We address the problem of designing/redesigning a multi-echelon logistics network over a multi-period planning horizon …. The operation of the network is also subject to logistics decisions involving supplier selection in conjunction with …-house manufacturing and a mixed approach with product outsourcing is to be taken. We propose a mixed-integer linear programming model and …

"This book is concentrated on the key players of the outsourcing paradigm; the organizations that provide logistics … services, the Third Party Logistics (3PL's), as well as their clients, presenting and promoting the lessons learned by their …