Title :
Research on the Collaboration Between Supply Chain Node Enterprise and TPL Provider: An Inventory Optimization Approach
Author :
Liu Yan-ping ; Li Ying-jie ; Zhang Ruo-xue
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Logistics Manage., Nankai Univ., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
Outsourcing the non-core business and establishing strategic alliance are vital for Supply Chain Management (SCM), which calls for the collaboration between node enterprise and Third Party Logistics (TPL) provider. On the approach of inventory optimization, the paper constructs quantitative model and reaches the conclusion that the collaboration is effective to optimize the inventory and increase the profit of Supply Chain (SC), which not only promises the whole optimal profit, but also creates a win-win situation.
Keywords :
inventory management; logistics; optimisation; outsourcing; supply chain management; TPL provider; inventory optimization; noncore business; outsourcing; strategic alliance; supply chain management; supply chain node enterprise; third party logistics; Companies; Corporate acquisitions; Costs; Electronic learning; International collaboration; Inventory management; Logistics; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technology management; Collaboration; Inventory Optimization; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Third Party Logistics (TPL);
Conference_Titel :
e-Education, e-Business, e-Management, and e-Learning, 2010. IC4E '10. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sanya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5680-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5681-9
DOI :
10.1109/IC4E.2010.67
