International logistics and supply chain outsourcing from local to global /

• Main Author: Rushton, Alan.
• Corporate Author: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK.
• Other Authors: Walker, Steve, 1959-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London, U.K. : Kogan Page, c2007.
• Series: Gale virtual reference library
• Subjects: Business logistics.; Contracting out.
• Online Access: Available for Universiti Teknologi MARA via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access

A guide to the use of outsourcing logistics and supply chain operations. Includes a review of the market, an assessment of the major providers, a description of the main services available and a consideration of the key drivers for outsourcing.

Table of Contents:

• The outsourcing market
• Regional logistics markets
• Outsourcing operations and services
• Major providers
• Key drivers
• Current issues and influences
• The selection process
• Outsourcing management
• 4PLs and beyond.