One of the biggest challenges businesses face when outsourcing logistics is knowing where to begin. Many companies still make the mistake of relying on outdated methods to find potential 3PL providers. In fact, I’ve seen businesses search through Yellow Pages, which is hardly an effective strategy in today’s market. To avoid these missteps, start by understanding who the key players are in your industry…
Outsourcing
8 Common 3PL Mistakes
In the previous episode, we talk about the common mistakes in logistic outsourcing and provided a few customer tips. This time, we focus on the mistakes that 3PLs sometimes make…
Logistics Outsourcing: Customer Service Tips
Continuing our theme of Logistics Outsourcing. And in this episode, we talk about some common mistakes…
Logistics Outsourcing: Service Specification
Getting this right is an essential foundation to any Logistics Outsourcing activity…
Insourcing or Outsourcing Logistics: Don’t Choose the Wrong Reasons
We’ve outlined the pros and cons, discussed the steps in the outsourcing process, looked at mistakes contributing to outsourcing failure, and offered guidance to avoid those errors…
How Long Should Logistics Outsourcing Take?
Logistics Outsourcing always takes longer than you think. How long does it take to go through the process?…
8 Steps To Ensure Logistics Outsourcing Success
If you are faced with a Logistics Outsourcing program and haven’t done it before, here are the 8 steps you should know to increase the chances of a successful logistics outsourcing alliance…
Fixing Your Supply Chain in 2022
What will you focus on in 2022 to improve your Supply Chain?…
How to Improve Your Supply Chain
Here are the 9 easiest, fastest, and most effective ways to boost your Supply Chain performance. And discover the respective term of each area in these 3 categories: Short, Medium, and Long…
Is Logistics Outsourcing the Key to Success?
Outsourcing can add a very significant value to your enterprise. But what can go wrong when outsourcing, and what are the pitfalls to avoid?…