Sökning: "third-party service providers"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden third-party service providers.

1. 1. Changing to third party logistics

   Författare :Magnus Lindskog; Mats Abrahamsson; Helge Virum; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Third party logistics; Change; Process; Outsourcing; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Third party logistics (TPL), the procurement of an integrated set of logistics services in a long-term relationship between a shipper (goods owner) and a service provider, is today a viable option for how companies carry out their logistics activities. Very little has been written on implementation or change issues in a TPL setting; these issues are identified as important, but not elaborated. LÄS MER

3. 2. Strategic Positioning of the Emerging Third-Party Logistics Providers

   Författare :Magnus Berglund; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Logistics service providers; Third-party logistics; Outsourcing; Value creation; Strategic positioning;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with the so-called Third-Party logistics Provider (TPLP) with the purpose of explaining strategic positions of the emerging TPLPs. The development of Third-Party Logistics (TPL) can be said to have occurred during the last 15 - 20 years and have created a new kind of service, i.e. LÄS MER

4. 3. Collaborative Logistics Management. The Role of Third-Party Service Providers and the Enabling Information Systems Architecture

   Författare :Gunnar Stefansson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; collaborative logistics management; transportation; distribution; information technology; third-party service providers; information systems; interface; collaboration;

   Sammanfattning : The trend towards centralization of distribution structures, to one or a few warehouses or distribution centers serving large geographical areas, has opened up opportunities for logistics outsourcing. The number of parties involved in such logistics setups has increased during the last decades and in setups with outsourced logistics services at least one third-party service provider is introduced and in many distribution setups two or more are involved. LÄS MER

5. 4. Exploring shippers, logistics service providers and their relationships in facilitating green logistics

   Författare :Amer Jazairy; Lars Bengtsson; Robin von Haartman; Andreas Feldmann; Helena Forslund; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; green logistics; logistics relationships; green logistics purchasing; logistics service provider; environmental sustainability; third-party logistics; logistics performance; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Sammanfattning : The logistics industry causes various harms to the environment. The literature assigns the main responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (logistics buyers) and logistics service providers (LSPs), which motivated studying them in this thesis. LÄS MER

7. 5. Engaging in green logistics: An eye on shippers, logistics service providers, and their interactions

   Författare :Amer Jazairy; Lars Bengtsson; Robin von Haartman; Andreas Feldmann; Maria Huge-Brodin; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interactions; logistics relationships; LSP; GSCM; logistics buyer; environmental sustainability; third-party logistics; Sweden; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Sammanfattning : The logistics and transport industry places a heavy load on the environment, causing various harms such as air pollution, global warming and resource depletion. The logistics and supply chain management literature assigns the largest share of responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (i.e. LÄS MER