Essays about: "factors 3PL affecting logistics"

Found 2 essays containing the words factors 3PL affecting logistics.

1. 1. Coordination between Firms and their Logistics Service Providers : What do Firms in Sweden Think About the Coordination Carried Out by their LSPs?

   University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

   Author : Antanas Tamasiunas; Jinxu Pang; [2013]
   Keywords : Coordination; LSP; logistics service provider; TPL; 3PL; third party logistics; shipper; outsourcing firm;

   Abstract : In this thesis 5 Swedish companies that use logistics service providers (LSPs: carriers, intermediaries and third party logistics providers) are interviewed to establish how Swedish LSPs fare in terms on coordination. More specifically, the research is focused on answering 3 questions: (1) what are users’ perceptions about their LSPs’ coordination, (2) what coordination behaviors are the LSPs most and least successful in, and (3) what factors are affecting LSPs’ coordination. READ MORE

3. 2. The Current State and Future Trends in The Use of Pallets in Distribution Systems

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

   Author : Javad Mokhlesi; Saman Lohrasebi; [2010]
   Keywords : euro pallets; pallets costs; pallets status; pallets trends; third party logistics 3pl ; pallet pools;

   Abstract : Pallets play a very important role in whole distribution systems through the supply chain. Such a fact alone shows the importance of pallets in today’s fast growing global logistics. READ MORE