Title :
Integrate Virtual Logistics with the Fourth Party Logistics
Author :
Fu Deqiang ; Zhang Wei
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Electron. Commerce & Modern Logistics of CQUPT, Chongqing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Chongqing, China
Abstract :
Virtual logistics and the Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) explore the trends of logistics at different aspects. How to integrate virtual logistics with 4PL is discussed in this paper. Firstly, the necessity of the integration is analyzed. Secondly, four kinds of methods of integration are proposed and compared. Lastly the platform of integration and operation about virtual logistics and 4PL are established. It can be concluded that the combination of virtual logistics and Fourth Party Logistics is a trend of the logistics industry.
Keywords :
logistics; 4PL; fourth party logistics; logistics industry; virtual logistics; Automation; Companies; Industries; Supply chains; Virtual enterprises;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998284
