Can We Really Collaborate?
Logistics providers, academia and practitioners are all familiar with the theory of Collaboration. The ideal is that manufacturers, retailers and others are most likely to achieve maximum supply chain efficiency, particularly where global operations are involved, if they work closely together. This includes choosing one 3PL as a lead logistics provider (LLP) .
Whilst this theory is generally acceptable, there are those of us who remain dubious about developing a relationship with just one 3PL. Aside from over dependency, there is the concern that a proposed solution from the LLP could perhaps not be the ‘best’ solution. The 3PL, would most certainly (as they would be expected) be acting in their own self interest. Additionally the solution would be based on their perspective of our supply chain or what they perceive the supply chain to be.
What do you think? Raymon
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Best regards / ED
Comment by Edmund — August 5, 2008 @ 4:57 pm