OUR STRATEGY

Initially, logistics is relatively simple, in that the shipping company operates within its own service without using third parties. The actual manufacturer is thus active in a second business field as a freight forwarder.

In the second party logistics (2PL) concept, peripheral activities of the shipping industry such as warehousing and transportation are transferred to service providers. This means that the services previously performed in-house are taken over by a freight forwarder.

The classic third party logistics (3PL) provider is an outsourcing partner that can take on a variety of functions. This ranges from taking over all transport tasks, to taking over warehouse functions or contract logistics within the framework of supply chain management.

A fourth party logistics (4PL) provider coordinates and combines the services offered by various logistics service providers. The concrete task is to take over the control and integration function within the supply chain and to increase the efficiency without using their own resources.

Fifth party logistics (5PL) providers offer a fully integrated logistics solution for the entire supply chain. To manage this it requires full insight into the supply chain in real time based on the use of technology. The 5PL provider needs to control the entire supply chain regardless of how many different service providers are involved.

Sixth party logistics (6PL) is still largely theoretical, however it is evident that it can take over the transport industry. This model consists of solutions generated by artificial intelligence. It takes previous transport patterns into account and provides real time suggestions on when to start producing or restocking goods. Combined with autonomous vehicles and robots this might make the transport industry extremely efficient in the future.