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Safexpress Pvt. Ltd. For ITM University: Safeducate Learning Pvt. Ltd. 3PL and Cross Docking Participant Guide
The internet
Electronic commerce
E-commerce definitions
Economics of e-commerce
Product design
E-procurement
Online catalogues
Rfqs and bid packaging
Internet outsourcing
On-line auctions
Outline - Continued
Inventory tracking
Inventory reduction
Warehousing for e-commerce
Just-in-time delivery for e-commerce
Scheduling and logistics improvement
Coordinated pickup and delivery
Logistics cost reduction
Third Party Logistics Providers (3PL)
Overview
What is 3PL
Why use them
Tips for implementation of 3PL’s
4PL’s
Types of 3PL Providers
Transportation Based
Services extend beyond transportation to offer a
comprehensive set of logistics offerings.
Leveraged 3PLs use assets of other firms.
Non-leveraged 3PLs use assets belonging solely to
the parent firm.
Examples: Ryder, Schneider Logistics, FedEx
Logistics, UPS Logistics
Types of 3PL Providers
Wa
Types of 3PL Providers
For
Types of 3PL Providers
Fin
Types of 3PL Providers
Inf
Logistics?
Save time
Don’t need to invest in:
Trucks
Training
Development
Help expand
New markets
International
No roads
Why Use 3PL?
Why you want to select the right provider the first time
Only about 65% of companies believe their provider is
doing a “good” job.
55% of logistics outsourcing contracts end in 3-5 years
The source had a list of 14 key tips for success, but we
are going to focus on the 5 most important issues.
Tips for Successful Implementation
Perishable products
Automotive Industries:
Toyota distribution centers in California: reduced lead
time of the parts from Japan to the customers from 25
days to 11 days
Apparel industry
Bibliography
Bibliography
http://www.capgemini.com/resource-file-access/resource/pdf/3pl_study_report_web_v
ersion.pdf
http://www.ahrmm.org/ahrmm/education/programs_and_events/best_ahrmm/07_chic
ago/files/Moving_Warehouse_Distribution_Center_Cross_Docking_Brandt_Stewart.p
pt
http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/~spyros/courses/IE6202/Fall-2002/Crossdocking.ppt
http://w3.uniroma1.it/francesco.filippi/tdml/download/Lezioni/05%20Cross-Dockin
g%20Distribution%20Center%20(DC).ppt
http://classes.bus.oregonstate.edu/fall-06/ba457/10am%20presentations/3pl.ppt
http://classes.bus.oregonstate.edu/fall-06/ba457/noon%20presentations/Third%20Part
y%20Logistics%20(3PL).ppt
http://w3.uniroma1.it/francesco.filippi/Mastermar/download/04%20Cross-Docking
%20Distribution%20Center%20%28DC%29.pdf
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