The role of logistics service providers in sustainable fashion supply chains

Akbari, Mohammadreza;Ha, Nghiep;Majo, George

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Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) play an important role in much of the supply chain industry, including fashions and textiles. Fashion manufacturers tend to focus on their core competencies. At present, the concept of Third-Party Logistics (3PL/TPL) is widely used in the fashion supply chain. In the future, this may progress to Fourth (4PL) or even Fifth-Party Logistics (5PL). All available literature on the subject has been considered using a two-step systematic literature review (SLR) process to present the development of the context of TPL in the fashion industry. This chapter will focus on the role of TPL in the current supply chain of fashion industry. It encompasses who the main players are and what activities they perform, including outsourcing characteristics, classification and typology of Logistics Service Providers (LSP), the benefits of incorporating sustainable practises involved in caring for the employees, sustainable trend in utilization of 3PLs and the utilization of 3PL in Omnichannel in fashion industry.

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Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Global Fashion Sector

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9781003089063

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Routledge

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Abingdon, UK

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10.4324/9781003089063-6