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Third – Party Logistics Service Provider: This sector is growing very rapidly.
With the increasing emphasis on supply chain management, more companies are exploring
the third party option. For some forms, dealing with one third-party form who will handle all or
more of their freight offers a number of advantages, including the management of information
by the third party, freeing the company from day to day interactions with carriers, and having
the third party oversee hundreds or even thousands of shipments. Activities such as freight
payment and dedicated contract carriage have been administered by third parties for many
years. However, additional transportation and logistics activities are being outsourced. In
some instances, some companies have outsourced large parts of their logistics operations to
their parties.
Brokers, freight forwarders, shipper, associations, Intermodal marketing companies, and their
party logistics service providers can be available shipping options for a firm in the same way
that they give basic modes and Intermodal combinations can. The logistics executive must
determine the optimal combination of transport alternatives for his or her company.
In addition to the preceding alternatives, many companies find that other transport forms can
be used to distribute their products. Small package carriers. And parcel post are important
transporters of many time sensitive products. These companies use a combination of
transport modes, especially air. The U.S domestic air freight market consist of 60 percent
express, 25 percent passenger carriers, and 15 percent mail. The growth rate in this sector
has been robust, averaging about 10 percent a year.
Scheduling
With the increasing emphasis on supply chain management, more companies are exploring
the third party option. For some forms, dealing with one third-party form who will handle all or
more of their freight offers a number of advantages, including the management of information
by the third party, freeing the company from day to day interactions with carriers, and having
the third party oversee hundreds or even thousands of shipments. Activities such as freight
payment and dedicated contract carriage have been administered by third parties for many
years. However, additional transportation and logistics activities are being outsourced. In
some instances, some companies have outsourced large parts of their logistics operations to
their parties.
Brokers, freight forwarders, shipper, associations, Intermodal marketing companies, and their
party logistics service providers can be available shipping options for a firm in the same way
that they give basic modes and Intermodal combinations can. The logistics executive must
determine the optimal combination of transport alternatives for his or her company.
In addition to the preceding alternatives, many companies find that other transport forms can
be used to distribute their products. Small package carriers. And parcel post are important
transporters of many time sensitive products. These companies use a combination of
transport modes, especially air. The U.S domestic air freight market consist of 60 percent
express, 25 percent passenger carriers, and 15 percent mail. The growth rate in this sector
has been robust, averaging about 10 percent a year.
Scheduling
