6 Tips For Effective Transportation and Logistics in the Construction Industry

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Marco Grossi

In the construction industry, transportation and logistics are at the core of implementing supply chain management that will gain you a competitive advantage. An effective transportation and logistics system ensures on time delivery of the right materials to your site, while reducing your costs. The following six tips help to create an effective transportation and logistics system for your next construction project. Continue Reading

Have A Custom Distribution Services Plan Made For Your Business

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Scott Pattinson

Logistics got its start in the military as a way to deliver equipment and supplies to troops. Its evolution into a “tool of the trade” began in the 1950″s, when complexity dictated that businesses find a way to globalize supply and demand by shipping products via an international supply chain. Fast forward to today, and those complexities still exist. Be it at the point of origin or the point of consumption, management is essential. This means that a solid distribution services plan vital in the global marketplace. Continue Reading

How Global Logistics Management Can Help Increase Your Bottom Line

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Marco Grossi

The purpose of global logistics management is to ensure that your company”s goods transfer from their point of origin to their destination in the most cost-effective way. Efficient and effective transportation is what you can expect, but how does it affect your company”s bottom line?

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Tips on Developing Third Party Distribution

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Marco Grossi

A business owner or manager interacts with people daily that help to improve the company’s bottom line. They have to know the right people and organizations to build relationships with, which will be able to promote the correct interests and help guide them to increased revenue. This is why business partnerships and connections are so important, but for many companies it cannot just be a single person doing this work.

The Benefits of Hiring a 3PL Company

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Matt Grossi

Years ago if your company first entered the market, you invested heavily in infrastructure and facilities, and logistics companies handled shipping and warehousing only. Innovations in technology and business models now allow logistics companies to manage more of your business services from the supply chain and customer service, to sales support. Here are some of the most important benefits to expect when you hire a 3PL company:

How our Supply Chain Solutions Reduce Expenses and Increase Efficiencies

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Marco Grossi

Whatever market share a company enjoys, there are always competitors working to grab it. In the whole chain from manufacturer to consumer, the goal should be not just to make the customer happy, but to keep them happy. What keeps them happy is competitive prices and product availability. Supply chain solutions companies ensure that customers who know and like your brand are never disappointed on these two points.
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Logistics Solutions for the Hotel and Hospitality Industries

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Scott Pattinson

In the corporate world, the catch-all term “logistics” describes any and all activities involved in the transportation and warehousing of goods.

Commercial logistics adopted the concept from its military application, where the procurement, maintenance and transportation of materials, facilities and personnel are all of equal importance. In essence, logistics is the science of supply chain management.

Providing logistics solutions to the hotel and hospitality industries is a very particular discipline, one that’s practiced almost as an art form at 3PL Links.
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Why Logistics Consulting is an Important First Step

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Marco Grossi

External, third-party consultants must bring expertise that enables the solving of a specific issue or series of issues within a set budgetary resource that cannot be addressed internally. Certainly, logistics consulting is one such skillset; it’s a necessary function of most businesses, on which few companies maintain internal experts.

The word “consult” has a Latin root meaning “to discuss,” and that’s all most consultants do – they chatter away until you’ve answered all your own questions, then formalize that input, take credit for it, and send out a bill. Logistics consulting most emphatically does not fall into this category.

As noted, the only time an individual or company really benefits from expert third-party consultation is when highly specialized, technical expertise is a prerequisite and when no internal knowledge-base is available to resolve the problem. Because logistics concentrate on such specific areas, few companies have their own in-house authority.
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3PL Links Case Study: Manufacturing (Outdoor Equipment)

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Matt Grossi

For people around the world, enjoying the outdoors is a critical component of happiness. 3PL Links has had the privilege to work with an entrepreneurial and innovative world leader in the design and manufacturing of ready to assemble outdoor living products for residential customers. This client delivers exceptional play and leisure structure options around the globe to children and adults alike. Operating under three distinctive branded product lines, this client creates products adhering to the highest standards in quality, safety, value, and fun.

Much like many companies in the modern economy, they are eager to capitalize on emerging trends in today’s consumer marketplace. For this client, that means having the ability to mobilize resources and engage their supply chain to continually exceed their customers’ demands. This need drove an engagement with 3PL Links.

Read the full retail apparel case study here

3PL Links Case Study: Retail (Apparel)

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Matt Grossi

As the embodiment of modern American style, 3PL links’ largest women’s apparel customer offers impeccably designed clothing that meets and exceeded the needs of today’s women. Faced with explosive growth in Canada, the International Retailer turned to 3PL Links for help with their supply chain management. 3PL Links was faced with a number of warehousing, cross docking, outbound and inbound distribution requirements. Furthermore, 3PL Links introduced the Retailer to the power of 3PL Links’ Vendor Audit Program. The over-arching goal was to optimize processes to improve speed to market, improve outbound freight from Distribution Centre’s to retail outlets, increase visibility on both their shipments and vendors and continually seek innovative ways to reduce logistic-related expenses. Through the use of a Risk Free Assessment, proprietary auditing tools and ongoing freight management program, 3PL Links was able to and continues to meet and exceed the needs of the Retailer.