Changes in logistics service market generated by trends of globalization

Abstract

This paper is a theoretical analysis, opening with the introduction where the problem of the research, the object of the research, the purpose of the research and the research methods are described. The analysis revealed that the market situation, logistics service providers face today, differs a lot from the situation years ago. The trend towards globalization has steadily increased with the effect that supply chains have become longer and more complex. The competition has got worse due to the fact that barriers to trade have been gradually reduced. The main object of this article is the changes in logistics service market generated by trends of globalization. The principal purpose of the article is systemization and thorough description of the knowledge and information (found in a large number of sources) about the economic globalisation concept, globalization trends guidelines, logistics services system, to present a coherent overview on such aspects of logistics as: supply chain management, collaborative logistics, and third party logistics.