3PL Links Online E-Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 1
Welcome to this our inaugural edition of 3PL Links Online. You're receiving this newsletter because you have expressed an interest in our services, or have been doing business with us, or one of our partners for some time now. We hope this newsletter will help to inform you not only about how our industry works, but how it is changing, and how we can help you to achieve your logistics requirements in a cost effective and efficient manner.
With this issue, and every following installment of 3PL Links Online, we are going to talk about current trends affecting our industry and we'll fill you in on how we have helped our clients meet their specific logistics needs. As you will see, our clients are quite unique, each with their own particular industry idiosyncrasies. At 3PL Links we pride ourselves on adapting to client requirements, no matter how unusual. You may recognize similar challenges facing your particular industry. I hope this newsletter will prove to be a useful resource for you.
For those of you who are not familiar with
3PL Links Inc. and what we do, we are a "non-asset" based 3rd Party Logistics company whose only business interest is to provide our clients with time and cost efficiencies that affect their bottom line.
If you have any questions or comments about our newsletter please do not hesitate to contact me directly at
wgrossi@3pllinks.com. We value your input and would welcome any ideas or suggestions for future topics of interest that might help you in your logistics requirements. Let's keep in touch.
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Sincerely, Walter Grossi, President
Case Studies
Wheelwright Group Inc.
In the construction industry onsite workflow is critical to profitability. John Scott, Vice president of the Wheelwright Group, Inc. says, "If you have crane operators and construction crews sitting around awaiting delivery of material, you're losing hundreds, even thousands of dollars per hour!" With 3PL Links' commitment to appropriate scheduling needs, this never happens.
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Solowave Design Inc.
Solowave Design, manufacturer of Big Backyard™ ready to assemble children's play centers located in Southern Ontario, needed to meet strict delivery commitments to retailers across North America. In 2004 Richard Boyer, Solowave Design's CEO opted for 3PL Links as their logistics provider of choice and has never looked back. "Not only did we realize a 15% reduction in freight spend in our first year, but we soon realized that we could never approach the level of expertise that 3PL Links brings to the table," says Richard Boyer.
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CNB Computers Inc.
CNB Computers Inc. is in an industry where a single percentage point can make or break profitability on any given transaction. When 3PL Links Inc. took over all of CNB Computers shipping needs, CNB saw a reduction in logistics costs by as much as 7-8%! "These numbers are huge," says Bony Chhabra, Managing Director at CNB, "and they help to make CNB Computers competitive in a very tough market."
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Industry News
The State of Logistics Outsourcing.
In their 12th annual study on logistics outsourcing, Capgemini, a leading technology and outsourcing consulting company, illustrate some emerging trends and some useful observations on the state of the third party logistics industry. More than 1,500 senior supply chain executives from 61 countries participated in the survey. A common observation amongst all participants was that "Logistics represents a strategic, competitive advantage for our company."
The most revealing statistic is that among companies that do not outsource logistics, nearly half are considering outsourcing at least part of their operation in the future. The reasons for this are simple. The majority of respondents who do outsource report cost savings that average 13% after outsourcing. These are significant numbers.
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Testimonials
"A lot of trucking company's can pick up and deliver a load, but few are willing to communicate opportunity, issue, or problems to the customer. Don [in dispatch] does an excellent job communicating any opportunity of an early pick up or any issue with a scheduled pick up."
Jim Glancy, Idexx Laboratories - Toronto, Ontario
Just For Laughs
"The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together in the form of furniture, finished, and put inside boxes."
Dave Barry, Humour Columnist
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