• DocumentCode
    2068914
  • Title

    Logistics Service Management in P. R. China Firms

  • Author

    Xiao, Hong ; Xu, Maozeng ; Dong, Wei

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Manage., Chongqing Jiaotong Univ., Chongqing, China
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-22 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Competing on service is an absolute must in today´s business environment. The globalization of business and the increase in competitive pressures have prompted many firms to develop logistics as a part of their corporate strategy for cost and service advantages, To fully satisfy the increasing requirements of customers for one-stop services, many logistics service providers (LSPs) have taken initiatives to broaden the scope of their services in P.R.China, Based on surveyed ,we found out industry firms hope the third party logistics (3PL) to reduce logistics costs and provide integrated logistics services, 3PL could make logistics strategy to satisfy customers requirements.
  • Keywords
    globalisation; logistics; China firms; business globalization; logistics service management; third party logistics; Costs; Disaster management; Globalization; Innovation management; Inventory management; Logistics; Supply chain management; Technological innovation; Transportation; Warehousing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wuhan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4638-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4639-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5300891
  • Filename
    5300891