Globalisation has made logistics more important than ever in developing countries. If one business function raises their costs on a service, the end customer will usually pay the price in the store. When the end customers cannot afford the end price on a product, they will turn to other alternatives. This thesis examines how process management would affect the local population within the Dominican Republic. By beginning to question why some functions exist the effect will be economically visible in a DuPont according to the theories. Supply chain management seeks to manage the whole processes from A to Z in the most efficient way possible. The study was conducted during 8 weeks in the Dominican Republic. Eleven managers were interviewed to see how important SCM is for DR. The conclusions of the study is that Supply Chain Management is very important for DR. Well managed supply chains allow higher quality goods such as medicine and food to be accessed at a lower price by the local population. By targeting the economical position of working capital in a process an organisation can reach an increased ROI without the use economical means (increase the income/delivery service or reduce the costs). / MFS study financed by the Swedish International Development cooperation Agency, SIDA

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers struggle to stay competitive. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies SME managers located in Canada use to engage third-party logistics (3PL) providers to improve their supply chains. Porter's value chain theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. Data collection included semistructured interviews with 3 managers from 3 different SMEs in the province of Ontario and a review of the documents related to the use of 3PL providers. Member checking was conducted to enhance credibility of interpretation of the data collected. Data analysis was used to identify key themes, and data triangulation was performed on data from interviews and relevant company documents. Main themes that indicated the benefits of 3PL providers were identified through data analysis. The main themes included access to resources, competitive advantage, and enhanced customer service. Study findings may contribute to social change by helping SME managers improve their survival rate in Canada, maintain or create employment, and generate more personal income and taxes.

The evolution of third-party logistics has sparked much academic interest over the years, with researchers looking at how the industry has grown and the factors that have contributed to it. The primary goal of this thesis is to examine the factors that have driven third-party logistics companies’ growth in Sweden for eighteen years (2002–2020). Growth in this thesis is considered as the growth of net sales. A total of 924 observations of ninety-five active third-party logistics companies operating in the Swedish market are analyzed in this thesis. An Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) linear regression analysis is carried out to examine the growth factors of third-party logistics companies in Sweden, taking into consideration the direct effect of the variables, number of employees, liabilities, operating profit, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), accessibility, technology, reverse logistics, service offer, customer relationship management (CRM), marketing, and distribution systems on the growth of net sales. Results from the OLS model shows that the size of the company, profitability, and the company's level of competence, has a significant positive influence on third-party logistics (3PL) company's growth.

While varies of supply chains are working on moving products towardsthe end consumers, there is also an increasing amount of productsbeing sent back. This has meant an increasing importance of the returnmanagement process. As many businesses have realized that the returnprocess has little connection with their core value, the idea ofoutsourcing return management crossed the mind of many companies.Third-party logistics (3PL) provider have also sensed the opportunityand begun to explore the possibility of providing such services forcompanies in need.

La globalización económica apoyada en la mejora tecnológica y el abaratamiento de los costes de transporte y las comunicaciones entre otros factores ha generado complejos sistemas de aprovisionamiento, producción y distribución de carácter mundial que exigen a la gestión del sistema logístico una elevada eficiencia, otorgándole un papel significativo en los costes finales de los productos con la consecuente influencia en la competitividad de las empresas y los territorios. Actualmente, los procesos de producción se estructuran en redes en las que cada nodo es un componente especializado de la cadena de producción. En este contexto, la externalización de servicios logísticos por parte de las empresas tiene una dimensión creciente pero con diferentes niveles de implantación según las áreas geográficas. Este hecho ha dado paso a la figura emergente del operador logístico o third party logistics provider (3PL) como aquella empresa especializada en proveer de servicios logísticos a las cadenas de aprovisionamiento, producción y distribución. Tanto en España como en la Comunidad Valenciana el nivel de externalización logística está por debajo de la media Europea y muy por debajo de la situación en los Estados Unidos, lo que invita a la investigación de sus causas. El objetivo principal de esta tesis consiste en estudiar las variables fundamentales del sector de los operadores logísticos de la Comunidad Valenciana y sus posibles correlaciones. Para ello y dado que no hay una relación directa y exhaustiva de las empresas oferentes de estos servicios se debe generar previamente una metodología que permita identificarlas y relacionarlas de forma fiable. Esta metodología se aplica al sector de los operadores logísticos en la Comunidad Valenciana. Una vez identificadas las empresas prestatarias de servicios logísticos, se estudian sus características desde dos enfoques analíticos diferentes: a) su caracterización, clasificación y jerarquización b) el análisis factorial / Coca Castaño, P. (2010). El sector de los operadores logísticos y la externalización de servicios en una economía globalizada. El caso de la Comunidad Valenciana [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/8536 / Palancia

The diploma work deals with the analysis of the logistic chain of the company Friall s.r.o., which is a producer of frozen potato specialities. Based on this analysis I wanted to discover weak points in functionality of the logistic chain and find suitable precautionary measures as well as solutions leading to an improvement of the current situation. The diploma work is focused on the raw material entry and self-production of the products.