Stakeholder Pressures, Environmental Practice Adoption and Economic Performance in the German Third-party Logistics Industry—A Contingency Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steffen Maas ◽  
Tassilo Schuster ◽  
Evi Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Contingency Perspective ◽  
Environmental Practice ◽  
Stakeholder Pressures

State of third party logistics providers in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (9) ◽  
pp. 1322-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Wee Kwan Tan ◽  
Zhao Yifei ◽  
Dali Zhang ◽  
Olli-Pekka Hilmola
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Trends

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify global trends in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, and with that to find out where the opportunities and challenges lie, what the critical success factors are, and how companies can position themselves well in China. As there is currently very limited knowledge about the 3PL industry in China, this study also intends to shed light in this area. Design/methodology/approach – The study is conducted through focus group interviews with senior executives of leading 3PL companies in China followed by a survey with 70 logistics companies. Findings – The key strengths of the logistics industry in China include numerous factors such as good connectivity and new infrastructure, while its main weaknesses are a shortage of qualified staff and slow adoption of technologies. There are a number of concerns and issues raised, such as lack of qualified staff, oversupply of warehousing space in China, competition from the influx of foreign 3PL companies to China, and regulations on free trade zones, seaports and airports, all of which may have policy implications. Research limitations/implications – As most of the logistics companies in the study are located and dominating in the Eastern and Southern China, it may be useful to conduct similar study in the new emerging western and central regions of China for comparison. Practical implications – Managers and investors will appreciate the challenges and opportunities in logistics services in China and have a better insight into Chinese logistics development. Originality/value – While China has been viewed as a cost effective place for manufacturing, the logistical costs in China are still very high as compared to other developed countries. This research will highlight the key reasons for the high logistical cost in China.

Coping with commoditization: The third-party logistics industry in the Asia-Pacific

2021 ◽  
pp. 102452942098524
Author(s):  
Neil M Coe
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Mature Stage ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Global Production Networks ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
The Third Party Logistics ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Party

Despite growing interest in logistics across the social sciences, there is still a persistent gap in relation to work that explores the organizational and competitive dynamics of the independent logistics industry, a sector worth almost US$1tn a year. This paper explores the nature, causes and consequences of commoditization in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, using evidence derived from over 30 corporate interviews with the leading 3PL providers in the Asia-Pacific region. Commoditization captures a mature stage of industry and market development in which goods and services are widely available and interchangeable with those provided by other companies, and hence price-based competition predominates. The paper profiles the strategic responses of 3PL firms to the challenges of commoditization, which are associated with accruing scale, offsetting risk and seeking to deepen relationships with clients, arguing that they are variegated due to the different geographical and sectoral origins of the firms. Overall, it offers a profile of 3PL as a maturing industry heavily conditioned by its intersections with client global production networks.

scholarly journals To Explore the Relationship of Factors in the Third-Party Logistics Industry using DEMATEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-363
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Important Relationship

The 3PL market is a growing trend around the world, but it is already grown in the UAE, especially in Dubai, where it is having very high market and is growing fast in Abu Dhabi like Dubai. The DEMATEL approach is used to develop an important relationship between dimension and criteria. It uses the matrix and related theories of math to calculate the cause and effect of the degree on each variable. This approach is commonly accustomed to solve various sorts of complex studies which will effectively explain the complex structure and supply the reasonable choices of problem-solving. The primary motivation behind this paper is to break down the components impacting customers' practice in third-party logistics industry by applying DEMATEL strategy. Fourteen factors namely Responsiveness, Reliability of the 3PL provider, Quality of operation, Cost, Flexibility, Financial stability, Delivery time, Ability to meet customer needs, Document accuracy, Storage facilities, Good communication, Attitude towards customers, Technical competence and Reputation are chosen from many different studies. In this research, six experts were involved with a request to evaluate the degree of direct impact between two variables by means of a pair comparison. The results showed the best three significant factors influencing delivery time, quality of operation and cost. Besides, cause and effect connection outlines are additionally built to increase the understanding of the intuitive connection between those criteria. It is discovered that reputation has the most effect on the other factors and cost gets the most effect from different components. At last, this article gives realistic guidelines for the 3PL market in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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