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The Theory,Operation And Practice Of The Third-Party Logistics

Posted on:2003-04-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L XiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2156360062480806Subject:Transportation planning and management
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The Third-Party Logistics is a new logistics form, which present itself in the developing process of logistics theory and practice. It is an outcome of logistics specialization and integration. Along with the development of economy globalization and the new markets, more and more companies tend to use services supplied by the third party. After more than ten years' development, the Third-Party Logistics markets have put up the characteristics with high potential, high increment speed. Based on forecast, the Third-Party Logistics will be the main logistics form in 21 century.This paper takes the Third-Party Logistics as the main point. Based on the describe about theories, it emphasizes on operation ways from three points: the Third-Party Logistics based on Supply Chain Management, the Third-Party Logistics under Electronic Commerce environment, informatization build of the Third-Party Logistics. At last, this paper takes the practice of China rail-way logistics net for an example.In this paper, author worked on the following points:1. Describe basic theories about the Third-Party Logistics, including defining the Third-Party Logistics, analysesing its background and value, comparing between the Third-Party Logistics and traditional logistics.2. Based on SCM, analyses the Third-Party Logistics' main functions, including transportation, storage and other increment functions.3. Aimed at logistics bottleneck in Electronic Commerce, give relevant solution, and finger out the pivotal problem about the operation of the Third-Party Logistics in Electronic Commerce.4. Analyses and design the Information System of the Third-Party Logistics from whole view. 5. Take the practice of China railway logistics net for an example, and analyze its functions and workflows.After these jobs, author drew the conclusions and suggestions as following:1. As the organizer, the Third-Party Logistics should take on the responsibility of synthesize logistics management and supply omni-directional services.2. Electronic Commerce supply wider development for the Third-Party Logistics, so the Third-Party Logistics should exert its speciality and bring its solution to serve costumer.3. Without a good information system, the Third-Party Logistics can not operate successfully. Information system is acting an importance role and it is becoming the core in the Third-Party Logistics.
Keywords/Search Tags:Third-Party Logistics, operation, Supply Chain Management, Electronic Commerce, Information System
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