Outsourcing Third Party Logistics to Replace Current Ration Supply Chain

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LIFE LONG LEARNING CENTRE

OUTSOURCING THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS TO REPLACE CURRENT RATION SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES

by

William Egan

(Student Number - C00187138)

Supervisor - Ms Gemma Dunne

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the Degree of

Business and Supply Chain Management

2014

Table of Contents

Request for Limited Access        v

Acknowledgments        vi

List of Figures        vii

List of Tables        viii

List of Abbreviations        ix

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1.1        Introduction        1

1.2        Executive Summary        2

2        CHAPTER 2 Industry Review        5

2.1        Client Organisation – Irish Defence Forces        5

2.2        SWOT Analysis        6

Strengths        6

Weaknesses        7

Opportunity        7

Threats        8

2.3        Sector Overview        8

2.4        PESTEL Analysis        9

Political        9

Economical        9

Socio–cultural        10

Technological        10

Environmental        11

Legal        11

2.5        Conclusion        11

3        CHAPTER 3 Literature Review        13

3.1        Background to the Research        13

3.2        Aim of the Research        13

3.3        Definition of Third Party Logistics        14

3.4        The Advantages of Third Party Logistics        15

3.5        The Disadvantages of Third Party Logistics        16

3.6        Conclusion        16

4        CHAPTER 4 Methodology        18

4.1        Introduction        18

4.2        Research Procedures        18

4.3        Rationale for Research Approach        19

4.4        Research Methods        20

4.5        Collection Methods        20