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Explicating the Trends of China’s Logistics Services for Electronic Commerce

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Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications 2015

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 349))

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The surge e-commerce demand stimulates the corresponding huge logistics requirements in China. However, most managers have little knowledge about how to well manage e-commerce logistics. This study systematically investigates the logistics system of two representative e-commerce platforms (i.e., Big Taobao and JD.COM) in China. Furthermore, the SWOT analysis was conducted to explore the logistics system of Big Taobao and JD.COM, respectively. Finally, the crucial operations strategies were devised based on the results of SWOT analysis.

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  1. Department of Transportation and Logistics Management, National Chiao Tung University, 4F, No. 118, Sec. 1, Chung-Hsiao W. Road, Taipei, Taiwan

    Mu-Chen Chen

  2. Department of Transportation Technology and Management, Feng Chia University, No.100, Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung, Taiwan

    Pei-Ju Wu

  3. Master of Logistics Engineering Center, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96, JinZhai Road, Baohe District, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China

    Wei-Hua Xiong

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  1. Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Mitsuo Gen

  2. Convergence Security Department, Kyounggi University, Suwon-si, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Kuinam J. Kim

  3. Dept. Mathematics & Mechanics, University of Science & Technology Beijing (USTB), Beijing, China

    Xiaoxia Huang

  4. Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Yabe Hiroshi

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Chen, MC., Wu, PJ., Xiong, WH. (2015). Explicating the Trends of China’s Logistics Services for Electronic Commerce. In: Gen, M., Kim, K., Huang, X., Hiroshi, Y. (eds) Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications 2015. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 349. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47200-2_91

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