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Other considerations when looking at 3PLs include their reliability and security. During peak season, handling times of some 3PLs can really sag. Enquire whether the company you’re considering has guaranteed handling times. Probe about what happens if those guarantees are breached, and what their policy is for handling higher volume around the holidays. With regards to security, it’s imperative to understand what the 3PL in question does to minimize shrinkage. Product loss is a fact of life, but you want to be losing as little as possible. A pallet of goods every two months is simply unacceptable. If you do visit the organization’s warehouse (which we recommend doing), it’s much better to see a well-organized and tidy floor than a tangle of mismatched boxes everywhere and scattered pallets. A structured, uniform warehouse is much easier to monitor with surveillance cameras and other security measures. Employee theft is an unpleasant topic to broach with a third party logistics company, but it is an unfortunate fact of life. Knowing what measures a company has in place to deter and discover employee theft is an important piece of the puzzle for you to consider in your search for the best 3PL partner for your enterprise.

Another advantage that astute 3PL providers can offer is intelligence. Of course, the more a client succeeds, the greater the growth potential for the provider as well. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. To this end, the best 3PL providers provide business consultancy options, lending their clients insights into the practices and trends of industry leaders. In addition to this, some offer valuable feedback on orders and use that data to model demand going forward, especially in relation to periods of greater and lesser interest. Still others will leverage this data to conduct market research on your behalf, sharing their findings. They may even put their own network of experts and partners at your disposal so that you can potentially make connections that will be useful for your business’ development. Another manifestation of this can be networking events for clients and industry experts, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

How to Choose a Third Party Logistics Provider

ShipWizard is a premier 3PL service provider, specializing in e-commerce order fulfillment, secure and temperature-controlled warehousing, as well as returns management. We are proud to be an end-to-end fulfillment provider for customers in the nutraceutical, health & wellness, consumer electronics, pet care products and many other industries. Our FDA-registered cGMP-compliant warehouse makes us an ideal fulfillment partner for medical device and dietary supplement companies. With locations on the East Coast and West Coast, we can ensure 2 business-day order delivery to the majority of US customers. Above all, our ShipWizard Cares philosophy shines through every interaction with our clients, from onboarding to dedicated account management, to inventory inspection and beyond.

Just ask our clients what it’s like to do business with us. If you ask our clients what they like best about having ShipWizard as their fulfillment services partner, here are just some of the comments they would have:

• “It’s so easy to do business with your team!”
• “You are always able to do it how we need to have it done.”
• “Everything runs smoothly when your team is involved.”
  Service-oriented. “Your team always puts our team – and our customers – first.”
• “I know you have many 3PL and fulfillment clients, but you always make us feel like we are important.”
• Enormous value. “What we pay for your services pays for itself many times over with the savings, economies of scale and peace of mind.”

It may seem like there is a huge amount to investigate, and that no single 3PL company can possibly provide everything that you require. However, it’s important not to settle for something that you feel is going to overlook crucial aspects of your business’ plan for the future.