Third Party Logistics (3PL)

By
Scott Collins, Clayton Gillespie, Megan
McCreith, Kaley McNay, and Edgar
Mercado
 Overview
 Define Third Party Logistic
 How 3PL is different from transportation
providers
 Why businesses use 3PL
 Services provided by 3PL companies
 How to choose a 3PL for your business
 The move to 4PL: what is new, what is
next, changes, etc
3PL Vs. Transportation Services
Why Use 3PL?
 Eye for Transport Survey

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60%

50%

40%
North American
Companies
30%

20% 12%
10% 4%

0%
Good Great Outstanding
Provider Performance
3PL Providers
 The Move to 4PL

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 MAIN POINTS
 Coming soon! (will be here by tomorrow)
Questions?