RISKS AND PREVENTION MEASURES IN LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING

Many firms have turned to logistics outsourcing as a way to restructure their distribution networks and gain competitive advantages. Logistics outsourcing in which a third party logistics (3PL) provider is contracted for all or part of an organization's logistics operations has seen consistently increasing use. Although there are clearly pros and cons of using logistics outsourcing, the full extent of both of these has not been adequately examined. This paper begins to examine some of these risks and discusses risk prevention measures.

• Record URL:
  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/13ee/08494c896800f005de68f1db55dd546ba1c4.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Studies

  University of California, Irvine
  Irvine, CA  United States  92717
• Authors:
  • Wang, X
  • Regan, A C
• Publication Date: 2002-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracting out; Distribution support businesses; Logistics; Prevention; Risk management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964138
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCI-ITS-LI-WP-02-9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 14 2003 12:00AM