The impacts of logistics services on short life cycle products in a global supply chain

Shen, B, Xu, X and Guo, S ORCID: 0000-0002-7513-9184 (2019) The impacts of logistics services on short life cycle products in a global supply chain. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 131. pp. 153-167.

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Abstract

In this study, we construct a three-echelon supply chain consisting of one global supplier, one local seller and one logistics service provider for products with short life cycles. We study the trade-off between transportation time and cost in a global supply chain. We find that the global supplier should decide the transportation mode when selling relatively short life cycle products, and the local seller should always decide the transportation mode when selling relatively long life cycle products. Our results provide important insights into how to manage logistics service leadership, enhance consumer surplus and social welfare in a global supply chain.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	short life cycle products, global supply chain, logistics services provider
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2019 09:30
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:21
DOI:	10.1016/j.tre.2019.07.013
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3059728