The world keeps changing. You need world-class technology to keep up with your business’s growing demands. MyLogisticsPlus™ is a powerful, custom-built portal personalized to meet all your integration, order processing, transportation management, invoicing, and reporting requirements.
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MyLogisticsPlus™ can be implemented as a stand-alone TMS, an integrated supply chain management application, or part of a dedicated global supply chain control tower program. It is totally secure with multi-factor authentication login control. MyLogisticsPlus™ has multi-modal capabilities, including parcel, LTL, truckload, and international freight forwarding, with dashboard reports to deeply analyze macro trends or to drill down into detailed data. All features and modules are permission-controlled, and users have access to only what they need.
The power of MyLogisticsPlus™ is the Orders Dashboard. Through integration, we bring all your orders from your ERP or WMS into a powerful dashboard view. From here, you can immediately ship orders as parcel, LTL, truckload, or international. Consolidate orders or set up milk runs where needed for greater efficiency. And Logistics Plus specialists are always just a click away to provide expertise and support. When you ship parcel, we connect via API to all of your carriers and accounts. So that you can see all of your carriers and service options to make the optimal selections. We also connect to all your LTL and truckload carriers and contracts, or contracts negotiated by Logistics Plus if they offer greater savings. Again, so that you can see all of your carriers and service options to make the optimal choices. Shipments created are API-tendered directly to carriers and then immediately made available for tracking. Get detailed tracking for your international shipments. And for all of your domestic shipments.
All invoices are consolidated into another powerful dashboard view where they can be reviewed, assigned proper GL codes, and authorized for payment. Invoices can even be paid directly from within the system. Specific invoice details are always just a click away. And all related documents, such as bills of lading, waybills, and proofs of delivery, are also readily available.
MyLogisticsPlus™ also has powerful business intelligence tools integrated providing valuable insights into shipment trends by mode… Carrier performance metrics … Transportation cost trends … Inventory status … Product rollouts … And even weather impacts. Ready to learn more?
Today Logistics Plus Turkey sent its February 2016 issue of LP Turkey Energy News to customers and other interested parties throughout the region. Logistics Plus has extensive expertise providing transportation and logistics solutions to companies in the Energy & Fuel Industry.
The new issue is pictured below. Click here to read the online version.
Companies of all sizes are increasing their use of outsourced logistics services as they seek greater efficiency in their supply chains. Here is a 3PL checklist to help you find the best third party logistics partner for your situation. 3PLs bring valuable benefits to companies in a number of ways:
Reducing transportation costs. 3PLs often have scale and leverage advantages that allow them to negotiate and access better rates than shippers can do on their own. They can also eliminate unwanted administrative costs by efficiently finding and securing capacity, monitoring and auditing carrier and rate compliance, and executing optimal mode selection (all of this often with the aid of specialized technology).
Improving customer satisfaction. 3PLs can support customer satisfaction improvement goals by helping with accurate order fulfillment, improving on-time pickups and deliveries, providing greater shipment visibility, and reducing losses and damages.
Providing global expertise. 3PLs can help businesses navigate the more complex aspects of importing and exporting by providing documentation, customs brokerage, duty optimization, and freight forwarding solutions. This can help companies introduce their products to new markets or source lower-cost materials for production.
Reducing supply chain risk. 3PLs can help mitigate risks by ensuring companies are using licensed and safe transportation carriers, providing logistics talent acquisition expertise, and staying abreast of special governmental and environmental rules and regulations.
With the above benefits in mind, here is a very simple 3PL checklist you may want to consider when evaluating your partner options:
Credibility?
Is your potential partner financially stable with a long history of successful operations? Do they have reputable customers from whom they have received testimonials? Have they won any significant awards or recognition?
Assets or Non-Asset?
Do they manage their own truck fleet or assets? Do they provide non-asset brokerage solutions? Do they have dedicated warehousing and do they manage warehousing using any of their own staff?
Domestic Operations?
Are they able to manage all transportation modes, including LTL, truckload, expedited, rail, air, and ocean services? Do they have adequate staff with sufficient expertise to manage all aspects of domestic transportation? Can they provide dedicated staff and resources for a complete managed transportation solution?
Global Capabilities?
Do they have global staff located around the world? Are they able to manage all aspects of imports and exports? Can they manage all international transportation modes, including ocean, air, ground, and rail? Can they manage complex project cargo from start until finish? Do they provide customs broker solutions and can they assist with global trade compliance?
Leading Technology?
Do they have a capable transportation management system (TMS)? Do they have international freight forwarding track and trace capabilities? Do they have a warehouse management system (WMS)? Can their technology solutions be integrated into your back-office systems?
Ancillary Services?
What additional services can they bring to your company? Can they help with things like global sourcing, specialized warehousing, linguistic solutions, cargo insurance, and financing options?
Cultural Fit?
Do they have a customer service-oriented culture? Do they have a mission statement or mantra that resonates with you? Are they proud of, and do they showcase, their people? Do they have a history of successes and “going to bat” for their customers?
Hopefully this gives you a good starting checklist if you are, or will soon be, evaluating 3PL partners. Obviously, we feel very confident that Logistics Plus has the credibility, capabilities, and cultural fit that works well for most companies and industries. If you’d like to engage us in your evaluation process, request for quote (RFQ), or request for proposal (RFP) – or if you simply want to talk – just let us know. We’re here to help and we’re ready to do so.
