The Operation Of The Mechanism Of Third-party Logistics Enterprises In China To Study The Mode Of Operation

Logistics, famed as " the third resource of profit" to enterprises, is expected to become an important industry with new economic growth rate to the development of economy in china in the 21st century. The 3rd-party logistics (3PL), as the important form of logistics, becomes inevitably the tendency of the development of logistics. 3PL is a quite young industry with a history of about 10 to 15 years, so the academic cognitions and the practical explorations to it are still on the primary stage, which makes this industry especially in china enjoy promising prospects.Based on an overall and systematic analysis of 3PL and from a practical viewpoint emphatically, the paper makes in-depth analyses on these sides: first, the paper analyses on the causes of its formation and the features; second, the paper analyses the significances of existence with mathematics model; third, the paper analyses the content and the way of service; fourth, the paper analyses the sources of profits and the value-increasing space; finally, the paper analyses the relation between 3PL and e-commerce and the relation between 3PL and supply-chain management, etc. These analyses reveal the essence and principles of operation of 3PL from deep levels. Based on these academic analyses, the paper also inquires into the way of operation. The paper analyses the market environment of 3PL, then the author considers that in china it has not basic conditions for developing comprehensively 3PL at present, but we must get ready in advance. In addition, the paper also inquires into the choices of the strategy and the models of operation for 3PL enterprises. The author proposes four models to develop 3PL in china at present. The first model is providing basic services of logistics with a goal of heightening the additional value of services. The second model is integrating the present resources of logistics and establishing no-assets3PL enterprises. The third model is integrating the e-commerce and 3PL. The fourth model is comprehensive agent of logistics. Moreover the paper investigates the building of the logistics center and the informationlization. The author has an expectation to provide theoretical directions and practical assistances on how to operate the business of 3PL in china.