Outsourcing purchasing services by third party logistics providers: a conceptual model

Yangyan Shi; Tiru S. Arthanari

doi:10.1504/IJLSM.2011.043102

Outsourcing purchasing services by third party logistics providers

a conceptual model

Yangyan Shi, Tiru S. Arthanari^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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
Pages (from-to)	398-419
Number of pages	22
Journal	International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2011.043102
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

3PL
third party logistics
value-added service
supply chain management
transaction cost analysis
group purchasing organisation

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Shi, Y., & Arthanari, T. S. (2011). Outsourcing purchasing services by third party logistics providers: a conceptual model. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 10(4), 398-419. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2011.043102

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