What is the basic concept of third-party logistics

The basic concept of third-party logistics and its emergence The concept of third-party logisticsThe concept of third-party logistics (the third-party logistics) originates from the concept of Out-souring in management science.Out-souring means that an enterprise dynamically configures its own and other enterprise's Out-souring means that enterprises dynamically configure their own and other enterprises' functions and services, and utilize external resources to serve the internal production and operation of enterprises. The concept of third-party logistics arises from the introduction of Out-souring into the field of logistics management. The so-called third-party logistics refers to the production and management enterprises in order to concentrate on the main business, the original belongs to their own logistics activities, in the form of a contract entrusted to the professional logistics service enterprises, while through the information system and logistics services to maintain close contact with the enterprise, in order to achieve the whole process of logistics management and control of a logistics operation and management mode. Therefore, third-party logistics is also called contract logistics (Contract logistics). Provide third-party logistics services to enterprises, its predecessor is generally the transportation industry, warehousing industry and other logistics activities and related industries. Enterprises engaged in third-party logistics in the client's logistics needs, driven by the simple storage, transportation and other individual activities to provide comprehensive logistics services, including logistics activities, organization, coordination and management, design proposals for optimal logistics solutions, logistics throughout the collection of information, management and so on. The concept of third-party logistics has been widely accepted by the western circulation industry, the Asia-Pacific Logistics Association, vice-chairman of the Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, Professor Hammond visited our country in a variety of speeches to promote the concept of third-party logistics and its application.　　Ding Xiaolin of Northern Jiaotong University, etc. in the third issue of 1999 of Logistics Technology, "can not be ignored in the third-party logistics article on the status of third-party logistics in the United States and the development trend of the following: 1997, in the United States in the major markets (automotive, chemical, computer. In 1997, the share of third-party logistics in the major markets of the United States (automotive, chemical, computer, daily necessities, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices) reached 73%, and 16% of the enterprises are studying the use of third-party logistics in the future. ...... For the evaluation of third-party logistics, the article also gives a sample survey results: 29% think it is successful, 54% answered basically successful ......　　Reasons for the emergence of third-party logistics 1, third-party logistics is the result of the social division of labor in the Out-souring and other new management concepts under the influence of the enterprise to enhance market competitiveness, and the enterprise's capital, manpower, materials and resources into its core business, and seek to socialize the division of labor and collaboration to maximize the efficiency and benefits. Specialized division of labor results in the separation of many non-core business from the enterprise production and operation activities, including the logistics industry. Logistics business entrusted to a third-party professional logistics company responsible for, can reduce logistics costs, improve the service function of logistics activities.　　2, the emergence of third-party logistics is a new management concept requirements into the nineties, information technology, especially the rapid development of computer technology and the further refinement of the division of labor in society, to promote the rapid updating of management techniques and ideas, resulting in a series of supply chain, virtual enterprises and other new management concepts that emphasize the external coordination and cooperation, which has increased the complexity of the logistics activities, but also put forward the logistics activities of zero! Inventory, just-in-time system, rapid response. Effective customer response and other higher requirements, so that the general business is difficult to undertake such business, resulting in the demand for specialized logistics services. The idea of third-party logistics is precisely to meet this demand. On the one hand, its emergence caters to the changing requirements of professional cooperation (resource allocation) among enterprises in the era of individual demand, and on the other hand, it realizes the integration of inbound and outbound logistics, improves the quality of logistics services, strengthens the overall control and coordination of the supply chain, and promotes the supply chain to achieve the overall optimality.　　3, improve logistics and strengthen competitiveness combined with the germ of awareness of logistics research and logistics practice has experienced several stages of cost-oriented, profit-oriented, competitiveness-oriented. Improvement of logistics and competitiveness of the goal of combining logistics theory and technology is a sign of maturity. This is the logical basis for the emergence of the concept of third-party logistics.　　4, the intensification of competition in the field of logistics led to the development of integrated logistics business with the development of economic liberalization and trade globalization, the logistics field of policy continues to relax, but also led to the intensification of competition in the logistics business itself, logistics companies continue to expand the connotation of service and extension, which led to the emergence of third-party logistics. This is the historical basis for the emergence of the concept of third-party logistics. The development of information technology The impact of the concept of third-party logistics third-party logistics in just a few years gradually improved, recognized by the West, is inseparable from the wide application of information technology. The key role played by information technology can be synthesized as follows: (a) support for its independent participation in information technology, so that the logistics industry to enhance the professionalism, and ultimately contribute to the success of its separation from the rest of the enterprise business. On the one hand, with the support of all kinds of information technology, especially the current emerging network technology, business cooperation among enterprises can be negotiated through the network. Coordination, transactions and settlements, raw materials, parts and components of the supply, production and consumption of three separate has been very common, multi-party participation in the same production at the same time and the requirement to minimize the inventory, so that the difficulty of logistics activities, professionalism increased. On the other hand, a large number of information technology applications in the field of logistics, specialized information processing systems. Bar code technology. Automatic sorting / storage and retrieval tracking system, electronic ordering system. Electronic data interchange and other technologies to promote logistics activities to information technology, automation, networking, intelligence and flexibility direction, accelerating the logistics industry to become a part of the high-tech industry, thereby reducing the need for enterprises to manage their own logistics operations.　　(ii) Promote communication and cooperation information technology mediator to support third-party logistics and other links in the supply chain communication and information **** enjoyment, and according to the logistics demand side of the work progress. And intention to adjust the logistics plan to provide the optimal logistics program. Many of the original impossible to realize the management ideas such as zero inventory. Just-in-time system, rapid response, etc., in the information technology conditions are ripe, its realization has become possible to ensure that the third-party logistics as a service provider of high-quality work to promote a high degree of integration of the entire supply chain, so that the logistics network to truly realize the value-added network function.　　(iii) Strengthening management and control of third-party logistics through with suppliers. Manufacturers, distributors, users, etc. to establish EDI contact, the application of bar codes, the implementation of real-time tracking of goods to obtain demand visibility and asset visibility, according to which the proposed simple, efficient, in line with the needs of all parties to the logistics program, and then control the process of third-party logistics activities, the entire supply chain of supply and supply to be adjusted, so as to achieve the supply of raw materials to the consumption of goods before the entire logistics process of high efficiency and low cost purposes. The purpose is to achieve high efficiency and low cost in the whole logistics process from the supply of raw materials to the consumption of goods.　　Third-party logistics is the growth of information technology support, if there is no small batch production. Lean production, flexible processing, agile manufacturing and other modern production methods, third-party logistics simply does not exist, there is no modern information technology, third-party logistics can not meet the requirements of such modern production methods. Third-party logistics for the logistics center to bring new opportunities At present, China's logistics industry is still in its infancy, with the logistics industry in the national economy is increasingly improving the status of China's development of the logistics industry has become a priority. The emergence of the concept of third-party logistics for production operators to provide an open. Good logistics service system, but also for the logistics center provides a new opportunity for development, that is, through the management and organization of logistics activities, logistics services as a resource to provide to enterprises in need.　　The concept of third-party logistics brings new opportunities for logistics centers Firstly, the generation of logistics demand provides opportunities for the development of logistics centers, and the demand for logistics services of enterprises is the basis for logistics centers to provide logistics services. the application of management concepts such as Out-souring will enable more enterprises to receive and apply third-party logistics. In the past, the circulation enterprise often direct trade activities, and production and management enterprises *** with the sharing of commodity profits, easy to produce with the production and management enterprises to produce conflict of interest. Once the conditions allow, the production and management enterprises will skip the circulation of enterprises to carry out direct transactions. On the surface of the production and management enterprises can recover part of the profit, in fact, these enterprises pay the high cost of logistics is difficult to count. The emergence of the concept of third-party logistics, so that enterprises from the big and comprehensive in the misunderstanding to free, seeking specialized third-party logistics enterprises to manage their logistics activities, which generated demand for logistics services, logistics centers with its specialized management, excellent facilities and equipment, efficient services to provide the demand for the first choice of enterprises.　　Secondly, high-quality logistics services bring more opportunities for logistics centers. When the production and management enterprises produce logistics service demand, the logistics center should quickly and accurately provide the design of logistics. Management, organization, coordination. Implementation, communication and other third-party logistics services. At this time, the logistics center and production and management enterprises *** with the sharing is part of the third-party logistics services brought about by the logistics cost savings, easy to reach with the production enterprises *** knowledge and cooperation, and good *** knowledge and cooperation is the formation of the supply chain and to ensure that the supply chain works efficiently in the first place. Satisfactory supply of logistics services will promote the generation of more logistics demand, which is a virtuous circle process.　　Thirdly, the application of information technology and supply chain theory will provide a good environment for the development of third-party logistics. As a third party, the need to maintain close contact with the commissioning party and related parties, *** enjoy the demand and logistics information, the wide application of high-tech information technology has laid a good foundation for its work.