第三方物流和物流外包实践研究中英文外文文献翻译2017.docVIP

本科毕业设计（论文） 中英文对照翻译 (此文档为word格式,下载后您可任意修改编辑!) 文献出处：Hock Markus. The Research of Third-party logistics and logistics outsourcing [J] Logistics Research, 2017, 1(3): 133-144. 原文 The Research of Third-party logistics and logistics outsourcing Hock Markus Abstract Ongoing global recession forced many firms to change the direction of their business strategic thinking. This change in a strategic thinking includes the reassessment of current business practices that may not necessarily add the highest value to the supply chain process and may not bring the highest possible return from the allocated resources. As such, outsourcing strategy that allows the firm to focus on its core competency has gained popularity over the years. One of the supply chain activities that are often outsourced is logistics as evidenced by a continued growth of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry across the world. To help firms formulate wise logistics outsourcing strategy, this paper examines the common logistics outsourcing practices among the US firms and identifies key determinants influencing their logistics outsourcing decisions. It also explores the current logistics outsourcing trends in terms of customer value propositions. Examples of such trends that this study discovered were the increased outsourcing of global logistics practices and a short-term duration of the logistics outsourcing contracts. Furthermore, this paper identifies the best-in class 3PLs based on their users’ experiences with those 3PLs as guidance for future benchmarking efforts. 1 Introduction With the world economy deeply mired in the worst recession in decades, many firms search for every possible means to enhance their managerial efficiency. One of such means includes logistics outsourcing. Generally, logistics outsourcing is defined as a subcontract arrangement whereby a logistics service provider performs a range of services for a firm that could be, or have been provided, in-house. Logistics outsourcing