B. Third-party Logistics Could Ensure the Realization of E-commerce
1) Third-party logistics ensure the commercial production
Whether it is in traditional trade mode, or in e-commerce, the production always is the root of the circulation of commodities. But production need support of all kinds logistics activities. From raw material procurement to the reusable materials recovery and waste disposal, the entire production process is actually a series of logistics activities. Through reducing costs, optimizing inventory structure, cutting down capital, shortening the production cycle, modern third-party logistics ensure production efficiently. On the contrary, without modern third-party logistics, the production will be difficult to proceed smoothly, and e-commerce will not work on.
2) Third-party logistics Services for Business Flow
In the business flow activities, the ownership of goods will be transferred from supply-side to the demand-side when the purchase and sale contracts were signed, while the product shave not been moved entirely. In a traditional transaction process, in addition to the non-physical futures exchange, the general flow of commerce must be accompanied by corresponding logistics activities. In the e-commerce, consumers click through the online shop to complete the delivery of commodity ownership, namely, business workflow. But the e-commerce activities are not over. Only when goods and services are really transferred to consumers, business activities will be ended. Throughout the process of e-commerce transactions, third-party logistics actually followed-up business flow. Modern third-party logistics is indispensable for business flow.
3) Third-party Logistics is Fundamental Guarantee to Achieve " customer oriented" Concept
The e-commerce greatly facilitates the consumers. However, the insecurity of online shopping has always been an important reason for the generalization of e-commerce. If there is lack of modern logistics, e-commerce shopping convenience to consumers would equal to zero. Ultimately, consumers will inevitably turn to the more secure way they consider .Currently, in e-commerce transactions, business flow, capital flow and information flow are available to achieve through computer and network communications equipment. Only most of third-party logistics distribute in the traditional way [2].Thus, a highly efficient third-party logistics system becomes foremost factors which they draw consumers who are interested in e-commerce.