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3PL

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, 3PL means: Short for third-party logistics: an outside company that a business hires to run part of its logistics, such as warehousing, transport or order fulfillment.

In Turkish: üçüncü taraf lojistik, lojistik hizmet sağlayıcısı, 3PL

How it is used

Said 'three P L'. Companies outsource to a 3PL so that they don't have to run their own warehouses and fleets. A 4PL goes further and manages the whole supply chain, often coordinating several 3PLs.

Example sentences

  1. We moved our e-commerce warehouse to a 3PL to cope with seasonal peaks.

  2. The 3PL charges us per pallet stored and per order picked.

Common collocations

  • 3PL provider
  • outsource to a 3PL
  • 3PL warehouse
  • 3PL contract
  • logisticsThe planning and control of how goods are moved, stored and delivered so that they arrive at the right place, at the right time and at the right cost.
  • fulfillmentAll the steps needed to get an order to the customer, from receiving the order and picking and packing it to shipping it and handling returns.
  • warehouseA large building where goods, materials or products are received, stored and prepared for shipment.
  • carrierA company that physically transports goods, such as a trucking company, a shipping line, an airline or a rail operator.
  • freight forwarderA company that organizes shipments for its customers: it books space with carriers, prepares documents and arranges customs, insurance and delivery.

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