Logistics outsourcing by manufacturers in China: A survey of the industry

By Junjie Hong, A. Chin, Binglian Liu. 2004

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Joint Route Planning under Varying Market Conditions (2007, unknown): “It has been estimated that about 40 percent of global logistics is outsourced (Wong et al., 2000), and increasingly many shippers consider it an attractive alternative to the traditional logistics service mode (Hong et al., 2004).”
An analysis of third-party logistics performance and service provision (2011, background): “One initiative that is proving productive and allows businesses to concentrate on their core competencies is the outsourcing of the logistics function to partners, known as third-party logistics (3PL) providers (Hong et al., 2004; Lieb and Bentz, 2005a).”