Dear Logistics Experts:
As you have a good experience with at least one logistics service provider (LSP), you are in a unique position in understanding:
To what extent LSPs are able to add value for your customers?
How the value added to your partnership can be evaluated? And,
What are the appropriate and relevant dimensions to use?
A research project at Liverpool John Moores University is currently being carried out to analyse the value-added of logistics services and their causal/impact relationships. As you are an expert in this field, I am inviting you to contribute to this research study by evaluating One or more of the LSPs that you have dealt with before.
survey link: https://www.esurveycreator.com/s/LSP-Value-added
Regards.
Dears,
I'm sure each one have experience with 3PLs, 4PLs, LSPs.... if you please I need your feedback about the value-added of JUST ONE of them, it's easy to answer survey.
Thank you for you time and support.
Regards.
As Salam Saleh,
According to a report by Langley & Capgemini (2014), there six types of value-added services that are currently 3PLs are offering. They are cross docking, freight bill auditing and payment, final product finishing services (product labeling, packaging, assembly & kitting) , transportation planning/management and consultancy services. I think 3PLs and LSPs are the same except for 4PLs which are offering more advanced services. 3PLs/LSPs are focusing on tactical (operational) services whereas 4PLs are more in the strategic and IT-focused services.
Hope this information can help you in your research.
Logistics are now divided into Physical goods and Virtual goods.
Virtual goods means the Knowledge / information, which has taken a different route and vehicle to transit, transact and transfer.....
Whereas the Physical goods process of 'transit, transact and transfer' has taken wider concern and it has been OFF LOADED to become a separate Supply chain company ....
I shall give you an example
Today many Supply chain Logistics company have emerged taking the Transportation as a means of their CUTTING EDGE PERFORMANCE AREA and form part of the value chain...
Salam Mohd,
Thank you very much indeed, it's really helpful info. could you please take the survey and evaluate One oft the LSP that you have dealt with before based on these services....... I need expert feedback to validate my model.... thank you again for your time and support.
survey link: https://www.esurveycreator.com/s/LSP-Value-added
salam,
Saleh.
Salam Saleh,
I have completed the survey. Thanks and hope this can help you in your research.
I'd like to thank all of you for you comments, supports, and survey participation. that's right the survey is closed now, but the discussion about the LSPs' value-added still open.
Dear Shahaudin, I think these 6 services are vital and could add value for the LSUs, but at the same time all other services that mentioned in the 3PL 18th report could be value-added services too.
If the LSP is able to increase the functionality and reduce the cost of these logistics services (as Mark mentioned) then each logistics service could add value to the SC members and improve the LSP competitiveness.
The Logic is to increase your client Company's Business and reduced their Logistics Miles traveled routes and reducing their overall distribution cost. How you will support to get those outputs to measuring their cost saving is your value added services.
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