I recently facilitated an interactive discussion group at the Smart Warehouse Summit in Sydney. The title of the the discussion was Managing 3PL Relationships. After some interesting discussions around the various techniques and tools that were being used for managing 3PL relationships and some of the criteria that could be used to evaluate 3PL service providers I asked […]
3PL Management
9 Items That You Should Be Checking As Part of Your Invoice Approval Process
In this post I will outline 9 items that you should be checking as part of your invoice approval process. As part of our role as a Logistics Manager we need to ensure that what we are being charged for by our freight forwarders and customs brokers are not only in line with our rate […]
5 Signs that the Success of your 3PL Service Provider Relationship is at Risk
This week we take a look at 5 signs that might indicate that the success of your 3PL service provider relationship is at risk. Maintaining effective 3rd party logistics service provider relationships requires effort from both parties. Ultimately however, the responsibility lies with you as the logistics or supply chain manager to keep things on track. Throughout […]
5 Habits for Effectively Managing Meetings with 3PL Service Providers
This week we look at 5 Habits for Effectively Managing Meetings with your 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) Service Provider. Whilst meetings may not always be the best use of time in many situations they are however an essential element in the process of successfully managing 3rd party logistics service providers. As a logistics or supply chain manager […]
5 Key Performance Indicators for Monitoring 3PL Operations
In this article we look at 5 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for managing your third party logistics (3PL) operations. Whilst there is a tendency to think that a lot of KPI are required to monitor an outsourced 3PL operation , the reality is that the following 5 are really all that are needed. Inbound receiving timeliness […]