{"id":4551,"date":"2014-01-21T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T09:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.whichwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2014-01-21T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T09:54:03","slug":"transparency-party-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.whichwarehouse.com\/blog\/news\/transparency-party-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparency in third party logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMost businesses would prefer to manage their own logistics if they could afford to. They like having the first-hand \"3pls\"knowledge of day to day operations and the feeling of control doing it yourself brings. Third party logistics providers<\/a> exist because they can usually do it all for a lot less money than it costs to manage in house. The perceived lack of control is the price businesses have to pay for efficiency.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, there is a growing movement towards vastly increased transparency among 3PLs, which offers clients the same efficiency with a greater sense of oversight and control. When given a choice, clients are choosing them.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHow can transparency in logistics assist your business?
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\n\tTransparent processes<\/u> – telepresence is one example of technology making it possible to observe and approve (or deny) a 3PL’s work as it is being done. A tablet with a camera can be the next best thing to being there.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTransparent performance<\/u> – real time reporting of agreed key metrics is relatively easy to accomplish, and paired with a well-designed dashboard app can help clients check performance as it happens.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTransparent operations<\/u> – some 3PLs are offering daily meetings with clients, often remotely, to review performance and get feedback. This helps the client feel that it is still ‘their’ process.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTransparent systems<\/u> – just about any modern system should be able to communicate with a client’s systems. Order statuses, inventory, productivity and quality metrics should all be accessible in real time without human assistance or batching into a report. 3PL clients want to feel like their logistics provider in an extension of their office whether they are your smallest client or your largest.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tProviding real transparency requires two way communication. No matter how frequently or accurately you report to a client, they need to see and feel that they can influence your processes and your performance in order to feel like their logistics is really accessible.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf you are looking to outsource your logistics needs contact Whichwarehouse <\/strong>to find some suitable options in the UK on 0800 1707 555<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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