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‫ Investigating Barriers to Development of Third Party Logistics Companies (3PL) in Iran: An Important Factor of Non- Competitiveness Logistics Services (Persian Language)

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  • Institute For Trade Studies and Research, Iran

Abstract

In this study, reviewed based on important and influential indicators, the evolution, reasons, and business environment of third-party logistics companies are reviewed. Moreover, main tasks and operations of these companies are extracted based on the study of leader companies. Therefore, the current situation of Iran (with a focus on road transport) and the important components in this field including logistics companies, drivers and the freight-road transport fleet are investigated. Then, the lack of coherent formation of large logistics companies in Iran has been discussed. Finally, according to industry experts' opinion, the industry's problems and challenges have been summarized, categorized, and prioritized. Due to the challenges facing the country's transportation sector, legal weakness and the lack of efficient coordination between the relevant government institutions in Iran's logistics sector achieve the highest priority and the education status of the drivers received the lowest priority in terms of the expert's point of view.
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Investigating Barriers to Development of Third Party Logistics
Companies (3PL) in Iran: An Important Factor of Non-
Competitiveness Logistics Services
G. Reza Nasiri 1, Elnaz Miandoabchi 2
1 Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran;
grnasiri@alzahra.ac.ir; reza_nasiri@aut.ac.ir
2 Logistics and Infrastructures Research Group, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Tehran, Iran;
e.miandoabchi@itsr.ir
* Corresponding author: G. Reza Nasiri
ABSTRACT
In this study, reviewed based on important and influential indicators, the evolution, reasons, and
business environment of third-party logistics companies are reviewed. Moreover, main tasks and
operations of these companies are extracted based on the study of leader companies. Therefore, the
current situation of Iran (with a focus on road transport) and the important components in this field
including logistics companies, drivers and the freight-road transport fleet are investigated. Then, the
lack of coherent formation of large logistics companies in Iran has been discussed. Finally, according
to industry experts’ opinion, the industry's problems and challenges have been summarized,
categorized, and prioritized. Due to the challenges facing the country's transportation sector, legal
weakness and the lack of efficient coordination between the relevant government institutions in Iran's
logistics sector achieve the highest priority and the education status of the drivers received the lowest
priority in terms of the expert’s point of view.
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Keywords: Logistics Management, Third Party Logistics Companies, Barriers of Transportation in
Iran, Logistics Costs, Road Transportation, Evolving of Logistics Companies.
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3PL 

          

3PL 
][
  









5PL
4PL
2PL
][
3PL
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








           


        

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












WMS
RFID, GPS 









3PL 



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