effects on production and logistics in practice. New solutions for manufacturing and logistics are evolving to respond to various needs. In particular, production and services are transformed from vertically ...

Abstract. The information asymmetry between banks and enterprises and imperfect mechanism bring some risk to banks carrying out the logistics and financial business. Based on the study of the logistics financial risk indicators, the risk evaluation index system of logistics finance from the pledge risk, financing enterprise credit risk, logistics enterprise risk and regulatory risk is set, and ...

With the increasingly fierce market competition, China has more sound market economy system. Competition in the market price on the important position of the company is also increasing. It increases its profit source which can provide third-party logistics services business. Third-party logistics enterprises should put the customer requirements on an important position and meet the requirements...