Welcome to Purchasing.com’s Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Resource Center
By Purchasing Staff -- Purchasing, 10/2/2007 8:44:00 AM
More supply chain organizations today are considering outsourcing part of all of their logistics management capabilities. But the decision to outsource is not one to be taken lightly—it requires a careful evaluation of third-party logistics providers’(3PL) capabilities as well as the internal strengths and overall corporate goals.
To help logistics, purchasing and supply chain professionals in this analysis, Purchasing.com has created the first of its kind Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Resource Center, an online archive of articles, white papers and interviews with supply chain organizations that have outsourced logistics as well as third-party logistics firms.
Purchasing.com 3PL article archives:
US Postal Service leverages 3PL partner for improved ordering (July 17, 2008)
Vesuvius makes the most of its 3PL implementation (June 12, 2008)
When deciding to outsource logistics to a 3PL, read the signs (Oct. 18, 2007)
Logistics buyers more involved in 3PL selection (Oct. 30, 2007)
Choose wisely: Not all third-party logistics providers are the same (June 14, 2007)
Chalfant works with 3PL to gain better less-than-truckload rates (May 17, 2007)
3PL helps fashion retailer turnaround its supply chain (November 16, 2006)
Goodyear leverages outsourcing partners in modal shifts (October 5, 2006)
Demand for 3PL services remains strong (September 21, 2006)
Boeing, HP make the most of outsourced logistics (June 15, 2006)
Who works best in an outsourced logistics environment? (May 24, 2006)
Outsourcing provides faster ramp-up for Sunny D (November 3, 2005)
Robert Bosch combines outsourcing and technology to drive lean (May 19, 2005)
Shippers lean on 3PLs to secure capacity, gain agility (includes listing of top 3PLs) (April 21, 2005)
Chemicals firms seek special attention from 3PL providers (June 3, 2004)
Inbound supply managers ask 3PL providers: Got technology? (April 15, 2004)
Maximizing value of outsource partners requires new skills (September 4, 2003)
3PL performance metrics: Michelin keeps it simple (July 17, 2003)
Outsource logistics merits a second look in down economy (March 20, 2003)
Diversified manufacturer finds new team player by outsourcing (March 20, 2003)
You can’t outsource responsibility: A 3PL’s view on security (March 20, 2003)
Line blurs between 3PLs and contract manufacturers (April 18, 2002)
How 3PLs can save you money (November 16, 2000)
Third party logistics providers told to “get to the net” (November 2, 2000)
PURCHASING.COM EXLUSIVE REPORTS:
Audiocast reviewing 3PL CEO survey available
CLICK HERE to listen to a Purchasing.com exclusive audiocast with Vince Hartnett, president of Penske Logistics, analyzing the results of the annual 3PL CEO Survey, compiled annually by professor Robert Lieb of Northeastern University and Penske Logistics.
SIGNS THAT YOU SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT OUTSOURCE YOUR LOGISITICS
Purchasing.com’s Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Resource Center has polled a list of the top 3PLs for signs that you should or should not outsource your logistics. The responses were plentiful and Purchasing editors pulled a shortlist of reasons for the Oct. 18 issue of Purchasing.
Plus, Six things you need to know to work with a 3PL from
Leading Edge Logistics
Outside 3PL industry resources:
The 11th Annual 3PL Study, conducted by Georgia Institute of Technology and CapGemini (2006)
Armstrong & Associates Publishers of Who’s Who in Logistics, a directory of 3PL providers. See also: Trends in 3PL/Customer Relationships
Outsourcing Decisions: Use Strategic Thinking With Caution (Presentation at NASSTRAC)
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Outsourcing (Presentation at the Northeast Supply Chain Conference)
Outsourcing: Solution or Setback (Presentation at the Institute for Supply Management conference)
About Logistics Outsourcing (International Warehouse Logistics Association)
Outsourcing Logistics Conference (EyeForTransport)
Reducing Risks in Logistics Outsourcing (Academic paper by UC Irvine)
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