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Dong, Y., Qian, X., Huang, M & Ching, W. (2022). Contracts design for serial delivery with connecting time spot: From a perspective of fourth party logistics.International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations , 13(4), 523-542.
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Selviaridis, K., & Spring, M. (2007). Third party logistics: a literature review and research agenda. The international journal of logistics management, 18(1), 125-150.
Shang, Y., Dunson, D., & Song, J. S. (2017). Exploiting big data in logistics risk assessment via Bayesian nonparametrics. Operations Research, 65(6), 1574-1588.
Sharif, A. M., Irani, Z., Love, P. E. D., & Kamal, M. M. (2012). Evaluating reverse third-party logistics operations using a semi-fuzzy approach. International Journal of Production Research, 50(9), 2515-2532.
So, K. C. (2000). Price and time competition for service delivery. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2(4), 392-409.
Tsai, M. C., Liao, C. H., & Han, C. S. (2008). Risk perception on logistics outsourcing of retail chains: model development and empirical verification in Taiwan. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 13(6), 415-424.
Vaidyanathan, G. (2005). A framework for evaluating third-party logistics. Communications of the ACM, 48(1), 89-94.
Vivaldini, M., Pires, S., & de Souza, F. B. (2008). Collaboration and Competition between 4PL and 3PL: a study of a fast-food supply chain. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, 1(2), 17-29.
Yao, Y., & Zhang, J. (2012). Pricing for shipping services of online retailers: Analytical and empirical approaches. Decision Support Systems, 53(2), 368-380.
Ali, S. S., Madaan, J., Chan, F. T., & Kannan, S. (2013). Inventory management of perish- able products: a time decay linked logistic approach. International Journal of Production Research, 51(13), 3864-3879.
Badem, D. J., & Mueller, J. K. (1999). New for the millennium–4pl. Transportation & Distribution, 40(2), 78-80.
Benjaafar, S., Elahi, E., & Donohue, L. (2007). Outsourcing via service competition. Management Science, 53(2), 241-259.
Bernstein, F., & de Vericourt, F. (2008). Competition for procurement contracts with service guarantees. Operation Research, 56(3), 562-575.
Bhattacharyya, S., & Lafontaine, F. (1995). Double-sided moral hazard and the nature of share contracts. The RAND Journal of Economics, 26(4), 761-781.
Bollapragada, R., Rao, U. S., & Zhang, J. (2004). Managing two-stage serial inventory systems under demand and supply uncertainty and customer service level requirements. IIE Transactions, 36(1), 73-85.
Chen, B., & Chen, J. (2017). Compete in price or service? A study of personalized pricing and money back guarantees. Journal of Retailing, 93(2), 154-171.
Clinton, S. R. (2008). Importance of technology investments in the logistics service providers: a case study of UPS and its use of online tools. Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR), 24(2), 1354-1369.
Co, H. C., David, I., Feng, P., & Patuwo, E. (2012). A continuous-review model for dual intercontinental and domestic outsourcing. International Journal of Production Research, 50(19), 5460-5473.
Craig, T. (2002). 4pl vs 3pl: a business process outsourcing option for international supply chain management. http: wws/world wide shipping.
Cui, Y., Huang, M., Yang, S., Lee, L. H., & Wang, X. (2013). Fourth party logistics routing problem model with fuzzy duration time and cost discount. Knowledge-Based Systems, 50, 14-24.
Fulconis, F., Saglietto, L., & Pach, G. (2006). Exploring new competences in the logistics industry: the intermediation role of 4PL. In Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal 7(2), 68-77.
Gammelgaard, B., Van Hoek, R., & Stefansson, G. (2006). Collaborative logistics management and the role of thirdparty service providers. International journal of physical distribution & logistics management, 36(2), 76-92.
Gattorna, J., & Jones, T. (Eds.). (1998). Strategic supply chain alignment: best practice in supply chain management. Gower Publishing, Ltd..
Hertz, S., & Alfredsson, M. (2003). Strategic development of third party logistics providers. Industrial marketing management, 32(2), 139-149.
Hoek, R. I., & Chong, I. (2001). Epilogue: UPS logistics practical approaches to the e-supply chain. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 31(6), 463- 468.
Holmstrom, B. (1982). Moral hazard in teams. The Bell Journal of Economics, 13(2), 324-340.
Hu, Y., & Qiang, Q. (2013). An equilibrium model of online shopping supply chain networks with service capacity investment. Service Science, 5(3), 238-248.
Huang, M., Cui, Y., Yang, S., & Wang, X. (2013). Fourth party logistics routing problem with fuzzy duration time. International Journal of Production Economics, 145(1), 107-116.
Huang, M., Tu, J., Chao, X., & Jin, D. (2019). Quality risk in logistics outsourcing: A fourth party logistics perspective. European Journal of Operational Research, 276(3), 855-879.
Iijima, M., Komatsu, S., & Katoh, S. (1996). Hybrid just-in-time logistics systems and information networks for effective management in perishable food industries. International Journal of Production Economics, 44(1-2), 97-103.
Jain, N., Hasija, S., & Popescu, D. G. (2013). Optimal contracts for outsourcing of repair and restoration services. Operations Research, 61(6), 1295-1311.
Jin, T., & Tian, Y. (2012). Optimizing reliability and service parts logistics for a time varying installed base. European Journal of Operational Research, 218(1), 152-162.
Jin, Y., & Ryan, J. K. (2012). Price and service competition in an outsourced supply chain. Production and Operation Management, 21(2), 331-344
Kant, K., & Pal, A. (2017). Internet of perishable logistics. IEEE Internet Computing, 21(1), 22-31.
Kengpol, A., & Tuammee, S. (2016). The development of a decision support framework for a quantitative risk assessment in multimodal green logistics: an empirical study. International Journal of Production Research, 54(4), 1-19.
Kumar, S. (2008). A study of the supermarket industry and its growing logistics capabilities. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 36(3), 192-211.
Lahiri, A., Dewan, R. M., & Freimer, M. (2013). Pricing of wireless services: Service pricing vs. traffic pricing. Information Systems Research, 24(2), 418-435.
Li, T., Sethi, S. P., & He, X. (2015). Dynamic pricing, production, and channel coordination with stochastic learning. Production and Operations Management, 24(6), 857-882.
Liu, W., Wang, S., Zhu, D., Wang, D., & Shen, X. (2018). Order allocation of logistics service supply chain with fairness concern and demand updating: Model analysis and empirical examination. Annals of Operations Research, 268(1), 177-213.
Lobel, I., & Xiao, W. (2017). Optimal long-term supply contracts with asymmetric demand information. Operations Research, 65(5), 1275-1284.
Logan, M. S. (2000). Using agency theory to design successful outsourcing relationships. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 11(2), 21-32.
Mak, H. Y., Rong, Y., & Zhang, J. (2015). Appointment scheduling with limited distributional information. Management Science, 61(2), 316-334.
Myerson, R. B. (1979). Incentive compatibility and the bargaining problem. Econometrica: journal of the Econometric Society, 47(1), 61-73.
Rezaei-Malek, M., Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, R., Zahiri, B., & Bozorgi-Amiri, A. (2016). An interactive approach for designing a robust disaster relief logistics network with perishable commodities. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 94, 201-215.
Selviaridis, K., & Spring, M. (2007). Third party logistics: a literature review and research agenda. The international journal of logistics management, 18(1), 125-150.
Shang, Y., Dunson, D., & Song, J. S. (2017). Exploiting big data in logistics risk assessment via Bayesian nonparametrics. Operations Research, 65(6), 1574-1588.
Sharif, A. M., Irani, Z., Love, P. E. D., & Kamal, M. M. (2012). Evaluating reverse third-party logistics operations using a semi-fuzzy approach. International Journal of Production Research, 50(9), 2515-2532.
So, K. C. (2000). Price and time competition for service delivery. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2(4), 392-409.
Tsai, M. C., Liao, C. H., & Han, C. S. (2008). Risk perception on logistics outsourcing of retail chains: model development and empirical verification in Taiwan. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 13(6), 415-424.
Vaidyanathan, G. (2005). A framework for evaluating third-party logistics. Communications of the ACM, 48(1), 89-94.
Vivaldini, M., Pires, S., & de Souza, F. B. (2008). Collaboration and Competition between 4PL and 3PL: a study of a fast-food supply chain. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, 1(2), 17-29.
Yao, Y., & Zhang, J. (2012). Pricing for shipping services of online retailers: Analytical and empirical approaches. Decision Support Systems, 53(2), 368-380.