Third-party logistics selection problem: A literature review on criteria and methods

A Aguezzoul - Omega, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature review on Third-Party Logistics (3PL) selection decision in
terms of criteria and methods. Based on the analysis of 67 articles published within 1994 …

Third-party logistics: A literature review

A Marasco - International Journal of production economics, 2008 - Elsevier
Third-party logistics (TPL) has attracted considerable research attention in the recent past.
Despite the growing body of literature on this topic, precious little effort has been devoted to …

Environmental impacts as buying criteria for third party logistical services

C Wolf, S Seuring - International Journal of Physical Distribution & …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to analyse whether environmental issues form a
supplier selection criteria of companies when sourcing third party logistics (3PL) services …

An inventory of theory in logistics and SCM research

C Clifford Defee, B Williams, WS Randall… - … International Journal of …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–Theory is needed for a discipline to mature. This research aims to provide a
summary analysis of the theories being used in contemporary logistics and supply chain …

What drives the choice of a third‐party logistics provider?

EJ Anderson, T Coltman, TM Devinney… - Journal of Supply …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
It is generally believed that companies choose supply chain partners on the basis of their
distinctive value propositions—a fact one would also expect holds true when companies …

The flexibility of logistics service providers and its impact on customer loyalty–an empirical study

A de Grahl, E Hartmann, A de Grahl - Success Factors in Logistics …, 2012 - Springer
The use of logistics outsourcing and the degree of competition in the logistics service
industry have significantly increased over the past decade. In order to reach and maintain an …

Third-party logistics providers (TPLs) and environmental sustainability practices in developing countries: The case of Morocco

J El Baz, I Laguir - International Journal of Operations & Production …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the environmental sustainability practices
of third-party logistics providers (TPLs) in a developing country and analyze the efforts made …

Matches and gaps in the green logistics market

U Martinsen, M Björklund - … Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics …, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The interface between logistics service providers (LSPs) and shippers is an area
that has received little attention in previous research and even less has been done when …

Third-party purchase: An empirical study of third-party logistics providers in China

Y Shi, A Zhang, T Arthanari, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Third-party purchase (3PP) is an emerging value-added service offered by third-
party logistics (3PL) providers. In this paper we first present a real-life 3PP service model to …

Supply chain resilience: development of a conceptual framework, an assessment tool and an implementation process

TJ Pettit - 2008 - rave.ohiolink.edu
The business environment is always changing and change creates risk. Managing the risk of
the uncertain future is a challenge that requires resilience–“the ability to survive, adapt and …