Find out how an experienced 3PL warehouse provider will save you time, money, and provide you with the ability to focus on growing your business
Using a 3PL provider will save your company a wealth of time and money. Using a 3PL eliminates the need to invest in expensive warehouse space, technology, staff, waste, security, racking, forklifts etc. 3PL can also save you from making costly mistakes allowing you to focus on building your business with lower risk and higher returns.
The major benefit of choosing a 3PL provider is you only pay for what you use. Companies with seasonal periods can enjoy flexibility with your industries ups and downs, having the ability to take more or less space as you need it and only pay for what you use!!
Using 3PL allows your company to take advantage of the vast resource network that provides an advantage over in-house supply chain. 3PL can leverage relationships and volume discounts, which resulting in lower overheads and the fastest possible service.
Warehousing and distribution is all about the daily movement and tracking of thousands of items. Higher volume translates to higher risk for errors. Plan A Logistics uses state-of-the-art Warehouse management systems (WMS) which allows us to scan all incoming goods to ensure consignments are received correctly, every order is then electronically scanned out resulting in 100% correct orders. Plan A have the ability to offer real time online inventory management, allowing customers to not only see their stock, but also enter orders and automatically send these to our warehouse to complete.
When you supply a big retailer, it pays to do things their way. Plan A Logistics has EDI compatibilities so that your major customers can integrate directly into our warehouse system in order to streamline their ordering and fulfilment.
As your business grows this allows us to achieve substantial increased customer satisfaction by streamlining ordering, warehousing, logistics, replenishment, delivery and reporting.
Common EDI requirements include:
Plan A Logistics filled a critical niche as we progressed through a business start-up. Working to a tight schedule, they drafted a very sound contract perfect for the scale of our operation. The level of industry knowledge that they brought to the table gave us great confidence when deciding who to go with. Great bunch of guys!
Over the past 9 months Plan A Logistics has been an outstanding 3pl partner. They have maintained our required service excellence. Their willingness to adapt to our changes has been part of our success. We see ourselves continuing wth them for many years to come.
