Title :
Model in Logistics Network Design for 3PL Companies
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Eng., Harbin Univ. of Commerce, Harbin, China
Abstract :
Logistics network design is an important strategic decision. With the development of globalization, more companies outsource their logistics and the third-party logistics companies have become the mainstream. So how to design a reasonable logistics network is important to both manufacturers and 3PL. this article analyses the situation of 3PL and provides a model in logistics network design. Finally, some suggestions are made to improve the development of 3PL.
Keywords :
logistics; outsourcing; 3PL companies; logistics network design; outsourcing; Biological system modeling; Companies; Supply chains; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Logistics Engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems (LEITS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8776-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8778-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEITS.2010.5664962
