3PL solution design
When the pressure is on, we’re here to support you in the solution design process
3PL SOLUTION DESIGN SUPPORT
Where we support your 3PL solution design team
Tender solution design
Warehouse modelling
Transport modelling
Resource modelling
Cost modelling
Solution review
INTRODUCTION
Supporting 3PL solution design teams
The third party logistics (3PL) market is in rapid growth and the need for 3PLs to develop increasingly innovative logistics solutions is critical to success in the 3PL market. Being competitive in this marketplace is not solely about pricing, but rather it is about demonstrating ingenuity and responsiveness in solution designs.
Tender and proposal activity can create significant peaks in workload for internal solution design teams, particularly when several opportunities need to be developed at the same time or submission deadlines are tight. We provide experienced, flexible resource that can integrate with your existing team and support the development of robust, commercially competitive logistics solutions.
From modelling individual elements of a solution through to supporting the complete design, we can provide additional capability where and when it is needed, without the requirement to maintain permanent additional resource.
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3PL SOLUTION DESIGN
Agility is the future
3PL solutions need to have the agility to respond to the increasingly high service expectations of end customers, and that agility must also be coupled with resource and cost efficiency.
In order to be truly competitive and differentiate in the market, 3PL solution design must also now extend beyond the traditional provision and management of the physical assets in a logistics network. Solution design must also consider opportunities for improving service through the deployment of the latest IT platforms, and the 3PL providers need to consider how they can bring further value through supporting procurement, returns processing, inventory management and demand planning in multi-channel environments.
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Optimal solution design
All of our logistics consultants have a career background in the 3PL sector – both in business development and operations. This, combined with our consulting experience of tendering logistics opportunities, gives our team an unparalleled perspective in how to design agile, efficient and innovative solutions. Furthermore, due to our experience on ‘both sides of the fence’, we can provide real insight on how to best approach logistics contract opportunities and how to maximise conversion.
Our 3PL consultants can undertake specific pieces of analysis and modelling – from transport fleet profiling through to warehouse design – or can undertake full solution modelling along with completion of all tender documentation.
INSIGHT
3PL articles & advice
Logistics Outsourcing – 5 Reasons to Partner with a 3PL
Logistics is increasingly becoming a key differentiator when it comes to servicing customers and, reflecting this, supply chains are an area of rapid technological development.
Responding to Logistics Tenders – a Few Simple Tips
Any business development manager within the 3rd party logistics industry will tell you that responding to logistics tenders is part science and part art. The
5 Risks When Outsourcing Logistics
There are undoubtedly some potential risks to consider when a company chooses to outsource its logistics operations to a 3rd party logistics provider (3PL) for
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Extra capability when you need it
Logistics tenders rarely arrive conveniently around existing workloads. Major opportunities can require considerable analysis and design resource within relatively short bid timescales, placing pressure on internal teams already supporting live operations and other proposals.
We provide 3PLs with additional solution design capability on a flexible basis. Whether you need support with a specific piece of analysis or additional resource across a wider proposal, we can work as an extension of your team and focus our input where it adds the greatest value.
