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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

LSPs generally endow tremendous inventory management and warehousing solutions, conveyance of orders and international logistics. Thus, companies can delegate functions and activities such as packaging, distributing, stockpiling, etc. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles.