We can assist you with the decision as to whether to outsource or retain your logistics operations in-house. If deemed advantageous to outsource we can analyse the current situation, gather the relevant data required, identify potential partners, produce the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents, evaluate the responses, assist in short-listing and choosing a suitable partner. Finally, we can provide support with implementation and regular operational and strategic reviews. We can also assist you if you are contemplating a change in supplier.

Finally, we also provide support to 3PLs in completing ITTs.

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Production and management of ITTs (Invitations to Tender). These are also termed RFQs (Requests for Quotation) or RFP (Request for Proposals).

Outsourcing remains a hot topic within the supply chain arena as does should I change my current outsourcing partner?

Questions to be asked include:

  • Should I outsource?
  • Which 3PL will understand my business?
  • Which 3PL should I trust?
  • Which 3PL has the same culture as my company?
  • How good is my current 3PL and should I change?
  • What’s the difference between a 3PL and 4PL?

We can assist you with the decision as to whether to outsource or retain your logistics operations in-house. If it is deemed advantageous to outsource we can analyse your current situation, gather the relevant data, identify potential partners, produce the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents, evaluate the responses, assist in short-listing potential third parties and choosing a suitable partner.

Finally, we can provide support with implementation and regular operational and strategic reviews.

Our experience in third-party logistics over a number of years has given us the expertise required to enhance an outsourcing project.

We possess a comprehensive knowledge of the outsourcing market place which enables us to choose the most suitable 3PL companies to quote. We are able to get a full understanding of our clients’ business and produce the correct data for the 3PLs to utilise in their calculations.

Having elicited responses from the 3PLs we are able to produce decision tables, précis the responses and assist our clients choose the correct partner.

Having followed through the process we can assist with Service Level Agreements, implementation and ongoing reviews.

Gwynne Richards is a past Chairman of the CILTUK outsourcing and procurement forum and has written many articles and produced a number of surveys on the subject of in-sourcing and outsourcing.

He has recently co-authored a book on Logistics Outsourcing and produced a short training course.

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