Third-party Logistics Service Supply: Catering Service Trade as Example

With the development of third-party logistics, refrigeration technology, and transportation which made the food to obtain easily, and improve the quality of food preservation. Now, the catering chefs just ordered his needed foods by line, telephone, fax, or fill the order list etc., to inform the third-party logistics suppliers and there will be someone assigned to the designated location which could save purchasing time and catering chefs don't need to rush around to procure foods. This study analyzed the collected information through literature, in-depth interviews, and observation methods. Third-party logistics suppliers conducted the information, logistics, and cash flow by the different deal due to the different nature of suppliers. Third-party logistics suppliers could be exhaustive on the quality management, logistics activities, interactive mode of trust mechanism, which could not only win the good reputation by the catering chefs, but the professional core competence.