Wednesday, June 15, 2005
3PL Supply Chain functions (comments on blog#2)
Jason’s blog on Supply Chain management gives good insights about 3PL functionalities and the changing supply chain/logistics functions.
Just add on to that, some of the things third 3rd Party Logistics companies provide that are very useful to the organizations are.
1.Supplier Management service: Helps in managing the international suppliers. Managing vendors and orders can be a daunting task when you factor in varying languages, cultures, time zones and distance. Doing business with suppliers in other countries can open up possibilities.
2.Reverse Logistics: Provides post-sales support for effectively managing the return product, excess inventory ...etc.
3.Consulting: Provides supply chain consulting services to the organizations.
Just add on to that, some of the things third 3rd Party Logistics companies provide that are very useful to the organizations are.
1.Supplier Management service: Helps in managing the international suppliers. Managing vendors and orders can be a daunting task when you factor in varying languages, cultures, time zones and distance. Doing business with suppliers in other countries can open up possibilities.
2.Reverse Logistics: Provides post-sales support for effectively managing the return product, excess inventory ...etc.
3.Consulting: Provides supply chain consulting services to the organizations.
