| 3PL | 4PL |
Object | Reduce the external logistics costs of individual enterprises | Reduce the operating costs of entire supply chain , improve service capabilities |
Contract | Almost one year contract, contractual relationship | Long-term strategic cooperative relations |
Supporting Skills | Processing ,storage, transportation, distribution, information transmission and other value-added service skills | Management consulting, enterprises information system constructing, logistics business operation |
Logistics design perspective | Single enterprise | Supply chain |
Operational characteristics | Specialization, less multi-functional integrated | Multi-functional integration |