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Research on the Evaluation and Selection of Third-Party Logistics Providers in B2C E-Commerce Mode

Research on the Evaluation and Selection of Third-Party Logistics Providers in B2C E-Commerce Mode

Yijun Huang, Kaikai Yin
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1539-2937|EISSN: 1539-2929|EISBN13: 9781466657618|DOI: 10.4018/jeco.2014040106
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Huang, Yijun, and Kaikai Yin. "Research on the Evaluation and Selection of Third-Party Logistics Providers in B2C E-Commerce Mode." JECO vol.12, no.2 2014: pp.74-88. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2014040106

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Huang, Y. & Yin, K. (2014). Research on the Evaluation and Selection of Third-Party Logistics Providers in B2C E-Commerce Mode. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), 12(2), 74-88. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2014040106

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Huang, Yijun, and Kaikai Yin. "Research on the Evaluation and Selection of Third-Party Logistics Providers in B2C E-Commerce Mode," Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) 12, no.2: 74-88. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2014040106

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Abstract

For B2C e-commerce enterprises, it is of great importance to select the third-party logistics (3PL) providers. The paper, focused on the concept of “logistics capability”, took full account of the characteristics of B2C e-commerce and its logistics service and referred to the research findings of scholars. As a result, on six dimensions, the evaluation indexes of 3PL providers' logistics capability in the mode of B2C e-commerce were identified. Besides, Case studies were conducted with multi-index decision and evaluation methods based on Relative Approximation, showing that the final results are reliable.

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