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The State of Third Party Logistics: The Future is Already Here

GlobalTranz

The State of Third Party Logistics: Technology Innovations Driving a Service Mindset. The advanced technologies they use are limited to Transportation Management System (TMS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS) applications. The Dizzying Speed of Technology Driving the State of Logistics Now & In the Future.

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The Ultimate Guide to a 3PL Business

GlobalTranz

Third party logistics (3PL) is the function by where the owner of goods outsources numerous components of the supply chain to a 3PL company that can perform the management function of the clients’ customs, inbound freight, distribution, warehousing, order fulfilment and outbound freight to the client’s customers.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

Logistics companies help manufacturers and shippers improve customer service and satisfaction, global expertise in trade, reduce risk, enable rapid expansion and start-up, and reduce current and future costs. Recently, the Global Supply Chain Institute published a guide, “ Selecting and Managing a Third-Party Logistics Provider.”

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Who's Looking Out For the Interests of Freight Brokers?

DAT Solutions

There are many trade associations and organizations that represent carriers, but what about about freight brokers and 3PLs? There's just one organization that exclusively represents the third-party logistics industry: the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). Who looks out for their interests?

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Transportation Planners: Their Role as a Catalyst to Automation in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Today’s technology is not equipped to handle such large warehouses, but Amazon’s patent suggests the technology may be possible within the next decade. Additional benefits of such technology could include avoiding weather delays, increasing delivery windows for customers and avoiding space issues with ground-based warehouses.

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The Top Logistics Blogs of 2016 …So Far

GlobalTranz

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far.

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In House Logistics vs. Outsourced Logistics: Big & Small Brands Alike are Targeting 3PL Services

GlobalTranz

Outsourcing in the supply chain of logistics teams may sound farfetched. Yet in outsourced logistics simply refers to hiring a third-party logistics service, 3PL, to handle the logistics services. In a IL survey the results showed that 93 percent of businesses utilized inbound logistics services.