GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This has brought about the rising need for 3PL (third-party logistics) and 4PL (fourth-party logistics). So how do you choose between 3PL and 4PL? that may cause your costs to skyrocket What is a 4PL? However, 4PL services cover a wider range of functions. You can give up most of the work to 4PL companies.

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Food Logistics

MAY 5, 2025

Blending Kencos automation and technology resources with Drexel's Canadian market knowledge and warehouses proximity to key markets will empower businesses across North America to reach new levels of distribution efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2021

3PL vs. 4PL. That’s where the 4PL or managed transportation relationship comes into play. Look for a 3PL provider that offers a TMS and technological capability to provide real-time data to drive optimized decision-making and automation. They turned to 3PLs with deep carrier relationships which can find space when they need it.

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Food Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2023

Digital automation will accelerate through 2023, creating opportunities for supply chain leaders to build a tech stack that cuts costs, increases visibility and improves the customer experience.

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Food Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Through the new Cooperative solution, 3PLs can gain real-time insight into terminating capacity and capacity that was previously hidden, cover more loads cost efficiently and automate processes.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2021

Even more complex, some 3PLs may offer different degrees of service, such as a 4PL model that blends a shipper’s existing network and fleets with a 3PL’s technology and solution, as discussed in this third-party versus fourth-party value article. . Review Their Automation Capabilities and Workflows.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

3PL vs. 1PL, 2PL, 4PL, and 5PL. Just for the sake of being thorough, let’s have a look at what a 4PL and 5PL offer as well. 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics) Order Fulfillment. This could be a good option for some eCommerce brands, but if you’re considering a 4PL partnership, lead with these three qualifiers: 1.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

Partnering with a fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) can help shippers focus on service and stability while optimizing their supply chains to make execution easier, not harder. The 4PL model takes the third-party logistics (3PL) model a step further by helping shippers manage their resources, technology and infrastructure.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

Partnering with a fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) can help shippers focus on service and stability while optimizing their supply chains to make execution easier, not harder. The 4PL model takes the third-party logistics (3PL) model a step further by helping shippers manage their resources, technology and infrastructure.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

The e-commerce boom catapulted the 3PL market into the spotlight, but implementing automation and employing driver safety and recruitment programs help trucking companies keep on truckin'.

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Food Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

Transitioning much of the burden from manual processes to automated tools enables companies to pivot and adjust to the broader economy's known and new impacts.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Yusen Logistics has launched what it calls a “pioneering” live track and trace system, VISIONi, which aims to provide full 4PL visibility. The full 4PL visibility that VISIONi offers provides an unrivalled quality of data, enabling a true understanding of key KPIs, from OTIF to delivery on-time and dwell time at sites.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

Additional opportunities can be reached through transportation optimization whether using a 3PL or 4PL. That is where an execution-level optimization, using technology to seamlessly automate and complete execution processes for each shipment is important. Defining Transportation Optimization.

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Food Logistics

JUNE 12, 2023

From WMS and TMS to fleet management solutions and robotics, here's a rundown of the top software and technologies being adopted in the 3PL/cold chain space.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

Tracking transportation metrics provides more objective and relational context for understanding how transportation best practices enable improvement and automation across an enterprise. Spot bid performance (4PL service) – There will always be a need for spot bids to handle one-off loads and short-term changes to current contracts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. This led to automated execution surrounding the predicted supply chain problems.

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CLX Logistics

MAY 15, 2024

million, thanks to improvements in: Mode selection and optimization Leveraging the TMS carrier network Direct carrier relationships Adherence to routing guides Load consolidations KPI tracking and analytics Freight bill audit and payment Pickup and delivery service tracking About CLX Logistics, LLC CLX Logistics is the world-leading chemical 4PL.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Unlike other 3PL and 4PL operations, ShipMonk stands out because all our warehouse operations are fully owned and operated by us, which means every inch has been designed for top quality control and precision when fulfilling your ecommerce orders. miles away), the Port of Miami (27.5 miles away), and the Port of Palm Beach (50.6

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

4PL 4th Party Logistics – A step beyond 3PL, 4PL providers manage the entire supply chain for a client. LLP Lead Logistics Provider – Similar to a 4PL, an LLP manages a company’s entire logistics function. This includes forklifts, conveyors, pallet jacks, and automated storage and retrieval systems.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

When we speak to supply chain leaders about innovations in their supply chain, it’s not always about drones, self-driving trucks, or automated warehouses. Capacity of your 3PL & 4PL partners to understand how dynamic they can be to satisfy today’s orders. Trend #1: Customers Buying Experience Not Products.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Supermarkets face a pressing need to automate their DCs. With floor areas measured in hectares, carrying tens of thousands of SKUs to supply the daily needs of 67 million people, the distribution centres of our major food retailers are surely the textbook case for extensive and profitable automation. What is going wrong?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

Beumer Group has been chosen by Royal Mail to design the technology for its new fully automated parcel super-hub in Warrington. To achieve the desired levels of parcel sortation Royal Mail specified widespread use of automation at the hub. It turned to Beumer Group to provide the technology required to do this.

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CLX Logistics

MAY 15, 2024

About CLX Logistics, LLC CLX Logistics is the world-leading chemical 4PL. The fourth quarter bid event is currently in progress.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Robotic solutions for automated storage and retrieval, as well as order picking, provide the secret to successfully hitting seasonal peaks – and can give a competitive edge at this crucial time of trading, writes Stefan Pieters, CEO of Movu Robotics. Pallet and bin shuttle systems for automated storage and retrieval are a prime example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In partnership with DPD InstaFreight acts as a cost-neutral Fourth Party Logistics Provider (4PL). InstaFreight is the leading digital logistics company for land transportation in Europe, operating on a single platform as both a 3PL (Third Party logistics provider) and as a cost-neutral 4PL operator through its Transport Management service.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

Meanwhile, Europe will refer to the effective outsourcing of transportation management as “fourth-party logistics services (4PL).”. Leveraging the technology of the 3PL to automate logistics management and effectively outsource the whole process of managing transportation is the gold mine. Ways 3PLs Excel in Managed Service and Value.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

“We are continuously exploring opportunities for collaboration and synergies, particularly now that Uber Freight offers 4PL services in the European market that can be executed via our platform. Sennder provides the compliance, delivery schedules and more on its digital freight exchange platform. If you don’t drive, you don’t pay.”

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 5, 2024

Just as customers can opt-in to receive text updates about a delivery, with fully integrated 3PL software, ecommerce businesses can receive automated notifications about order status. An automated claims portal that centralizes and simplifies all your claims 2.) Additionally, it offers: 1.)

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

Avi Geller, CEO of Maven Machines, explains why fleets should continue investing in automation, Internet of Things, data analytics and workflow software.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

NOKERA, a German green-tech firm for serial production using timber, has placed an order with 4PL Central Station AG (4PLCS) to centrally manage its road transport logistics operations. NOKERA will benefit from digitalised, automated processes, permanent transparency and performance measurement using key performance indicators.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

Shipping software specialist Consignor has launched an interface which enables customers to automate shipping policy in a way that best suits their business. The post Consignor Shipping Rules Software Enables Policy Automation appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. In Case 2, products are selected based on postcode range.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 26, 2021

The Skateloader system was developed and engineered for the automated loading of non-modified trailers/trucks/containers. The Skateloader can be seamlessly integrated into any automated production or warehouse system. Ancra Systems offers two types of Non-Modified ATLS solutions – Skateloader and Loadrunner Plus.

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CLX Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Some of the biggest benefits of working with a 4PL or Managed Transportation Services provider include: A Single Point of Contact. Since companies use the terms Managed Transportation Service and 4PL loosely, you may find that an MTS you signed up for isn’t the right fit for you down the road. Still Don’t Have an MTS?

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Logistics Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

CEVA Logistics says that this is a strategic investment that will simplify and standardize all 4PL operational processes across its global network. The world of logistics has experienced significant upheaval over the past six months with the digitization and automation of processes critical for future success.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2022

Autonomous ships are being used more often in warehouses for automated product picking and inspections e.g., Amazon, Nike, IKEA. At 20Cube Logistics our professional business consultants have helped many of our customers with 3PL and 4PL logistics solutions for e-commerce businesses.

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Ship Monk

MAY 25, 2023

In addition, those lucky ecommerce clients can tap into the 3PLs wealth of expertise, technology, warehouse automation, and negotiated shipping rates. Some ecommerce merchants choose to utilize fourth-party logistics (4PL) fulfillment companies to control the entire supply chain for them. How Do Orders Get Processed?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 25, 2022

Increased demand for 3PL and 4PL services According to various experts at McKinsey & Co, the global market for logistics providers will reach $1.1 Therefore, some of the most sought-after profiles will be experts in process automation, Big Data, and AI. trillion in the next six years.

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