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Operation Mode Selection of Fourth–Party Logistics in China

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Business, Economics, Financial Sciences, and Management

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 143))

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Firstly, based on the information at home and abroad, combining the actual conditions in our country, the paper described China’s status for development of Fourth–Party logistics. Second, on the basis of that, the paper discusses the four operation modes of Fourth–Party Logistics in China in detail: coordinated operation type, integrated program type, innovative industry type, and dynamic alliance type. Finally, this article analyzes those modes and internal and external logistics business environment, firm size and industry conditions that the four types of models adapt to.

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Chen, L., Yang, L., Sun, B. (2012). Operation Mode Selection of Fourth–Party Logistics in China. In: Zhu, M. (eds) Business, Economics, Financial Sciences, and Management. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27966-9_68

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