Abstract
Logistics plays an important role in the supply chain management practice in all industries. Many countries and continents around the world have sought the application of 4PL including the USA, Europe, and China. 4PL has emerged as the ideal solution that allows companies to have a single point of accountability across both supply and demand chains. The way that 4PL works is that it relies on an outsourcing provider to neutrally manage the entire logistics process and act as an independent, singularly accountable, non-asset-based integrator of a client’s supply and demand chains. 4PL shall strategically assist with procurement, inventory management, inbound and outbound logistics, warehousing and distribution, customer service, invoicing, debt collection, and reverse logistics. This contrasts with third-party logistics (3PL) which only provides services in managing the logistics functionality such as transportation, warehousing, packaging, freight forwarding, and distribution to the point of delivery. As an asset-based organisation, the 3PL seeks to maximise return on those assets for its own shareholders and as such may not provide the level of independence of decision to maximise the value of the client. A range of innovative research and exertion has contributed to this investigation so that it includes varied topics such as business ethics, government policies, communication, and supplier relationship management as influencing factors for the development of 4PL in Malaysia. It is anticipated that this model could add new perspectives and contribute to the research on the development of a 4PL in Malaysia.
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Rahim, S.A., Mohammad, B., Rahman, N.A.A. (2016). Influencing Factors on Halal Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) in Malaysia. In: Ab. Manan, S., Abd Rahman, F., Sahri, M. (eds) Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1452-9_49
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