WHAT IS 4PL LOGISTICS?
Fourth-party logistics (4PL) is a service to make your life easier in terms of delegating the logistics arrangements to be handled by someone else. As a neutral logistics service provider Wiima manages the whole logistics process on customers’ behalf.
OUR 4PL PRODUCTS
Executes the logistics strategy
designed by the customer
Plans and executes the logistics strategy based on the strategic objectives given by the customer
HOW IT WORKS?
1. Customer provides strategic objectives for logistics that supports their core business
2. Wiima conducts As-Is study to research, document and analyze the current state of logistics in the organization to create the baseline for new logistics strategy
3. Wiima defines specific actions (tactics), roles & responsibilities and timeline to setup needed processes, systems, resources and network for accomplishing strategic objectives
4. Wiima allocates needed resources to execute, control and monitor logistics operations as per the logistics strategy
HOW DO WE SAVE YOUR MONEY?
DIRECT COST SAVINGS
Optimizing logistics spend
INDIRECT COST SAVINGS
Time-saving by freeing up organization’s resources from logistics management to core business
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SAVINGS
Improving lead-times, supply chain visibility and service level by developing material flows and related information and processes
In a nutshell
DIY or BUY?
Efficient supply chain management gives you competitive edge and sets you apart from your competitors.
Giving control to 4PL professionals will
• Decrease your freight spend and cost-to-serve
• Increase the amount of working hours available for your core business
• Bring flexibility and fast adaptation to changing market situations
The goal is to have integrated supply chain with centralized decision-making, LSP relationship management, and end-to-end visibility
DIY
• Own personnel
• Arranging Resource Back-Up
• Burden to build and maintain LSP network
• Lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility
• Own system (TMS)
• Acquire and retain knowledge to optimize
supply chain operations
BUY
• Personnel costs by utilization
• Sufficient resourcing guarantee
• Global +1000 LSP network
• Experienced team for logistics procurement
• State of the art logistics software (E2ESCV)
• Industry best-practices and insights for
supply chain optimization
