Strategic Warehousing
- Strategic warehousing will manage your transportation spend, provide warehouse space, and fulfill customer orders on your behalf.
- By outsourcing your logistics / warehousing to a partner you will be able to transform some direct costs into variable costs.
- With our logistics solutions our customers who outsources its logistics won’t have to invest in warehouse facilities & equipment, warehouses systems and technologies, employees and safety measures.
- When a third party logistics / warehouse provider ships your company’s order, the product looks like it comes directly from your company, however the people who prepare & ship the product are employees of the 3PL.
- When fulfilling your orders a third party logistics / warehouse provider charges you every time they touch something meaning that they are charging you every time they go to a shelf and grab a product to put into a box (often called a cost per unit).
- Some third party logistics / warehouse providers will also offer “cost plus” or “open book” pricing, which means that they take their costs and add a margin to the amount you pay. They often do this when the scope of work is unclear and it’s hard to gauge what their costs will be.
- The main advantage of a good third party logistics / warehouse provider is that we utilize our domestic teams across multiple accounts. The Operations Manager on your account may be working on several accounts so you only pay for a portion of their salary; similarly, the cost of a forklift lease or software might also be shared across multiple accounts.
- Last Mile Logistics has hundreds of domestic warehouse partners around the country who can handle your inventory.
- Industry specialization
- Access to new advanced technology
- Access to required facility & equipment requirements
- Ability to handle large number of clients at a time and share in the expenses
- Expand & contract space & labor requirements
- Drive Cost Savings
- Get Access to Expertise and Experience
- Focus on Core Competencies
- Gain Flexibility and Scalability
- Enable Business Growth and Market Expansion
- Improve Customer Satisfaction
- Select a 3PL that ship’s compatible products
- Select a 3PL that has the necessary systems & technology
- Select a 3PL that has 24 X7 visibility, an established record regarding chain of custody, & has the ability to provide up to date freight status from a single source
- Select a 3 PL that has a proven track record with scanning, track & tracing, reporting, web interface, & written SOP’s by customer
- Select a 3 PL that is available 24 X 7 … 365 days a year.
