The planning of complex logistics service systems is increasingly characterized as a collaborative process with various participants involved. The planning process of a logistics service system can be rendered by a Fourth Party Logistics Service Provider (4PL) together with an existing network of logistics partners. Simulation can be used to improve the decision-making process in the planning phase and to detect errors that can become cost intensive in the future. This paper outlines how simulation is integrated into a planning approach for a 4PL. The focus is on the derivation of goals and requirements from the specific characteristics of a 4PL. Based on these goals and requirements an initial integrated planning and simulation procedure is presented. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
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Mutke, S., Klinkmüller, C., Ludwig, A., & Franczyk, B. (2012). Towards an integrated simulation approach for planning logistics service systems. In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Vol. 99 LNBIP, pp. 306–317). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28108-2_30
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