Selecting 3PL/LSP/Logistics service provider/freight transport selection model

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Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………1

41. Selection model �

62. Identifying operational factors in selecting 3PL provider of Electrical products Inc., �

6General introduction of logistics outsourcing �

82.1. External Factors �

8Geographic coverage �

9Trade harmonization and legislations in Hi-Tech and Electrical productss �

112.2 Customers characteristics �

122.3 Product factor �

142.4 Additional criteria invested from secondary information sources: �

163. Identifying transport mode factors in selecting 3PL provider of Electrical products Inc., �

184. Approaches of quantitative factors �

184.1 general approaches to cost �

194.2 performance measuring �

21Conclusion �

22Reference: �

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INTRODUCTION

The goal of this paperwork is to identify the selection criteria's of LSP for Electronic inc.,

Electronic Inc., ships Main shipping goods are finished household electrical such as washing machines, cookers, air conditioning units, vacuum cleaners etc., in both full and part container loads, the service requiring from 3PL is assumed as basic services for door to door service as: export import clearance, cross docking in terminals, and delivering to the given points.

As every steps taken has to have certain task to fulfil, and follow the actual model to go, selection of carrier selection models has described briefly and choice of appropriate model has explained in first part="selection model".

The whole part two="Identifying operational factors" is considered to give a brief explanation in logistical outsourcing activity, followed by special needs and criteria of certain product (electrical products), geographical location has identified from geographic coverage, trade legal conditions, customer characteristics, product factor, and additional criteria driven by recent survey results. "Transport mode choice factors" is an essential factor for selecting the 3PL service provider, therefore, part 3 has described the main characteristics of each transport mode to give a brief guideline to the selection choice with part 4, which is considering a critical issue as...