Abstract
The international markets of third party logistics (3PL) are quite competitive. Most 3PL providers offer the basic services, but rarely perform value-added activities. The primary focus of this research is on third party purchase as value-added services that can be beneficially offered by 3PL providers. This paper mainly discusses transaction cost theory, third party logistics, and group purchasing organisation. A proposed framework for evaluating third party purchase offered by 3PL providers is given based on transaction cost theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 398-419 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 3PL
- third party logistics
- value-added service
- supply chain management
- transaction cost analysis
- group purchasing organisation