Third-party logistics selection problem: A literature review on criteria and methods

A Aguezzoul - Omega, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature review on Third-Party Logistics (3PL) selection decision in
terms of criteria and methods. Based on the analysis of 67 articles published within 1994 …

Environmental sustainability in third-party logistics service providers: A systematic literature review from 2000–2016

P Evangelista, L Santoro, A Thomas - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite the increasing interest toward environmental issues in the freight transport and
logistics service sector, a comprehensive and updated assessment of the existing literature …

Investigating green supply chain management practices and performance: The moderating roles of supply chain ecocentricity and traceability

PD Cousins, B Lawson, KJ Petersen… - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Sustainable supply chain management has become an increasingly important
driver of business performance. Understanding the contingent nature of how performance is …

Third-party logistics: A literature review

A Marasco - International Journal of production economics, 2008 - Elsevier
Third-party logistics (TPL) has attracted considerable research attention in the recent past.
Despite the growing body of literature on this topic, precious little effort has been devoted to …

The emerging role of the third‐party logistics provider (3PL) as an orchestrator

ZG Zacharia, NR Sanders… - Journal of business …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The connectivity and communication requirements of leading supply chains have created
the emergence of a more advanced role for third‐party logistics providers 3PLs. They have …

Explaining the competitive advantage of logistics service providers: A resource-based view approach

CY Wong, N Karia - International Journal of production economics, 2010 - Elsevier
This article identifies strategic logistics resources acquired and bundled by logistics service
providers (LSPs) to achieve competitive advantage. Based on a theoretical framework …

Supply chain integration with third-party logistics providers

J Jayaram, KC Tan - International Journal of production economics, 2010 - Elsevier
This study used the support of extant theory to propose that there are significant differences
in the postures of firms that include logistics providers in their supply chain management …

An inventory of theory in logistics and SCM research

C Clifford Defee, B Williams, WS Randall… - … International Journal of …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–Theory is needed for a discipline to mature. This research aims to provide a
summary analysis of the theories being used in contemporary logistics and supply chain …

Logistics outsourcing: a structured literature review

M Akbari - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a structured literature review (SLR) and
systematic insight into logistics outsourcing research, in order to identify gaps in knowledge …

Environmental sustainability practices in the transport and logistics service industry: An exploratory case study investigation

P Evangelista - Research in Transportation Business & Management, 2014 - Elsevier
As demand for advanced logistics services grows, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are
being requested to provide more environmentally sustainable services. This development …