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Showing posts with label 3PL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3PL. Show all posts
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Provide Ritz-Carlton Service to Your Customers - It is Mostly Free

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I had such a great experience this weekend I had to, as always, relate it back to customer value chain fulfillment.  We decided to spend the...
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Sunday, April 30, 2017

If You Expect Your 3PL to Invest, You Have to Commit

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I have been doing a lot of thinking lately on the state of the 3PL industry.  I have not worked in the industry for a number of years but I ...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Amazon as a 3PL

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Back in October I asked the question:   What is Amazon? A 3PL, Retailer, IT Company, Delivery Company?  And, I answered the question by say...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Applying My One Big Thing in 3PL Management to The "Capacity Crisis"

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Yesterday I blogged about the " One Big thing " for managing your 3PLs.  This was essentially ensuring the incentives and goals of...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

When Selecting a 3PL Ensure Your Goals and Incentives are Aligned

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As I travel and speak to industry leaders I am always asked about strategies for shippers to manage their 3PL relationships.  There are many...
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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Retailers Compete on Supply Chain - Part Deux

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I have talked for years in speeches and in advising companies that the supply chain will become the competitive advantage for those trying t...
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Turning Over Procurement of Carriers to a 3PL?

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I have met many companies recently who not only have outsourced their operations to a 3PL but they have also turned over the procurement and...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Should a 3PL Understand the "end" Customer

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This is a key question I think all 3PLs should ask themselves.  Their customer (the person who pays the bill) may be a big manufacturer or r...