Forming Mechanism And Decision-making Of Logistics Outsourcing

Since entering the eighties of the 20th century, the economy presented globalization, integrated trend .the customer's demand inclined to diversify and individuation. In order to meet customer's need and strengthen core ability, the business enterprise gave up the business model of "big and whole" in succession, the outsourcing becomes a current. Logistics outsourcing is the result that the outsourcing principle leads into the logistics management. And in recent years, business enterprises are favor of logistics outsourcing more and more." According to American Northeastern University / Essen wise company investigation for 2002, in the last 10 years, the application of the third party logistics in 500 strong business enterprises increased near 100%. Logistics outsourcing will become the theme of logistics development.Main task of the paper is to study enterprise's decision-making of logistics outsourcing, and set up a decision-making mode that qualitative analysis combines with quantitative analysis. It is based on corresponding theoretical foundation , such as division of labor theories,traded cost theories and core competency theories. The paper is divided into the following several parts on the whole:The fist part mainly recommends the conception of logistics outsourcing. logistics outsourcing also is called third-party logistics(TPL),which is defined that enterprises which had its own operating logistics activities to entrust to professional logistics company.The second part analyze the theories foundation of logistics outsourcing,with division of labor theories,traded cost theories and core competency theories .Logistics outsourcing has the theories origin , it is the inevitable outcome of society division of labor. The trade cost theories can also explain logistics outsourcing, the market trade cost's lowers promote the development of logistics outsourcing, logistics outsourcing also be advantageous to the lower of trade cost. The core competency theories points out: logistics outsourcing can strengthen the competency of company.