Multi-agent framework for third party logistics in E-commerce

An Interactive Possibilistic Programming Approach to Designing a 3PL Supply Chain Network Under Uncertainty

The design of closed-loop supply chain networks has attracted increasing attention in recent decades with environmental concerns and commercial factors. Due to the rapid growth of knowledge and technology, the complexity of the supply chain operations is increasing daily and organizations are faced with numerous challenges and risks in their management. Most organizations with limited resources...

Third Party Logistics in E-Commerce Environment in China

The Factors Affecting Cross-border E-commerce Development of SMEs - An Empirical Study

Recently, there are two mainly methods for SMEs operating cross-border e-commerce in China. One is online store of firms via the cross-border third party platform. The other is the online store of firms built by themselves for export markets expansion. Based on the analysis of cross-border e-commerce process, we explore four factors which may affect the mode selection of cross-border e-commerce...

Service Capability Evaluation of Third Party Logistics Enterprise in E-commerce Environment

In the new E-commerce environment, it is necessary to evaluate the service capability of logistics enterprises. To this end, this paper deals with a new quantitative approach to the service capability evaluation of third party logistics enterprises. Firstly, based on the GQM (Goal Question Metric), a set of service capability evaluation index system of logistics enterprises is proposed. Secondl...

An Intelligent Brokering System to Support Multi-Agent Web-Based 4th-Party Logistics

An intelligent agent-based framework that supports fourth-party logistics (4PL) operations on the web is proposed in this paper. In our system, customers specify job requests over the web dynamically. An e-Market Place allows intelligent third-party logistics (3PL) agents to bid for customers’ job requests. The intelligence lies on the e-Market Place to optimally decide which agents’ bids shoul...