Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Third Party Logistics Comparison Chart

I just came across a great comparison chart of all of the major third party logistics providers and their different capabilities located at Logistics Today, one of my favorite logistics trade publications.

Find the 3PL Comparison Chart Here: 3PL Chart

Monday, January 15, 2007

Reasons to Outsource Warehousing

Is your company currently managing their own warehousing operations or are you a startup business looking to enter into a new market? Whether to outsource to a third party logistics company or to run your operations in-house is an important decision. Here is a list of reasons to consider outsourcing warehousing.
  • If your company's expertise and resources are not optimized to manage a distribution center
  • Lack of experience in commercial real estate to negotiate an optimal arrangement
  • To gain a competitive advantage over your competitors through the use of supply chain professionals
  • To avoid capital expenditures for equipment, software, and infrastructure
  • To take advantage of the warehousing company's transportation buying power.
  • To improve your business's fulfillment and supply chain processes.
  • To utilize value added services such as kitting and final assembly and labeling services.
  • To benefit from advanced technologies and warehousing software without the upfront investment.
  • To acquire flexible and scalable customer service reps for deliveries and shipments.
  • To use a warehousing provider with multiple distribution centers to increase shipment times and reliability.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

New Logistics Report Released

The 15th Annual Report On Trends and Issues on Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation has just been released for free download. The report which has been released annually for its 6th year is presented by consulting firm Capgemini along with Georgia Southern University, and the University of Tennessee, in partnership with Oracle and Intel.

The report can be found at: 2006 Report on Trends and Issues in Logistics and Transportation

thanks to 3PL wire for the tip.