Rationale for utilizing 3PL in supply chain management: A shippers' economic perspective
In this paper we first propose a conceptual framework for evaluating 3PL (third-party logistics) utilization in SCM (supply chain management), in which it is assumed that shippers may enjoy advantages derived from four contributory sources of 3PL specialization: scale, know-how, searching ability, a...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-07-01
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| Series: | IATSS Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111211000161 |