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Special Report: Four Ways 3PLs Can Harness Technology to Attract Customers and Drive Profitability


October 04, 2010

Turning a Profit in a Cost-Conscious Industry

Customers turn to logistics services providers (LSPs)/third party logistics (3PL) companies because they expect that you will be able to run their warehousing and transportation operations more efficiently and cheaply than they can run it themselves. Tall order! That means you need to run as lean an operation as possible, while at the same time making sure you’re getting paid for each and every service you provide. This brings up a number of questions:

• How can you attract new business? How quickly are you able to on-board new customers?
• Are you sure you’re able to accurately bill for every service you’re providing to your customers? Or might you be leaving money on the table?
• How can you provide superior customer service so each customer feels as if they are your only one?
• How do you evolve to offer more services that the industry is demanding?

The pressure is on. All you need to do is deliver cheaper warehousing, exceptional inventory visibility, seamless freight management and timely and accurate billing.

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