Increasing Competitiveness of Third Party Logistics with RFID

Aggarwal, R. and Lim, M.K. (2011) Increasing Competitiveness of Third Party Logistics with RFID. In: 2011 IEEE International Conference on RFID-Technologies and Applications, Sitges, Spain, 15-16 September 2011, ISBN 9781457700279 (doi: 10.1109/RFID-TA.2011.6068675)

Abstract

Competition in the 3PL market continues to intensify as providers compete to win and retain clients. 3PL providers are required to reduce costs while offering tailored innovative logistical solutions in order to remain competitive. 3PL providers can reduce costs through the consolidation of assets and introduction of cross-docking activities. Innovative logistical services can be tailored to each client via the introduction of real-time data updates. This paper highlights that RFID enabled RTE can assist in improvements of both these areas through increased network visibility. A framework is presented where the 3PL provider focuses on asset reduction, asset utilisation, real-time data employment and RTE cycle time reduction in order to enhance competitiveness.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lim, Professor Ming
• Authors: Aggarwal, R., and Lim, M.K.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• ISBN: 9781457700279