There are many papers on logistics outsourcing and
Razzaque and Chang [6] did a comprehensive review on the outsourcing of the logistics function. In general, this
literature can be generally categorized according to
different focus area. Some of these focus areas include
logistics practices, usage of 3PL logistics services, current
state and future trends, strategies and performance
measurements. Interested readers can be referred to the
following papers (not meant to be exhaustive) in each of
the focus area,