3PL Service Providers

 What Does 3PL Service Providers Do?

Have you ever thought about what 3PL Service Providers do? And how do they help businesses?

They enable eCommerce merchants to process and maintain their supply chain operations smoothly and earn profit in a hassle-free environment.

3PL service providers are those companies who provide outsourcing services for various logistic processes related to e-Commerce like warehousing, management of stock, and likewise.

Functions of 3rd Party Logistic Service Providers

PThe 3PL service providers function in 2 aspects.

Procurement Services

In procurement services, 3PL providers will identify the level of stock, whether there is any shortage or not. Then, they collect the orders and make arrangements for the transport of goods to the 3PL warehouse. These goods will be under their supervision until any order arises. In short, the goods will be taken care of by the 3PL service providers.

Fulfillment Services

When the orders are received, the requested quantity will be packed, loaded, and shipped to its destination. Next, the service provider deducts the order quantity from the stock.

Services Offered by 3PL Service Providers:

The primary services offered by 3PL services providers include storage, warehousing, distribution, reverse logistic, etc. However, Jalsupply believes in providing most of the services that are as follows:

Storage and Warehousing Services

Now different types of inventory demand varied environments for their safe storage. The third-party logistic service providers take care of all such things and keep the stock as per the product compatibility.

The volatile or precious stock needs high security. They will require safe places and locked rooms.

3PL service providers maintain a different section for safe storage of food material and chemical products.

They always keep a section called public warehousing for customers depending on their priority, ordered quantity.

When a specific customer demands warehousing for a specific duration, the third-party service providers maintain contract warehousing with them.

Jal Supply offers all the services for quick identification and better safety of the goods.

Distribution Services

Not only safe custody, but these service providers are also reliable for their efficient distribution processes. It goes as under:

They use IoT and GPS to track goods.

They use AI mapping and modeling for the safe journey of orders.

The distribution methods adopted by 3PL service providers are cross-docking, drainage, intermodal transport, drop deck, full container load, and lowboy transport.

If you want your inventory to be consolidated or unconsolidated, these service providers are available with the same.

You can avail of the facility of CCTV enabled warehouses.

Barcode and RFID scanners for easy access to real-time reports are available.

As an advanced service, such companies also integrate client’s software with robust Transport Management Software.

Smartly Planned Milk runs are always there by their side.

Reverse Logistics

Sometimes the customers remain unsatisfied with the goods. In that case, third-party logistics deal with the refunds and disposal of returned goods.

The above-mentioned services are commonly offered by various 3PL service providers. However, Jal Supply offers additional facilities to clients.