With the strong support from the government and investors, Chinese healthcare sector is developed rapidly. Also, the demand for healthcare logistics has also gradually increased. Currently, most Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturing are using traditional healthcare logistics, and due to the late start of Chinese healthcare logistics, there are many problems within the field. Therefore,there is a strong demand for professional 3PL providers involving Chinese healthcare sectors. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the status of Chinese healthcare sectors, to indicate the predictable contribution of Chinese 3PL providers after entering. And also, to analyze how different types of Chinese 3PL providers can better adapt themselves to healthcare logistics sectors. Additionally, different opportunities and challenges faced by the Chinese 3PL providers in the field of healthcare logistics has been analyzed.

Nas últimas décadas a atividade logística vem recebendo status estratégico como sendo uma variável importante para a obtenção de vantagem competitiva por parte das empresas. Dessa forma, as organizações vêm investindo significativamente no desenvolvimento de sistemas logísticos ágeis e na coordenação eficiente das cadeias de abastecimento nas quais estão inseridas. No entanto, para não perderem competitividade e realmente agregar valor ao seu negócio, muitas dessas empresas estão se focando cada vez mais em seu core business e, consequentemente, transferindo para terceiros algumas ou todas as suas atividades logísticas como forma de reduzir custos e aumentar a eficiência de sua operação. Assim, este trabalho trata do problema de tomada de decisão de terceirização das atividades logísticas e de como viabilizar a seleção de um provedor de serviços logísticos (PSLs). Para isto, foi elaborada e proposta uma sistemática de apoio à análise e seleção de um PSL que agrega conceitos gerais de gestão de projetos e de análise multicriterial para embasar a escolha pelo PSL mais adequado. Nesse particular, foi utilizado o método AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process - que permite tratar aspectos qualitativos e quantitativos, tendo sido aplicado a problemas que envolvem a tomada de decisão em segmentos distintos. Como forma de validação da sistemática proposta, ela foi aplicada parcialmente em uma empresa fabricante de motores diesel com forte viés na logística de abastecimento e que estava em processo de terceirização de parte de suas atividades logísticas. Como principais resultados, encontrou-se que a sistemática foi aderente ao ambiente empresarial encontrado, auxiliando a análise e compreensão das oportunidades e riscos relativos à terceirização das atividades logísticas e dos atributos importantes a serem considerados no processo de seleção e escolha do PSL que mais esteja adequado à realidade da empresa contratante; e mostrando adicionalmente que o preço não é o fator mais importante no momento da decisão. / In recent decades the logistics activity has received strategic status as an important factor for gaining competitive advantages for businesses. Thus companies have been investing significantly in the development of agile logistics systems and efficient coordination of the supply chains, in which they operate. However, to avoid losing competitiveness and really add value to their business, many of these companies are increasingly focusing on their core business and thus transferring to others some or all of their logistics activities as a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency of their operation. This work addresses the problem of decision-making on outsourcing of logistics activities and how to facilitate the selection of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL). For this, it was developed and proposed a system to support the analysis and selection of a 3PL that combines general concepts of project management and multicriteria analysis to base the choice of the 3PL that better fits the current needs. In particular, we used the AHP - Analytic Hierarchy Process - which could handle qualitative and quantitative aspects, since it has been applied to many decision-making problems in different segments. As a way of validating the proposed methodology, it was partially applied to a manufacturer of diesel engines with a strong bias in its supply chain logistics, which was in process of outsourcing part of their logistics activities. As the most important results, it was found that this methodology adhered to the business environment, supporting the analysis and understanding of the opportunities and risks for the outsourcing of logistics activities, as well as important attributes to be considered in the selection process and choice of a 3PL that is more appropriate to the reality of the contracting company. In addition, it showed that the price is not the most important factor for this decision.

Nas últimas décadas a atividade logística vem recebendo status estratégico como sendo uma variável importante para a obtenção de vantagem competitiva por parte das empresas. Dessa forma, as organizações vêm investindo significativamente no desenvolvimento de sistemas logísticos ágeis e na coordenação eficiente das cadeias de abastecimento nas quais estão inseridas. No entanto, para não perderem competitividade e realmente agregar valor ao seu negócio, muitas dessas empresas estão se focando cada vez mais em seu core business e, consequentemente, transferindo para terceiros algumas ou todas as suas atividades logísticas como forma de reduzir custos e aumentar a eficiência de sua operação. Assim, este trabalho trata do problema de tomada de decisão de terceirização das atividades logísticas e de como viabilizar a seleção de um provedor de serviços logísticos (PSLs). Para isto, foi elaborada e proposta uma sistemática de apoio à análise e seleção de um PSL que agrega conceitos gerais de gestão de projetos e de análise multicriterial para embasar a escolha pelo PSL mais adequado. Nesse particular, foi utilizado o método AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process - que permite tratar aspectos qualitativos e quantitativos, tendo sido aplicado a problemas que envolvem a tomada de decisão em segmentos distintos. Como forma de validação da sistemática proposta, ela foi aplicada parcialmente em uma empresa fabricante de motores diesel com forte viés na logística de abastecimento e que estava em processo de terceirização de parte de suas atividades logísticas. Como principais resultados, encontrou-se que a sistemática foi aderente ao ambiente empresarial encontrado, auxiliando a análise e compreensão das oportunidades e riscos relativos à terceirização das atividades logísticas e dos atributos importantes a serem considerados no processo de seleção e escolha do PSL que mais esteja adequado à realidade da empresa contratante; e mostrando adicionalmente que o preço não é o fator mais importante no momento da decisão. / In recent decades the logistics activity has received strategic status as an important factor for gaining competitive advantages for businesses. Thus companies have been investing significantly in the development of agile logistics systems and efficient coordination of the supply chains, in which they operate. However, to avoid losing competitiveness and really add value to their business, many of these companies are increasingly focusing on their core business and thus transferring to others some or all of their logistics activities as a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency of their operation. This work addresses the problem of decision-making on outsourcing of logistics activities and how to facilitate the selection of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL). For this, it was developed and proposed a system to support the analysis and selection of a 3PL that combines general concepts of project management and multicriteria analysis to base the choice of the 3PL that better fits the current needs. In particular, we used the AHP - Analytic Hierarchy Process - which could handle qualitative and quantitative aspects, since it has been applied to many decision-making problems in different segments. As a way of validating the proposed methodology, it was partially applied to a manufacturer of diesel engines with a strong bias in its supply chain logistics, which was in process of outsourcing part of their logistics activities. As the most important results, it was found that this methodology adhered to the business environment, supporting the analysis and understanding of the opportunities and risks for the outsourcing of logistics activities, as well as important attributes to be considered in the selection process and choice of a 3PL that is more appropriate to the reality of the contracting company. In addition, it showed that the price is not the most important factor for this decision.

Nas últimas décadas a atividade logística vem recebendo status estratégico como sendo uma variável importante para a obtenção de vantagem competitiva por parte das empresas. Dessa forma, as organizações vêm investindo significativamente no desenvolvimento de sistemas logísticos ágeis e na coordenação eficiente das cadeias de abastecimento nas quais estão inseridas. No entanto, para não perderem competitividade e realmente agregar valor ao seu negócio, muitas dessas empresas estão se focando cada vez mais em seu core business e, consequentemente, transferindo para terceiros algumas ou todas as suas atividades logísticas como forma de reduzir custos e aumentar a eficiência de sua operação. Assim, este trabalho trata do problema de tomada de decisão de terceirização das atividades logísticas e de como viabilizar a seleção de um provedor de serviços logísticos (PSLs). Para isto, foi elaborada e proposta uma sistemática de apoio à análise e seleção de um PSL que agrega conceitos gerais de gestão de projetos e de análise multicriterial para embasar a escolha pelo PSL mais adequado. Nesse particular, foi utilizado o método AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process - que permite tratar aspectos qualitativos e quantitativos, tendo sido aplicado a problemas que envolvem a tomada de decisão em segmentos distintos. Como forma de validação da sistemática proposta, ela foi aplicada parcialmente em uma empresa fabricante de motores diesel com forte viés na logística de abastecimento e que estava em processo de terceirização de parte de suas atividades logísticas. Como principais resultados, encontrou-se que a sistemática foi aderente ao ambiente empresarial encontrado, auxiliando a análise e compreensão das oportunidades e riscos relativos à terceirização das atividades logísticas e dos atributos importantes a serem considerados no processo de seleção e escolha do PSL que mais esteja adequado à realidade da empresa contratante; e mostrando adicionalmente que o preço não é o fator mais importante no momento da decisão. / In recent decades the logistics activity has received strategic status as an important factor for gaining competitive advantages for businesses. Thus companies have been investing significantly in the development of agile logistics systems and efficient coordination of the supply chains, in which they operate. However, to avoid losing competitiveness and really add value to their business, many of these companies are increasingly focusing on their core business and thus transferring to others some or all of their logistics activities as a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency of their operation. This work addresses the problem of decision-making on outsourcing of logistics activities and how to facilitate the selection of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL). For this, it was developed and proposed a system to support the analysis and selection of a 3PL that combines general concepts of project management and multicriteria analysis to base the choice of the 3PL that better fits the current needs. In particular, we used the AHP - Analytic Hierarchy Process - which could handle qualitative and quantitative aspects, since it has been applied to many decision-making problems in different segments. As a way of validating the proposed methodology, it was partially applied to a manufacturer of diesel engines with a strong bias in its supply chain logistics, which was in process of outsourcing part of their logistics activities. As the most important results, it was found that this methodology adhered to the business environment, supporting the analysis and understanding of the opportunities and risks for the outsourcing of logistics activities, as well as important attributes to be considered in the selection process and choice of a 3PL that is more appropriate to the reality of the contracting company. In addition, it showed that the price is not the most important factor for this decision.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how an efficient freight flow and a surface utilization of a warehouse layout can be achieved in non-manufacturing third party logistics companies. In addition to that the aim is to provide an analysis of how logistics costs are affected by existing wastes. Based on this three research questions have been formulated:   1. What factors are decisive for how efficient a freight flow can be in a nonmanufacturing business?  2. How can the layout of a terminal be streamlined based on prioritizations of freight?   3. What logistics costs arise in a non-manufacturing business and how can these be linked to specific processes and activities?  Methodology: In order to answer the study´s research questions and fulfill the purpose a case study and a literature review were used as the method. Identification of waste, layout prioritization and logistics costs are the investigated areas in the literature review. The case study was conducted at a company where interviews, observations and data collection have taken place in order to answer the research questions and provide a clear picture of the problem area. The collected data is subsequently analyzed against the processed theory in the selected areas.     Findings: By applying the processed theory several wastes have been identified which underpin potential improvements. Among others the layout prioritization and the retrieval process of the case company have been identified as wastes and focused on in this study. The layout prioritizations have resulted in two restructured layout proposals in which the case company´s delivery destinations were relocated based on factors such as physical proximity and zone division. Through the proposal the efficiency of the internal freight flow of the case company can be increased and thereby cost and complexity be reduced. The retrieval process has been analyzed with the aim to identify all the affected activities and processes. By doing this each activity can be linked to the arising logistics cost. The result of this part of the study is an established calculation of the cost generated by the retrieval process.    Recommendations: For further studies in the selected area, an extended analysis of the entire freight flow from vendor to end customer is recommended to provide a deeper understanding of the entire work process. Also further studies in the logistics costs area in a non-manufacturing business is recommended. / Syfte: Studiens syfte är att studera hur ett effektivt godsflöde och ett ökat ytutnyttjande av lagerlayouten i en icke-producerande tredjepartslogistiks verksamhet kan uppnås. Dessutom är målet att ge en analys av hur logistikkostnader påverkas av slöseri. Baserad på detta har tre forskningsfrågor formulerats:   1. Vilka faktorer är avgörande för hur effektivt ett godsflöde i en icke-tillverkande verksamhet kan vara?  2. Hur kan layouten i en terminal effektiviseras baserat på prioritering av gods?  3. Vilka logistikkostnader uppstår i en icke-tillverkande verksamhet och hur kan dessa kopplas till specifika processer och aktiviteter?  Metod och genomförande: För att kunna besvara studiens forskningsfrågor och uppfylla studiens syfte användes en fallstudie och en litteraturstudie som metod. Till litteraturstudien har teori inom områdena identifiering av slöseri, layoutprioriteringar och logistikkostnader studerats. En fallstudie hos ett fallföretag genomfördes där intervjuer, observationer och insamling av data har skett för att kunna besvara studiens forskningsfrågor och ge en tydlig bild av problemområdet. Den insamlade datan analyseras senare mot vad den befintliga teorin säger inom området.   Studiens resultat: Genom tillämpning av den behandlade teorin har slöseri kunnat identifieras vilket ligger till grund för potentiella förbättringar. Bland annat har layoutprioriteringen och återtagsprocessen hos fallföretaget identifierats som slöseri och fokuserats på i studien. Layoutprioritering har resulterat i ett framtagande av förbättringsförslag där fallföretagets leveransdestinationer omsorterats baserad på faktorer som fysisk närhet och zonindelning. Genom förslagen kan effektiviteten av det interna godsflödet på fallföretags terminal ökas och därmed kostnader och komplexitet minskas. Återtagsprocessen har analyserats med mål att identifiera alla aktiviteter och processer som inverkar. Detta med mål att kunna analysera varje aktivitet och sedan kunna göra en koppling till kostnaderna som uppstår. Genom detta har en beräkning av logistikkostnaderna för återtagsprocessen etablerats i studien.  Rekommendationer: För vidare studier inom det valda området rekommenderas en utvidgad analys av hela godsflödet från försäljare till slutkunden för att ge en ännu djupare förståelse av arbetsprocesserna. Även en fördjupning av de logistikkostnader bundna till en icke- tillverkande verksamhet rekommenderas som ett område att studera vidare.

“Property owners who start to understand the new demands from the e--‐commerce companies and start handling the risks it implies can probably have a lot to win.” Johan Franzén, Catena The e--‐commerce sector is growing rapidly as a result of the current digitalization,changing the society's day--‐to--‐day consuming patterns. E--‐commerce companies have a unique set of  characteristics, creating new demands within the warehouse and logistics segment in the leasing market. Leases with durations between 10--‐15 years have traditionally been  common for warehouse and logistics properties. However the current trend is towards lease agreements with shorter lease duration. This report intends to analyze how the e--‐ commerce expansion affects the warehouse and logistics market, and to  determine if the statement regarding if there is a gap between different players in the market holds. The selection of participants in the study consists of e--‐ commerce companies, property owners and third--‐party logistics companies. In addition to this, interviews have been held with a variety of property consultants as well as with a professor in retail and logistics. Using a Qualitative method, the aim to examine the different market participants’ views and perceptions on the subject. The result of the study clearly shows there is an asymmetry between the different participants active within the segment.  The e--‐commerce companies demand lease agreements with shorter lease duration, whilst the property owners prefer longer lease durations in order to decrease the risk. Furthermore, shorter lease duration affects the transaction market and property value considerably. The demand for city logistics is increasing and the demand for central warehousing will remain. Finally,  it becomes more common with automation in the warehouse and logistics  space.

Under slutet av 1900-talet började producerande företag fokusera på sina kärntjänster och valde därför att lägga ut de aktiviteter som kunde genomföras billigare av någon annan på en tredje part. Då antalet aktörer inom branschen för tredjepartslogistik sedan tilltagit har konkurrensen på marknaden skapat ett behov för ökad förståelse vad gäller relationer och samarbete som en del i innovation- och utvecklingsarbetet. Syftet med denna studie har därför varit att ur fyra olika TPL-aktörers perspektiv undersöka hur relationer och samarbeten påverkar innovation- och utvecklingsmöjligheter inom TPL-verksamheten. För att kunna besvara studiens syfte består den teoretiska referensramen av vetenskapliga artiklar som behandlar det studerade ämnet. Artiklarna som använts är hämtade från flera olika databaser och de specifika sökningarna innefattar sökord som: TPL, LSP, 3PL, relationship, customer adaption, innovation, network theory samt strategic development. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom kvalitativa intervjuer med representanter från de studerade företagen. Med hjälp av den teoretiska referensramen samt det empiriska materialet har företagen sedan kategoriserats utefter roller och interaktionsgrad. Företagens nuvarande relationer har studerats för att sedan undersöka hur de kan utvecklas för att öka innovations- och utvecklingsmöjligheterna, genom nära interaktion med kunderna. Utifrån studiens resultat kan det konstateras att TPL-aktörernas roller varierar beroende på hur de agerar på marknaden. De studerade företagen kan även agera som dirigent på marknaden oavsett vilken roll företagen besitter. Vidare konstaterar studien även att avtalslängden hindrar företagen att skapa ömsesidiga och varaktiga relationer. För att skapa dessa viktiga relationer fastställs det att företagen inom TPL-verksamheten bör agera som en aktör vars relationer stämmer in på kategorierna integrated service agreements och in- house logistics solutions. Företagen kan därefter, med hjälp av tre tillvägagångssätt, arbeta med sina relationer för att utveckla sin egen innovationsförmåga. Studien konstaterar slutligen att företagens innovationsförmåga hindras av den stora prisfokuseringen som finns inom TPL- verksamheten. / In the late 1900s, producing companies began to focus on their core services and therefore chose to outsource the activities that could be carried out cheaper by someone else to a third party. As the number of companies in the third-party logistics industry has increased, the competition in the market has created a need for increased understanding of relationships and collaboration as part of the innovation and development work. The purpose of this study has therefore been to examine, from the perspective of four different TPL companies, how relationships and collaboration affect innovation and developmental opportunities within the TPL business. To answer the purpose of the study, the theoretical frame of reference consists of scientific articles based on the studied subject. The articles used was taken from several different databases and the specific searches include keywords such as: TPL, LSP, 3PL, relationship, customer adaptation, innovation, network theory and strategic development. The empirical material has been collected through qualitative interviews with representatives from the studied companies. With the help of the theoretical frame of reference and the empirical material, the companies have since been categorized according to roles and degree of interaction. The company’s current relationships have been studied to explore how they can be developed to increase innovation and development opportunities, through close interaction with customers. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the roles of the TPL companies vary depending on how they act in the market. The studied companies can also act as orchestrators in the market regardless of the role of the companies. Furthermore, the study also finds that the contract length prevents companies from creating reciprocal and lasting relationships. To create these important relationships, it is stipulated that companies within the TPL business should act as an actor whose relationships fall into the categories of integrated service agreements and in-house logistics solutions. The companies can then, with the help of three approaches, work with their relationships to develop their own innovation capacity. Finally, the study finds that companies’ innovational ability is hindered by the large price focus that exists within the TPL business.

More and more people are living in, or moving to, urban areas than ever before. This attraction to urban areas means that new houses and work places are needed. Building new houses or renovating older housing stock is a natural way for a city to evolve. However, the end products of construction projects are produced at their place of consumption. This means that a multitude of materials and resources need to be delivered to, and removed from, each construction site. This leads to new transport flows being created in urban areas. In urban areas, these transports are subjected to space limitations, environmental demands, accessibility demands and noise restrictions. This has led to a situation where material deliveries to construction sites needs to be coordinated and managed in ways that reduce their impact on the urban transport system and at the same time ensuring efficient construction projects. In essence, construction in urban areas faces two problems; the urban transport problem and the problem of coordinating multiple construction stakeholders. One way to address these problems is through the use of construction logistics solutions such as terminals (e.g. construction logistics centres) and checkpoints. The aim of both types of solutions is to control and coordinate construction transports. In the construction industry, these solutions are however, still a rather new phenomenon. This means that how these solutions are perceived by different stakeholders, and the effect the solutions have on material flows and costs, needs to be explored further. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how construction logistics solutions can be used as a means to coordinate material flows to ensure efficient construction and reduce disturbances on the urban transport system. To achieve this purpose, the following research questions have been addressed: RQ1:   How are different stakeholders in the construction industry affected by construction logistics solutions? RQ2:   How will the use of construction logistics solutions affect material flows and costs in urban construction projects? To answer the research questions two main methodologies have been used; case study research for the empirical studies and literature reviews for the analysis of the case studies as well as for understanding how supply chain management, logistics, and third-party logistics affects the inter-organizational relationships of the construction industry. The main findings of the research are firstly that construction logistics solutions do have a role to play in the coordination of different construction stakeholders. Adding this new node will force construction stakeholders to address coordination issues in order to ensure that material deliveries arrive to construction sites on time. This also implies that new inter-organizational relationships will evolve, where communication is key. However, this may not be an easy task as it will call for an attitude adjustment towards a more open and collaborative environment. Secondly, adding a construction logistics solution can reduce some unnecessary friction between construction stakeholders and third parties. Coordinated material flows can lead to a reduction in the amount of material delivery vehicles that travels to site, thus alleviating some of the congestion in the urban transport system. This will not reduce all friction between construction projects and third parties, but it is a step in the right direction. Thirdly, a construction logistics solution must come with a set of regulations and a governance strategy from the initiator of the solution. This governance strategy must be clearly stated and communicated to the affected stakeholders. To alleviate animosity towards the solution, flexibility and stakeholder involvement is key. If the directly affected stakeholders are consulted on the function, chances are that they will be more accepting of the solution.

I dagens byggproduktion i Sverige tillkommer nya bostäder alltför långsamt samtidigt som fler äldre bostäder och bostadsområden är i behov av upprustning. Detta ställer generellt höga krav på byggbranschen och följden blir också förhöjda krav på bygglogistiken.Många av Sveriges län har ökat tempot på byggandet för att klara av de mål som ställs på byggbranschen, framförallt i Stockholms län. I ett tätbebyggt område som Stockholm, där det idag byggs i högt tempo blir logistiken försvårad. I denna geografiska komplexitet finns emellertid lösningar på bygglogistiken, det handlar om tredjepartslogistik.En entreprenör från tredje part appliceras i projektet och sköter delar av eller hela bygglogistiken. De koordinerar, planerar leveranser samt optimerar materialflödet till byggarbetsplatsen med en mängd olika tjänster. Från början av 2000-talet har modern logistik avancerat allt mer, med exempelvis tredjepartslogistik. Den moderna logistiken är numera en konkurrenskraftig strategi mellan olika företag i branschen.Sundbybergs kommun är en del av Stockholms län som växer snabbast, samtidigt som detta är ett av Stockholms mest tättbefolkade områden. Här finns nästan alla typer av byggnationer, med allt ifrån kontor, bostäder, kommunikationer, butiker och övrig service till torg och grönområde. Projektet Orgeln 7 vilket rapporten utgår ifrån ligger i Sundbybergs centrum.Med en ökad bebyggelse i en tätort som Sundbyberg kommer det att krävas en ökad kunskap för tredjepartslogistik. Detta för att över huvud taget klara av ett bygge på en komplex arbetsplats. Men med rätt förutsättningar på en byggarbetsplats kommer också tredjepartslogistik att effektivisera bygglogistiken. Med denna effektivisering kan både tid och ekonomi sparas, vilket bidrar till en lönsammare produktion i slutändan. Effektiviseringen bidrar inte bara till en eventuell förbättring av tid och ekonomi. Tredjepartslogistik bidrar också till eventuell förbättring av både arbetsmiljö och en förminskad risk för att material förstörs på byggarbetsplatsen.Syftet med denna rapport är att genom intervjuer, fältobservationer, litteraturstudier och tidtagningar fördjupa sig i hur tredjepartslogistik påverkar ekonomin för ett byggprojekt samt hur produktion påverkas tidsmässigt.En del av slutsatsen i rapporten påpekar att finns inte kunskap inom tredjepartslogistik blir den svår att applicera på en byggarbetsplats. Om tredjepartslogistik blir för avancerad för snabbt, samt om människor som ska jobba med detta saknar kunskapen, blir det obalans. Obalansen kan leda till att tredjepartslogistik riskerar att bli nedprioriterad. / The construction industry in Sweden today is producing new housing far too slow. At the same time older housing and housing areas are in need of renovating. In general this puts high requirements on the building industry and the requirements become elevated on the construction logistics.A lot of regions in Sweden have increased the building speeds in order to finish the goals set in the construction business, especially in the Stockholm region. In a urban area such as Stockholm where there is a high building pace, the logistics is obstructed. In this geographical complexity there are solutions to the building logistics, and the solution is third party logistics.A third party contractor is applied in the project and manages either parts or the whole of the logistics. They coordinates, plan deliveries and optimize the material-flow to the construction site with a number of different services. From the beginning of the year 2000 modern logistics has become more advanced with third party logistics. This modern logistic is nowadays a competitive strategy between different companies in the construction business.Sundbyberg county is one of the densest populated and fastest growing parts of the Stockholm region. In this area almost all type of constructions exists ranging from offices, housing, public transportations, stores, and general services for the community. Project Orgeln 7, where the project originates from, is located in central Sundbyberg.With higher construction in a densed populated area such as Sundbyberg a higher knowledge of third party logistics is required. This is necessary in order to manage construction in a complex working environment. With the right conditions on the construction site third party logistics will make the building logistics more efficient. This will finally lead to both time and money saved which will contribute to a more profitable production. Third party logistics also contributes to a possible improvement of working environment and a decreased chance of material going to waste at the construction site.The purpose with this report is that through interviews, field observations, literary studies and time studies on site, students get a deeper understanding of how third-party logistics affects the economy of a construction project and how production is affected temporally.Part of the conclusion in this report points out that if the knowledge of third party logistics within a construction site is lacking, this will be difficult to apply. If third party logistics gets to advance to fast, and if people who will be working with this, lacks the knowledge there will be imbalance. This imbalance could lead to third party logistics getting less prioritized.

This thesis proposes a model for selecting between insourcing logistics for local distribution and outsourcing these functions to a third-party logistics (3PL) company. Supply chain optimization, as well as global supply chain management, are topics that are now well-covered; local distribution, despite its integral function in an organization, is much less researched. Models exist for network design and optimization, but the practical application of these network models may call for decisions and considerations that are not covered in these optimization models. A breakeven analysis selection model between using in-house logistic system and 3PL is derived, considering various regional parameters. The model is subsequently tested with sample parameters. Using this system as a basis, the thesis then moves on to analyze the potential of employing in-house logistics where, based on client density, outsourcing to 3PL is initially thought to be more cost-efficient. The proposed model can be used for the evaluation and selection of logistics systems. In addition, the model can be used for decision making regarding inventory decentralization.