Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain

Weimin Chen; Liting Li; Xuhong Yuan; Ying Luo

doi:10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797319.20250908

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Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain

Volume 9, Issue 8

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Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain
Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain
1.School of Business, Hunan University of science and technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
2.Hunan Province New Industrialization Research Base, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
Vol. 9, Issue 8, Pages: 106-112(2025)
Published：30 August 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797319.20250908
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Chen Weimin,Li Liting,Yuan Xuhong,et al.Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain[J].Development Economics of China,2025,09(08):106-112.
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Chen Weimin,Li Liting,Yuan Xuhong,et al.Procurement Decision of Logistics Service Integrators in Logistics Service Supply Chain[J].Development Economics of China,2025,09(08):106-112. DOI： 10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797319.20250908.

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As the core of the LSSC

integrators procure logistics services from specialized providers

coordinating and bundling them into complete offerings. Relying mainly on external sourcing

their strategies include wholesale

full booking

and spot purchases. This paper develops procurement models under both constrained and unconstrained budgets

analyzing strategy shifts via mathematical modeling and validating them through simulation.

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