Logistics Service Management in P. R. China Firms

Competing on service is an absolute must in today's business environment. The globalization of business and the increase in competitive pressures have prompted many firms to develop logistics as a part of their corporate strategy for cost and service advantages, To fully satisfy the increasing...

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Published in2009 International Conference on Management and Service Science pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Hong Xiao, Maozeng Xu, Wei Dong
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2009
Subjects
Costs
Disaster management
Globalization
Innovation management
Inventory management
Logistics
Supply chain management
Technological innovation
Transportation
Warehousing
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ISBN1424446384
9781424446384
DOI10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5300891

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Summary:Competing on service is an absolute must in today's business environment. The globalization of business and the increase in competitive pressures have prompted many firms to develop logistics as a part of their corporate strategy for cost and service advantages, To fully satisfy the increasing requirements of customers for one-stop services, many logistics service providers (LSPs) have taken initiatives to broaden the scope of their services in P.R.China, Based on surveyed ,we found out industry firms hope the third party logistics (3PL) to reduce logistics costs and provide integrated logistics services, 3PL could make logistics strategy to satisfy customers requirements.
ISBN:1424446384
9781424446384
DOI:10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5300891