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Business Process Integration of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers in E-commerce

2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 Main Conference Proceedings)(WI'06), 2006
This paper is focused on analyzing business processes integration of third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) in e-commerce. 3PLs are often selected to take charge of the logistics design, delivery, storage, and transportation in a supply chain with their professional and value-added services.
Li Yan, Liu Zhixue, Xu Juan
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Collaborative logistics management and the role of third‐party service providers

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 2006
PurposeThis paper aims to derive and verify a collaborative framework that specifies the role of different parties in contemporary logistics setups.Design/methodology/approachTo prepare this paper, a study of the logistics literature has been conducted together with several case studies. The empirical evidence has been collected in Europe as well as in
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Outsourcing purchasing services by Third Party Logistics providers: a conceptual model

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2011
The international markets of third party logistics (3PL) are quite competitive. Most 3PL providers offer the basic services, but rarely perform value-added activities. The primary focus of this research is on third party purchase as value-added services that can be beneficially offered by 3PL providers.
Yangyan Shi, Tiru S. Arthanari
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European Expansion of UK Third-party Logistics Service Providers

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2001
ABSTRACT The study examines the approaches that UK logistics service providers (LSPs) have used to implement expansion within the single European market. It identifies UK-based LSPs that have been involved in Continental Europe. It considers the ways in which LSPs have selected countries for entry and their favoured routes for expansion, including ...
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Appraisement and selection of third party logistics service providers in fuzzy environment

Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2013
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a decision‐making procedural hierarchy for evaluation as well as selection of third‐party reverse logistics provider (3PL) under fuzzy environment.Design/methodology/approachDue to uncertainty, vagueness arising from decision makers (DM) subjective judgment towards intangible (qualitative) selection ...
Saurav Datta, Chitrasen Samantra, Siba Sankar Mahapatra, Goutam Mandal, Gautam Majumdar   +4 more
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THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process, 2022
Birsen Karpak, Ozden Bayazit, Tacibaht Turel   +2 more
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Logistics service innovation by third party logistics providers in China: Aligning guanxi and organizational structure

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018
Abstract In response to intensifying competition and escalating customer expectations, third-party logistics (3PL) providers need to become more innovative. In logistics service innovation, external relationships are important sources of resources and knowledge.
Chu, Zhaofang, Feng, Bo, Lai, Fujun
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An Integrated Rough Model for Third Party Logistics Service Provider Selection

2020
Logistics is a key factor for companies to sustain their businesses, to gain the competitive advantage in the market, and to speed up the transportation process. Companies can perform their own logistic activities using their own core competencies; however, they can face huge logistics costs.
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Benefits of outsourcing logistical needs to third party logistics service providers

2008
Over the last two decades, companies in every sector have faced the challenge of taking costs out of their system. There have been an increasing number of companies turning to logistics to reduce costs and improve efficiency in the flow and storage of goods and information. Recent trend also indicates that companies are refocusing on core competencies,
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Green third-party logistics service provider selection using the stratified BWM and ELECTRE

International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management
Following the global effect of COVID-19, the importance of logistics costs in total expenses has risen even more. Businesses have had to reconsider their logistics activities, and many have chosen to do this through a third-party logistics service provider (3PLSP).
Çagdas Ates, Mehmet Karadag, Muhammet Gul   +2 more
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