What Are Logistics
What is the difference between a third party Logistics provider and a transportation/freight broker?
As I understand it, companies outsource their Logistics Activities to a 3PL provider which takes care of all of that clients logistics functions. But what is a transportation/freight broker? Are they just a company that will match a carrier with a shipper for the lowest price, but not necessarily take over the entire logistics process? Are they just a quick fix while a 3PL provider is a long term deal?
I do know that the Broker finds other carriers for the customer. It will most likely be a different carrier each time. I believe it depends on which carrier gets back to the broker first…where I work we use trucking brokers and trucking companies directly. I’m not sure how a 3rd Party Logistics provider works…sorry!
Question: What are the logistic of having textbooks in the library?
