• DocumentCode
    1577699
  • Title

    Model in Logistics Network Design for 3PL Companies

  • Author

    Wu Yanyan

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Eng., Harbin Univ. of Commerce, Harbin, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEITS.2010.5664962
  • Filename
    5664962