A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL, or sometimes TPL) is a firm that provides service to its customers of outsourced (or `third party`) logistics services for part, or all of their supply chain management functions. Third party logistics providers typically specialize in integrated operation, warehousing and transportation service.....
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(from the article `logistics`) ...department also is responsible for logistics management, control, and planning. The firm may contract with an outside party to perform specific ...
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Third Party Logistics, or 3PL is a business arrangement whereby logistics services, often including warehousing, are contracted to an independent business that specializes in such services and is not connected through direct ownership to the producer or factory requiring the service. See also, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Ma...
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Outsourcing all or much of a company’s logistics operations to a specialized company.
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