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What is Inbound Logistics and How Can a 3PL Help?

Kanban Logistics

See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. This includes the procurement and delivery of the parts used to build the finished product. Third-party procurement.

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Logistics in the Manufacturing Industry: New report highlights 3PL benefits

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll look at the latest reports on manufacturing activity, while showing how a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can offer great logistics benefits within the manufacturing industry. According to a recent article in Logistics Management , manufacturing activity continued to grow in August. Third-party procurement.

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What value-added warehousing services can a 3PL provide?

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll identify and define the most common value-added warehousing services that a 3PL provider may perform. Third-party procurement. Your 3PL can procure boxes, nuts, bolts, and other consumable parts and materials, store and manage that inventory, and invoice you only for the parts you need, when you need them.

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Antitrust and the Supply Chain: Protecting the Power of the Markets

NC State SCRC

Another case involved the California Department of Transportation and an investigation that led to a plea agreement for a conspiracy to thwart the competitive bidding process when co-conspirators submitted inflated bids in exchange for kickbacks to a government official.

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More than storage: What warehouse services can a 3PL provide?

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll look at some of these value-added services so you can find a 3PL with the capabilities that matter most to your business. As we discussed in our “3PL warehousing 101” article, there are three basic types of warehousing available to you. Third-party procurement. Some might surprise you. The DIY method.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. As I stated back in December , in response to a Reuters article highlighting how U.S.