Efficiency of specialized 3PL providers in an emerging economy

Rodrigues, Antonio Carlos; Martins, Ricardo Silveira; Siegler, Janaína

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.012

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“…However, the especial characteristics of some products such as food, vegetables, and medicine need the cold chain and the correct temperature must be kept to preserve the quality of products from the moment of production to the time at which they reach the end consumer. These characteristics even increase the specialized need to deal with the transport network [17].…”

Section: Pls Role In Sustainable Supply Chain Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…DEA is considered one of the common methods for measuring performance and has been used to evaluate a part of the supply chain performance or the total performance of it. Kalantary and Farzipoor Saen (2019) [15] study about supply chain assessment; Zhou et al (2019) [16] study about developing the sustainable supply chain; Rodrigues et al (2018) [17] study that considers efficiency of specialized 3PL providers in an emerging economy are among the different studies that used DEA method to assess the performance of the supply chain or an especial part of it by the use of fuzzy theory [18]. That is why especial data envelopment analysis (DEA) model will be developed to assess sustainability performance of 17 Iranian 3PLs in the most appropriate way.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Super SBM Network DEA for Assessing Sustainability Performance of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers Considering Circular Economy Strategies in the Era of Industry 4.0

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Stakeholders are increasingly aware of the aspect of sustainability, and the fact that the circular economy facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals. They place pressure on supply chains to become sustainable, and for this reason, third-party logistics (3PL) service providers, as specialized professionals, play a vital role in sustainable supply chain management. Although developments in technology in the era of Industry 4.0 have been effective at directing 3PLs along the path towards sustainability, integrated management of forward and reverse logistics systems in order to achieve a circular economy and to become sustainable remains a problem, even in developed countries. However, benchmarking and using the experiences of others can help to speed up this path at a minimal cost. An interval type-2 fuzzy super-slack-based measure network DEA was developed to make such benchmarking possible. Governance style, staff behavior, environmental management systems, and social elements are considered, alongside the principles of the circular economy, in order to compare the sustainability performance of 17 3PLs with respect to different aspects through the application of the developed DEA model. Proper benchmarking with respect to strategies and operations of the 3PLs that are recognized as efficient makes it possible for these 3PLs to overcome obstacles and progress at a lower cost. The results show that 3PLs do not have a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is coordinated with an overall vision of the total supply chain. An investigation into the development of a framework with multiple steps for the guidance of 3PLs, as well as the whole supply chain, towards sustainability in the Industry 4.0 era would be a fruitful next study.

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Section: Pls Role In Sustainable Supply Chain Managementmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Super SBM Network DEA for Assessing Sustainability Performance of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers Considering Circular Economy Strategies in the Era of Industry 4.0

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“…The study of Reference [34] uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) and a robust regression approach to measure the impact of contextual variables on the efficiency of Brazilian 3PL providers of refrigeration services. Many desirable, also environmental, input/output variables were considered, but no undesired.…”

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An Integrated Analytic Hierarchy Process—Slack Based Measure-Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Evaluating the Efficiency of Logistics Service Providers Considering Undesirable Performance Criteria

Bajec

Tuljak-Suban

2019

Sustainability

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Sustainable concerns are reputed to be of the utmost priority among governments. Consequently, they have become more and more of a concern among supply chain partners. Logistics service providers (LPs), as significant contributors to supply chain success but also one of the greatest generator of emissions, play a significant role in reducing the negative environmental impact. Thus, the performance evaluations of LPs should necessarily involve such a measure which, firstly, represents a balance between all three pillars of sustainability and, secondly, consider the desirable and undesirable performance criteria. This paper proposes an integrated analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and slack-based measure (SBM) data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, based on the assumption of a variable return to scale (VRS). An AHP pairwise comparison enables selecting the most influential input/output variables. Output-oriented SBM DEA provides simultaneously evaluation of both the undesirable and desirable outputs. The proposed model was tested on a numerical example of 18 LPs. The comparison of output Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes (CCR) and SBM DEA models resulted in a higher number of inefficient LPs when the SBM DEA model was applied. Moreover, efficiency scores of inefficient LPs were lower in SBM DEA model. The proposed model is fair to those LPs that are environmentally friendly.

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“…Despite the growing trend of 3PL with the expectation to reduce the total costs through efficient utilization, the service is not completely efficient [5,6]. Scholars have grasped the phenomenon and focused on the subjects about 3PL capacity and efficiency [7][8][9]. e capacity of logistics is generally summarized as the capacity to satisfy the needs of circulation of materials, associated with various processes, e.g., transporting, storage, and delivery, which can be measured by the relationship of the supply and demand.…”

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Integrated Data Mining and TOPSIS Entropy Weight Method to Evaluate Logistics Supply and Demand Efficiency of a 3PL Company

Yan

Gong

et al. 2020

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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In the past decades, despite considerable attention having been paid to third-party logistics (3PL) owing to its specialized service, sophisticated operation, and reduced cost, research on quantitative methods for estimating the efficiency of 3PL companies is still lacking, especially for those with small or medium scale. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish a quantitative evaluation method to measure the efficiency of the individual nongovernmental 3PL firms and explore the valuable information for the management of 3PL business with Apriori and K-means. Taking TopChains (an emerging nongovernmental 3PL company) as an example, the monthly supply and demand (S&D) level and matching degree were evaluated via the integrating data mining algorithm (i.e., Apriori and K-means) and TOPSIS entropy weight method based on historical data. The findings demonstrate that the S&D level varied with time and space, and the customer demand in February tended to reduce substantially. Besides, the outcome of S&D matching degree in June is undesirable, indicating the unsatisfactory efficiency in resource management. The evaluation maneuver stated in this study can serve as a valuable tool to measure individual nongovernmental 3PL enterprises’ efficiency in terms of S&D, and for reference, the results can aid in rational enterprise investment plan. Besides, this attempt broadened the direction of ARM and K-means being applied in the logistics field.

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Efficiency of specialized 3PL providers in an emerging economy

Cited by 28 publications

References 63 publications

Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Super SBM Network DEA for Assessing Sustainability Performance of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers Considering Circular Economy Strategies in the Era of Industry 4.0

Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Super SBM Network DEA for Assessing Sustainability Performance of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers Considering Circular Economy Strategies in the Era of Industry 4.0

An Integrated Analytic Hierarchy Process—Slack Based Measure-Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Evaluating the Efficiency of Logistics Service Providers Considering Undesirable Performance Criteria

Integrated Data Mining and TOPSIS Entropy Weight Method to Evaluate Logistics Supply and Demand Efficiency of a 3PL Company

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