A food manufacturer was minutes away from running out of the shippers it needed to keep a production line moving. Without a fast delivery of replacement packaging material, the line would stop, and every hour of downtime would carry a real cost in wasted labor...
Outsourcing distribution and fulfillment to a 3PL is one of the smartest moves a growing manufacturer can make. You get warehouse space, skilled labor, and technology without building any of it from scratch. That said, distribution and fulfillment 3PLs are a...
Air Van, Inc.’s 3PL acquisition integration of Imeson Distribution Center, Inc. is now a model for regional operators. Air Van is a Jacksonville-based distribution and fulfillment 3PL and a member of the AWI Network. Its services go beyond warehousing:...
The 3PL onboarding process is the most reliable indicator of how a relationship will actually function. A provider who showed well during the sales process can look very different once implementation begins. By the time the warning signs are obvious,...
Month three with a new 3PL, and the percent of on-time shipments is stuck in the low 90s. The provider thinks they’re doing fine. You don’t. And here’s the thing: neither of you is wrong, because nobody ever defined what “on-time”...
