An Empirical Investigation of Third Party Logistics Providers in Thailand

Third Party Logistics (3PL) in Asia emerged as an important trend in logistical management and Thailand continues to develop in this service rapidly. While a great deal has been written about the dissemination of information technology (IT), few empirical investigations address the use of IT in relation to 3PLs in Thailand. In this article, the authors use an empirical study to investigate the profiles of 3PLs in Thailand and their company strategies for providing logistics service and use of IT. Survey results show that Thailand’s 3PL companies must expend more effort to strengthen basic IT and infrastructure to enhance competitiveness. IT capabilities in Thailand are increasing rapidly and its effective adoption has the potential to significantly enhance the competitiveness of small 3PLs. Still many barriers exist to the successful adoption of IT by these providers. Given the importance of such companies in supply chain management, these issues must be fully understood.

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Information Technology and Supply Chain Management Coordination

Mobile Opportunities and Applications for E-Service Innovations ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2654-6.ch008 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 134-150

Author(s):

Pier Paolo Carrus ◽

Roberta Pinna

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Service Providers ◽

Coordination Mechanism ◽

Third Party ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

Chain Management ◽

It Capability ◽

Logistics Service ◽

Logistics Service Providers

Logistics Service Providers (3PL) have become important players in supply chain management. In a highly competitive context characterized by “time compression”, a successful strategy depends increasingly on the performance of Logistics Service Providers as they play a key integrative role linking different supply chain elements more effectively. However, the role of the information technology capability of these 3PL has not drawn much attention. The research question is: can IT be viewed as a fundamental supply chain management coordination mechanism? If so, does IT capability of third party logistics providers to improve performance in the supply chain and become a bigger factor in a strategic buyer-3PL relationship? By drawing on earlier research on the supply chain management coordination mechanism, the IT capability of third party logistics providers, a case study is conducted.

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An Integrated Process Model of Third Party Logistics Service Providers Selection under Supply Chain Management

International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2009 ◽

10.1061/41039(345)418 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Chunru Li ◽

Qing Huang

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Process Model ◽

Service Providers ◽

Third Party ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

Integrated Process ◽

Chain Management ◽

Logistics Service ◽

Logistics Service Providers

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Information Technology and Supply Chain Management Coordination

International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications ◽

10.4018/jesma.2011100102 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 21-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Pier Paolo Carrus ◽

Roberta Pinna

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Service Providers ◽

Coordination Mechanism ◽

Third Party ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

Chain Management ◽

It Capability ◽

Logistics Service ◽

Logistics Service Providers

Logistics Service Providers (3PL) have become important players in supply chain management. In a highly competitive context characterized by “time compression”, a successful strategy depends increasingly on the performance of Logistics Service Providers as they play a key integrative role linking different supply chain elements more effectively. However, the role of the information technology capability of these 3PL has not drawn much attention. The research question is: can IT be viewed as a fundamental supply chain management coordination mechanism? If so, does IT capability of third party logistics providers to improve performance in the supply chain and become a bigger factor in a strategic buyer-3PL relationship? By drawing on earlier research on the supply chain management coordination mechanism, the IT capability of third party logistics providers, a case study is conducted.

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Overview on 3PL Selection Problem

Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch015 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 266-279

Author(s):

Aicha Aguezzoul

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Third Party ◽

Selection Problem ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

Literature Analysis ◽

Chain Management

Many companies outsource their logistics functions to Third-Party Logistics providers (3PL) instead of achieving them internally. The studies on this field are mostly of empirical type and focused on reasons, benefits, and risks of working with 3PL as well as the role of those on supply chain management. This chapter focuses on 3PL selection problem and presents a literature analysis of 47 articles published within 2001-2011 period. The objective is to identify the mainly approaches applied and their evaluating criteria in measuring the performance of 3PL.

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Leveraging Supply Chain Management in the Digital Economy

Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-845-1.ch069 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 526-531

Author(s):

Mahesh S. Raisinghani

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Information Systems ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Third Party ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

End User ◽

Chain Management ◽

Critical Part ◽

Functional Areas

A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials, transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products, and the distribution of these finished products to customers. In other words, supply chain encompasses all of the activities associated with moving goods from raw-materials stage through to the end user. The information systems needed to monitor all of these activities are a critical part of the mix. Successful supply chain management (SCM), then, coordinates and integrates all of these activities into a seamless process. It embraces and links all of the partners in the chain. In addition to the key functional areas within the organization, these partners include vendors, carriers, third-party logistics companies, and information systems providers.

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Third Party Logistics

International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences ◽

10.4018/jsds.2011100103 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 29-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Omprakash K. Gupta ◽

S. Samar Ali ◽

Rameshwar Dubey

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Success Factors ◽

Third Party ◽

Third Party Logistics ◽

Growth Strategies ◽

Chain Management ◽

Key Success Factors ◽

Critical Success ◽

The World ◽

Academic Professionals

Third party logistics (3PL) has been gaining importance in most places in the world. In India the implementation of 3PL practices has made its beginning and it is emerging as one of the fastest growing sectors. It is still a relatively new concept and not well understood among industry or academic professionals in India. This paper examines the Indian 3PL Supply Chain Management and practices with respect to the key success factors and growth strategies. After identifying the critical success factors SERVQUAL is applied to reveal the gap between their achievement and expectation. Respondents to the survey are categorized based on their rating of the key growth strategies on the basis of AHP.

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