Cost center or differentiating factor? Many areas of the enterprise have difficulty answering this question. We know that many organizations traditionally view the supply chain as an area where money is spent, rather than as an area where revenue can actually be increased. However, just like the business itself, this attitude is constantly evolving.

Many things have changed, but some things have not changed. The trend we have noticed time and time again is lofty customer expectations. Not only that, we found that with the help of the Amazon effect, the standards customers expect the company to achieve will only increase. This means that your automated logistics process will have a huge opportunity to really help your company stand out, thereby increasing market share and profits.

In short, trusting a reliable logistics company (especially a 3PL partner) has many benefits. An excellent 3PL will fully understand the customer's end-to-end supply chain, including the demand cycle, transportation requirements and delivery requirements. The complete view enables 3PL to optimize load, identify efficiency, deal with volume fluctuations and reduce transportation costs. 3PL can be your strategic partner who continuously reviews transportation expenditure performance, provides greater visibility to customers' supply chains, and makes it easier to resolve unfavorable trends such as overspending, delays and other inefficiencies.

Great 3PL partners like ALS have developed processes to manage unpredictable fluctuations. Make sure there are appropriate safeguards to protect your business just in case. Perhaps the most important thing is that the right provider has a complete team to focus on your business. We can execute your strategy and use resources to achieve the best results without increasing recruitment and staffing costs.

All these factors together create real value for your organization. An effective and efficient supply chain can bring more satisfied customers. Satisfied customers become repeat customers-good for any company. Not only that, but ALS’s 3PL solution also means that you will have a continuous improvement roadmap (CIR) that guides daily strategies that align with your business goals. We provide improved features to make your work easier and increase the return on investment of supply chain investments.