outsourcing

Chemtura Corp., a specialty chemicals company, has entered into a new long-term contract with Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp.(OL&T), a provider of third-party logistics services (3PL). For Chemtura, OL&T will manage transportation and logistics activities within North America in the following modes: package truck, bulk truck, rail, and air.

OL&T also manages negotiations of all ocean export shipments out of North America. OL&T currently has a similar contract to provide these services to Chemtura affiliates in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University, Korn Ferry, and Penske Logistics have announced findings from the 2016, 20^th Annual Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Study, which examines the global outsourced marketplace of shippers and 3PL in the logistics industry.

The latest worldwide report shows continued collaborative and positive relationships between shippers and third-party logistics providers, which have been developing since the study began. Relationships are central to the success of 3PL and their customers and, for partnerships between 3PL and shippers to be successful, both parties are expected to invest in the relationships.

To achieve great efficiencies and effectiveness in their relationships, 3PL and shippers must be well aligned.

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) continue to provide important strategic and operational value to shippers throughout the world. However, significant uncertainty about the global economy has impacted spending, with an average of 11% of company sales revenues devoted to logistics, and an average of 42%  of that directed to the outsourcing of logistics services, a decrease of 10 to 15 percentage points from recent years.

At the same time, 65% of shippers report an increase in the use of outsourced logistics services relative to total logistics services, suggesting that while outsourcing may have increased, expenditure on 3PL services overall has decreased.

Several years ago, a group of procurement professionals at an industry conference developed a list of 40 risks to success when outsourcing manufacturing and supply chain business processes.

If you want a quick answer to the question, "What's new with 3PLs?" 4PLs would be as concise as you could get. 

While 4PLs have been around quite a while, the real news is the renewed attention they're getting. A "fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider" is one that may manage multiple 3PLs to take on a wider range of services for shippers. According to the 17th annual 3rd party logistics study performed by Capgemini Consulting in conjunction with Penn State, Panalpina, and EyeForTransport, while transactional, operational and repetitive activities tend to be the most frequently outsourced, as supply chain complexity increases, so do more strategic specialty services such as order management and fulfillment, IT services, supply chain consulting, fleet management and even sustainability management.

До сучасних стратегічних досліджень логістики необхідно віднести реінжиніринг логістичних процесів як найбільш популярний інструмент досліджень та радикальної оптимізації на нинішньому етапі. В центрі реінжинірингу знаходиться базовий логістичний процес — реалізація замовлення, взаємозв'язані з яким всі інші логістичні процеси. В результаті реінжинірингу у логістичній системі можна досягти радикального покращання таких показників як витрати, якість, обслуговування і швидкість. Водночас це може служити істотним обгрунтуванням радикальних змін в організації логістики, зокрема використання "третього учасника " в логістиці, що отримало в спеціальній літературі назву "контрактна логістика " або "outsourcing". Рівень використання моделі "outsourcing" визначається прийнятним рівнем логістичної спеціалізації і може передбачати такі варіанти [52, с. 692].