Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Management, Education, Information and Control

Study of Manufacturing Logistics Outsourcing Decision

Authors
Zhengfa Yang, Hua Li
Corresponding Author
Zhengfa Yang
Available Online June 2015.
DOI
10.2991/meici-15.2015.207How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Enterprise Logistics; Outsourcing Decision; AHP
Abstract

No matter at home or abroad, logistics business outsourcing has reached certain scale. With the promotion and application of supply chain management theory in enterprise, the trend of logistics business outsourcing will be further strengthened. The object of logistics outsourcing gradually changes from single function to multifunction, from simple to complex development; third-party logistics business gradually expands outwards from link of material supply between upstream and downstream enterprise, from storage and transport gradually developed into order management, customer relationship management, information system management, inventory management, management consulting and other aspects. To make use of the logistics outsourcing to improve the production of enterprise and value of service activities, to enhance competitiveness of enterprise, the enterprises shall give priority to a right outsourcing decision.Manufacturing enterprise’ choosing logistics outsourcing is becoming a trend, and how to ensure the smooth progress of logistics outsourcing has also become a problem that manufacturing enterprise must consider. At present, manufacturing enterprises are less satisfied with logistics outsourcing service providers, logistics outsourcing service providers need to enhance the service level to meet the needs of outsourcing party. At the same time, manufacturing enterprises also need to strengthen the management of service provider to promote their logistics activities in accordance with requirements of enterprise. An appropriate third-party logistics service provider becomes the most important step for manufacturing enterprise to successfully manage service provider, especially under the actual condition that the level of third-party logistics service provider of China is good and bad mixed together, and it seems particularly important for manufacturing enterprise to choose. If manufacturing logistics outsourcing is used properly, it can reduce the logistics cost of enterprise, share risks, and enhance core competitiveness; otherwise, the companies will face many risks.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Management, Education, Information and Control
Series
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
June 2015
ISBN
978-94-62520-85-1
ISSN
1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/meici-15.2015.207How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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