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3PL vs. 4PL – Which is Right for You?

Ship Monk

Meanwhile, 4PLs (fourth party logistics providers) have 3PL capabilities, but serve more as outside contractors overseeing all aspects of your supply chain. Both have their merits, but while a 4PL can dazzle with size, its lack of hands-on services can lead to reliability and productivity letting you down.

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Top Supply Chain Projects Award: Collaboration is Key

Food Logistics

This allows for faster processing, reduced transportation emissions (by up to 40%), and up to 60% lower shipping costs for retailers. During the onboarding process, Breakthrough cleaned, organized, and optimized the global consumer goods company’s transportation network data. Thank you to this years sponsors!

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Why NPS Matters with Ian Aguilar

The Logistics of Logistics

Ian is the Founder of UrgencySelling, where he helps logistics and transportation companies to rapidly improve sales while reducing the cost of customer acquisition. Ian Aguilar is the Founder of UrgencySelling, where he helps logistics and transportation companies to rapidly improve sales while reducing the cost of customer acquisition.

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Why It’s Important to Have a Strong Digital Presence in Freight Forwarding

MTS Logistics

Today’s organizations are not limiting themselves to clearance and transportation activities but also handle transportation, customs clearance, freight, warehousing, last-mile delivery, and more. By making these changes and implementing such tools, organizations can maintain the speed and meet business needs effortlessly.

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Descartes Releases Freight Fraud Technology

Food Logistics

brings next-level freight visibility and control to our customers with new alerts and lookup tools that help companies better protect their shipments, reputation and bottom line,” says Robert Derin, director of product at Descartes. “ Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard 2.0

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Logistics KPIs Case Study: Whirlpool’s Supply Chain and Logistics Success Driven by Effective KPI Implementation

GlobalTranz

Solutions / Results: Through the lead logistics provider or 4PL and shipper relationship, the 4PL assumed responsibility for execution and management of other 3PLs. The 4PL provided an enhanced ability to view each supplier's key performance indicators integrated with financials. Taking a Customer-Centric Approach.

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3PL vs. 4PL: What’s the Difference?

CLX Logistics

3PL vs. 4PL: What’s the Difference? One of the primary considerations in selecting the right provider will be whether they’re a third-party logistics (3PL) provider or a fourth-party (4PL) logistics provider. A 4PL has a much broader reach, overseeing these individual networks and managing the entire logistics operation.

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