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

SCMDOJO

Is a service that offers companies to delegate or hire third-party companies to complete tasks in their supply chain whereas the fourth-party logistics, or 4PL, is a logistics model in which producers’ offload all their logistics and SCM to a single outsourcing supplier (Callarman, 2020). ” It is still primarily theoretical.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

To arrive at optimal European supply chains it is crucial to consider shifts in economic growth, currency fluctuations and tax reductions in addition to production and distribution costs. For the fourth consecutive year, Supply Chain Media has produced the SCM Map of Europe providing an overview of the most relevant data for value chains.

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