The Research On Logistics Outsourcing Risk Of Time-based Product

Logistics outsourcing comes from the application of the core competence theory, means the enterprise using external logistics resources to help adapt to the circumstance changes and customer needs. It has been proved that through appropriate outsourcing, enterprise can strengthen its core competence and reduce operational costs. However, besides advantages, logistics outsourcing also brings risks, once handled in the wrong way, it will not reach the original target, even makes the cooperation between enterprise and logistics service provider go to end, and brings total failure to the logistics outsourcing. At the same time, because of different characteristics among products, needs for logistics outsourcing is of much difference, so is the outsourcing risk. Thus, enterprise must recognize the unique risk during the outsourcing and seek the accordingly control methods in order to prevent outsourcing risk.This thesis chooses product characteristics as the research penetration point, discusses the product characteristics of time-based product, its need for logistics outsourcing, risks of outsourcing and risk control methods. Firstly, the thesis discusses the product characteristics of time-based product from the dimensions of basic attributes, market competition characteristics, customer characteristics, supply chain and logistics operational characteristics, then explains the needs for logistics outsourcing from the dimensions of quick response, variance, low stock, continuous quality improvement, life cycle support and integrated logistics target. Then, the thesis identifies the logistics outsourcing risks from the point of risk formation process and the results of risk, designs a risk control frame of time-based product. At last, according to the control frame, the thesis constructs control mechanism, risk pre-control system and cooperative game model to manage logistics outsourcing risk.