Virtual logistics and the Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) explore the trends of logistics at different aspects. How to integrate virtual logistics with 4PL is discussed in this paper. Firstly, the necessity of the integration is analyzed. Secondly, four kinds of methods of integration are proposed and compared. Lastly the platform of integration and operation about virtual logistics and 4PLare established. It can be concluded that the combination of virtual logistics and Fourth Party Logistics is a trend of the logistics industry.
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