Third-Party Logistics and Distribution
Today’s Supply Chain
The globalization of trade and economics has opened vast new opportunities, and poses significant new hurdles, for companies in the transportation and distribution sector. Third-party logistics providers now often function as the critical link between cost- and efficiency-driven manufacturers and their customers, suppliers and partners the world over.
But 3PL providers must now deal with skyrocketing fuel costs and other cost pressures, the capacity demands of increasingly global supply chains, and the demands of customers who require near-perfect on-time delivery performance, greater supply chain visibility and increased logistical flexibility. Previous-generation supply chain systems worked well for a time, but today’s successful 3PL providers are adopting a proven, High Definition Enterprise approach to their operations.
A High Definition Approach to Logistics
The Clarity Suite of High Definition Enterprise Solutions™ is ideally suited to the needs of Third-Party Logistics and other distribution and transportation providers. The suite leverages advanced supply chain execution capabilities, advanced asset management capabilities, and continuous process and execution improvement. The result is an approach that allows logistics intensive firms to streamline their operations, improve customer service and satisfaction, and drive growth in both revenue and profits.
Xterprise delivers proven solutions for a growing spectrum of 3PL challenges, including:
- Product fulfillment
- Retail compliance
- Product integrity
- Supply chain execution
- Reusable transportation asset optimization
As a comprehensive solution, the Xterprise High Definition Enterprise approach incorporates automated, process-driven data capture systems, and an operating framework for connectivity, interoperability and RFID functions. Xterprise can help distribution, transport and 3PL firms manage process workflows, data, business rules and the user experience.
The solutions also incorporate a robust business intelligence suite that gives logistics firms a more complete, immediate and granular understanding of their regional and global operations. As a result, these crucial supply chain firms can make more informed and logical business decisions.
Xterprise Advantages
Designed for multi-stakeholder environments, the High Definition Enterprise approach can benefit distributors, shippers, buyers and 3PL providers. Supply chain companies can deploy Xterprise Clarity solutions to:
- See, track and account for inventory at every transit touch-point
- Increase product availability
- Eliminate latent, error-prone data from the supply chain
- Improve in-stock position
- Manage back room inventories
- Reduce friction between trading partners
- Better serve customers in the consumer goods, high tech, pharmaceutical and other industries
Xterprise clients in the distribution, transportation and Third Party Logistics sector include TNT, Kuehne + Nagel and Saddle Creek Corporation.