Japanese Forwarders’ Local Import Hub in Asia: 3PL Power and Environmental Improvement

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate by an econometric method which countries or regions in Asia are superior import hubs for Japan based on two axes, the third party logistics (3PL) business power of Japanese local forwarders and the logistical environment catch-up speed of these countries....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kunio MIYASHITA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics
Subjects:
3PL
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521215000541