Jeremie Brocas F
or many growing ecommerce businesses, they are essential for growth. When operating at capacity, 3PL distribution centres (DC) are extremely busy as they carry out key to the successful running of
warehouses are meticulously organised, that staff can pick, pack and ship goods accurately on-time for clients to their customers. DC strong operational processes and technology today, across the world 3PL staff are in short barcode scanners and label printers continue to keep warehouses in order. Jeremie Brocas, BIXOLON Europe, explains that embracing these technologies enables 3PLs and similar and ensure that their entire supply chains run smoothly.
3PL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES says the global logistics market was worth 8.4 Party Logistics Warehouse Benchmark Report. It shares insights about growth opportunities new customers is the greatest opportunity automating processes in warehouses is key, 46 per cent cite growth related to ecommerce as
Third-Party Logistics (3PL) providers play a vital role in today’s supply chains. They execute fulfilment for many brands across an array of industries. They handle the receipt, storage, picking, packing and delivery of goods for customers.
the third greatest opportunity. Others include warehouses in new locations (36 per cent), creating a 4PL network (36 per cent) and other
Opportunity doesn’t come without a backdrop research points out that the top challenge for many 3PLs will be managing costs (48 per cent). insight about the staff shortages too in its report, per cent of logistics leaders reported labour shortages.
ENHANCING TRACEABILITY AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
It is clear here that technology has a key role to 3PL and wider supply chain organisations. It from transportation operations to warehouse operations, and to knowledge workers within distribution centres. We see order management to staff about goods, and the state of the distribution centre, as stock is picked, packed and shipped to customers for 3PL clients. Most of these technologies are cloud-based today through their DCs such as, what’s old, what’s While these technologies are increasingly there is one set of tools that continues to be
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58
