Challenges and Opportunities in 3PL Services Industry

Current Situation
Because of the marked increase of the international trading activities, the logistics services industry of Hong Kong has been developing in a very rapid rate. Apart from the fast growth of international trading activities, the integrated facilities of ports and the professionalism of the logistics providers are also the main reasons of the growth. As the supply chain environment change, logistics providers are not only for delivering goods and materials but also providing lots of value-add services to their customers as well as “door-to-door” services.

As there are varieties of demands and requirements from the customers, the third party logistics (3PL) services providers are facing different new challenges in their operating environment. Therefore, the supply chain visibility, supply chain collaboration and supply chain optimization are important issues for the services providers.

Besides, there are also lots of uncertainties and unexpected issues from customers, for example, last minute changes and last minute notifications. These situations always lead re-planning and re-arrangement, and it is very difficult for service providers to handle if the information system cannot support them in the decision making moment.

Our Solution
Our advanced supply chain solution for the 3PL services industry embedded with the Sense-and-Respond^® technology which can help the management and staff of services providers to "Sense" the exceptional issues and "Respond" in a close-loop mechanism. It can help the companies to increase the visibility and collaboration along the supply chain. It can also minimize the error, optimize the resources and shorten the lead time in the entire operations.

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