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Third-party logistics, often abbreviated to 3PL or TPL, is the outsourcing of a company’s distribution, storage, shipping, and fulfilment services.
The results of the profitability analysis clearly indicated that BigRed would be better off using a 3PL solution than to operate its own delivery fleet.
As with other types of outsourcing, 3PL can save time and money for a given company due to economies of scale and by allowing it to better focus on its core competencies. It can be contrasted with first-party logistics, wherein the company handles all logistical services by itself; second-party logistics, which means to outsource only transportation, and even fourth-party logistics, or 4PL, which means to outsource also infrastructure, technology, and other supply chain services in addition to 3PL.
Logistika třetí strany, zkracovaná na 3PL nebo TPL, je outsourcování služeb distribuce, skladování, přepravy a dodávání dané společnosti.
Výsledky analýzy ziskovosti jasně ukázaly, že společnosti BigRed by vycházelo líp, kdyby využívala řešení 3PL namísto provozu vlastní flotily dodávkových vozů.
Podobně jako další typy outsourcingu, 3PL může dané společnosti ušetřit čas i peníze prostřednictvím úspor z rozsahu, také tím, že jí umožní lépe se soustředit na její klíčové kompetence. Lze ji srovnat s logistikou první strany, kde společnost sama řídí všechny svoje logistické služby; logistikou druhé strany, což znamená outsourcování pouze přepravy, a dokonce logistikou čtvrté strany, neboli 4PL, která navíc k 3PL outsourcuje také infrastrukturu, technologii a další služby dodavatelských řetězců.
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