Corporation’s own-running logistics are often inefficient, so more and more corporations would like to choose outsource logistics, that is, corporations use the third-party logistics suppliers to provide logistics services. The third-party logistics can simplify the distribution sectors, transport reasonably, use and allocate rationally the existing resources, and avoid the problems of funds us...

The Logistics industry is undergoing radical transformation as retail organisations focus on core competencies, outsource many of their logistics operations and explore online channels. Ongoing research into this transformation process has identified a new breed of “e-fulfilment” providers with a specific set of capabilities. These capabilities can be described using a staged e-business transfo...

The Internet provides retailers with potentially powerful opportunities to boost sales, increase market share, and generate new business through new services. One of the challenging questions that retailers are facing in that respect is how to organize the logistic fulfillment processes during and after the transaction has taken place. Based on a survey of 55 online retailers (both traditional ...

Many subcontractors react on global outsourcing and ever stronger demands for price and lead-time reductions by striving to become more of a system supplier. That a larger overall responsibility follows this role is evident, but what does it really mean? Especially for a small or medium-sized subcontractor, with limited resources, this is a relevant question before investing in developing the o...

The Internet has been a key to optimizing the supply chain, enabling real-time data to be shared between supply chain partners, which usually connect together as an e-business network. Nowadays the focus is on building-in value added products/services, thereby enabling the network to differentiate itself from its competitors in a more sustainable manner. In this context, outsourcing has provide...

Supplier selection is a critical activity for organizations, because it directly affects their performance and affects the productivity and competitiveness of the firm. It has been widely accepted in academic literature that this problem has a clear strategic nature multi definition. Third Party Logistics Providers (3PL) have been widely promoted by the phenomenon of outsourcing, on which compa...

Abstract— As the market becomes more global, logistics is now seen as an important area where industries can cut costs and improve their customer service quality. The latest trend is to outsource logistics activities to the outside company (known as third party logistics or 3PL) to allow the outsourcing company to concentrate on the core competence, improve the service and many more. A framewor...