Channel encroachment and logistics integration strategies in an e-commerce platform service supply chain

• Published in: International journal of production economics Vol. 244; p. 108368
• Main Authors: He, Peng, He, Yong, Tang, Xiaoying, Ma, Shigui, Xu, Henry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Channel encroachment; E-commerce; Logistics integration; Platform service supply chain; Logistics integration; E-commerce; Platform service supply chain; Channel encroachment

This paper considers an e-commerce platform service supply chain (PSSC) consisting of a manufacturer, an e-commerce platform, and a possible third-party logistics service company (3 PL) and aims to explore the impacts of the manufacturer's channel encroachment and the e-commerce platform's...