List of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Companies
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Individual approach, high quality of services, flexible tariff policy, strict observance of laws, reliability and safety are the main principles of MOLCOM's customer service. One of the key points that distinguishes MOLCOM from other companies operating in this market segment is customer focus. Each company usin ... read more about MOLCOM
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9991990Moscow, Russia -
We can transport any goods in any directions and carry out their customs clearance. But over 21 years ago, we chose a specialized business segment for ourselves and became the best on it. At the request of our customers and our own strategic settings, our target business segment is gradually expanding, but in ... read more about Proft Logistic
< $25/hr2 - 9Moscow, Russia -
We believe in keeping things simple. Even when they're not. Integrating every element of the supply chain is essential, but not enough to realize the competitive edge we provide. Matching Supply Chains We've evolved from Amway's supply chain company to a market-driven, customer centric service organiz ... read more about Amway Supply Chain Services
< $25/hr2 - 91989Budapest, Hungary -
VERTEX is a purely private, owner-managed Austrian company not affiliated with any group. From our many years of experience in the logistics sector, we know what our partners expect from us: Service of the highest quality, which are geared to the respective individual requirements and preferences. Our aim is to meet th ... read more about Vertex GmbH
< $25/hr2 - 9Kirchbichl, Austria -
Our company has been carrying out cargo transportation in Moscow and the Moscow region for over 15 years. During this time, we received many positive reviews from our customers and earned a reputation as a reliable assistant when moving and transporting goods. We strive to cooperate with us in a profitable and con ... read more about Gruz-Transport
< $25/hr2 - 92005Moscow, Russia -
BLG LOGISTICS is a seaport-oriented logistics services provider with an international network. The company’s more than 140-year history is a source of strength. Today, we have a presence in all the world’s growth markets, with over 100 locations and offices in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. We offer our ... read more about BLG LOGISTICS GROUP
< $25/hr10000+1877Bremen, Germany -
Mega-Logistics Zrt. Is one of Hungary's largest Hungarian privately owned facility management and construction companies. provides it. The staff of this Directorate has all the necessary licenses, permits, qualifications and years of experience, and hundreds of thousands of square meters of work done and const ... read more about Mega-Logistic
< $25/hr2 - 92018Budapest, Hungary -
If you know your customers, you also know what you have to do: Established and expanded in the Tyrol, AFS All Freight Systems, an owner-managed company, has always seen it as its task to be a partner to the regional economy. The day-to-day business of the independent logistics and forwarding company is focused on the r ... read more about AFS Logistic Solutions
$25 - $49/hr2 - 9Innsbruck, Austria -
Den Hartogh Logistics is one of the leading Logistics Service Providers. Our family-owned organisation was established in The Netherlands in 1920. As a bulk logistics service provider for the chemical, gas, polymer and food industry, we combine the best elements to create the optimal solution for each situation. Safety ... read more about Den Hartogh Logistics
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9991920Budapest, Hungary -
Pro Logistics Group - a company - a leading operator in Russia, engaged in international cargo transportation and guaranteeing a high level of services. PLGroup company has been operating in the global transport services market since the beginning of 2008. A universal system, flexible and competitive prices, ... read more about Pro logistics group
< $25/hr2 - 9Moscow, Russia -
When you think of import export, think of Limco Logistics, the trusted name for almost two decades. We are an International Freight and logistics service company and have been dedicated to serving the freight industry for quite a long time. Our headquarters are in the USA and we have branches in Moscow, ... read more about Limco Logistics
< $25/hr10 - 492004Moscow, Russia -
The values we follow are as important to us as the business itself. Our good reputation, the satisfaction of our customers and employees, the sustainable development of the whole society is all essential to our business. We have a sophisticated environmental strategy, we are engaged in a number of CSR activities (Corpo ... read more about HOPI
< $25/hr250 - 9992005Budapest, Hungary -
Servus Intralogistics is a subsidiary of the Austrian technology company Heron. Our passion is the development and production of customized Intralogistics systems with the intelligent ARC (autonomous robotic carrier). Servus helps customers to combine all in-house logistics in one optimal flow process – from g ... read more about Servus Intralogistics
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2492005Dornbirn, Austria -
Eurasia Logistics Ltd. was established in 1992 in Hungary as a subsidiary of Itochu Corporation, one of the largest general trading companies (SOGO SHOSHA) in Japan. Since the establishment of our company we have been providing comprehensive logistics services primarily to our partners in Central and Eastern Europe, in ... read more about Eurasia Logistics
< $25/hr2 - 91992Budapest, Hungary -
We transport assets. We link markets. We ensure the flow of goods across continents. Because transport and logistics are our world. We oversee all key order management tasks in order to give our clients top-quality service: transport, customs clearance, warehousing, picking and packing, and distribution. Our global ... read more about a. hartrodt
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9991887Budapest, Hungary -
Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) is the world's largest franchise company in shipping and corporate services. Through its network of Business Service Centers we make things easier for small and medium-sized companies, but also private individuals and larger companies by providing services and products in Pack & Ship, Grap ... read more about Mail Boxes
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9992018Budapest, Hungary -
Being founded a decade ago, TOS Group‘s headquarter is still situated in the heart of Europe in Vienna, where we started the company‘s growth. Today TOS activities cover the North-, Central- and Southeast-european area where TOS Group belongs to the leading independent liner agency companies in the regio ... read more about TransOcean Shipping
$25 - $49/hr2 - 9Vienna, Austria -
DM Hungary emerged from a students’ cooperative to a powerful flyer distribution company in the area of Budapest and the county Pest at the beginning of the nineties. The Pannon Lapok Társasága Kiadói Kft. purchased DM Hungary Lapterjesztő Kft. in 2005. (www.plt.hu) The Company Pa ... read more about DM Hungary
< $25/hr2 - 92005Budapest, Hungary -
In 1976, in the small town of Skuldelev in Denmark, ten owner-operated hauliers joined forces and founded DSV – De Sammensluttede Vognmænd (The Consolidated Hauliers). Since then, DSV has evolved to become a world-leading supplier of transport and logistics. Today, DSV provides and manages supply chain s ... read more about DSV
< $25/hr10000+1976Budapest, Hungary -
From supply to distribution, GEFCO provides global and integrated management and optimisation of the logistics chain for its industrial customers. Renowned for the reliability of its services, GEFCO has applied an acquired expertise to in automotive logistics - one of the most demanding sectors - in order to respond to ... read more about GEFCO
< $25/hr10000+1949Kyiv, Ukraine -
Bulung Logistics was established in 2012 in the city of Schwechat in Austria. Due to the investments in 2015 in Turkey, the company has received the C2 qualification certificate and is currently operating in Turkey with our own offices in Istanbul/Atasehir, Gaziantep, Adana as well as in Bulgaria-Sofia. As Bulung Logis ... read more about BULUNG LOGISTICS
$50 - $99/hr10 - 492012Vienna, Austria -
SUMY IS A GLOBAL ECO LOGISTICS SOLUTION DELIVERING PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE AND CONNECTING BUSINESSES FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD.
< $25/hr10 - 492013Brussels, Belgium -
Company began its existence in 1995 as an agent of a large international logistics provider. All these years we have successfully provided a full service in the international logistics forwarding of goods "from door to door" by any mode of transport. Our focus is the connection of all freight forwarding servi ... read more about NEXUS LOGIC
< $25/hr2 - 91995Kyiv, Ukraine -
ERTICO – ITS Europe was founded in 1991 at the initiative of 15 industry leaders and the European Commission to fill the gap between research and deployment of mobility services on roads. In the past two decades, ERTICO ran dozens of European projects, organised 38 ITS European and World Congresses, grew from 15 ... read more about Ertico
< $25/hr10 - 491991Brussels, Belgium -
Wholesale of consumer electronics | Import Export Visit out website, www.techomax.at, for a thorough introduction and more contact possibilities. We are an energetic team operating out of our office in the capital of Austria, Vienna. Techomax is a relatively new player in the field but was founded by people with ... read more about TECHOMAX
$25 - $49/hr2 - 92017Vienna, Austria -
MSF Supply is a cooperative company created in 1989. The Médecins Sans Frontières humanitarian procurement agency, it provides: delivery of medical equipment, logistics and drugs for all international purchases for MSF missions, quality assurance and warehousing.
< $25/hr50 - 2491989Brussels, Belgium -
The companies of the ZAMMLER group provide transport services in the field of automobile, sea, rail, air transportation, customs brokerage, as well as a full range of warehouse services. The ZAMMLER group includes 5 companies, which are represented by 12 offices. The companies are located in Europe and Asia. ... read more about ZAMMLER
< $25/hr250 - 9992007Kyiv, Ukraine -
Falcon is a UK national supplier of document management solutions. With over 20 years experience in the industry we understands the need to provide straight forward solutions and service. Falcon’s head office is in Tring, Hertfordshire, and we have a number of other offices throughout the UK. Our engineer remit c ... read more about Falcon
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2491993Vienna, Austria -
Broekman Logistics provides global logistics service solutions through international offices in the world. Our own offices are located in Western and Central Europe, South and East Asia. Our offices around the world work together intensively. Over the years we have built an extensive network of partners and a ... read more about Broekman Logistics
< $25/hr250 - 9991960Antwerpen, Belgium -
The company MEDICORE was founded in 2007. Nowadays it is one of the leading companies which provides a full complex of clinical logistics services for pharmaceutical, biotechnological and research companies conducting clinical trials around the world. MEDICORE has pharmaceutical depots in Ukraine and Latvia. We provide ... read more about MEDICORE
< $25/hr50 - 2492007Kyiv, Ukraine -
SMO Group head office is located in the UK. Its first operational facility opened in 2004 in Kiev, Ukraine, and quickly gained a reputation as the leading provider of logistics services for clinical trials in the country. Today SMO Group has a large and loyal clientele, ranging from start-ups to major international ... read more about SMO Group
< $25/hr50 - 2492004Kyiv, Ukraine -
For more than 25 years, the TKL Group has been specialized on temperature-controlled food logistics. Being an owner-managed Austrian service provider, we are not only market leader in our segment but most of all a long-standing and reliable partner for our customers and a fair employer to our staffs.
$25 - $49/hr2 - 9Vienna, Austria -
Ziegler Expo Logistics is part of the Ziegler Group, the European leader in transport and logistics. Since the Brussels Expo of 1958, Ziegler Expo Logistics has been the official forwarder and operator of the Parc des Expositions in Brussels. We are also at your service at Tour & Taxis and ... read more about Ziegler Expo Logistics
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9991908Brussels, Belgium -
FELB is specialized in transporting 40ft DV, 40ft HC and 20ft containers from the Far East (China, South Korea and Japan) to Russia/Europe and vice versa using the Trans-Siberian railway connection. Our clients can gain significant financial advantages from the short transit time of 14-22 days (depending on volume a ... read more about Far East Land Bridge
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2492007Vienna, Austria -
KTL Ukraine was created to provide various types of logistics services to its customers, both in Ukraine and around the world. We are specialists in the provision of any kind of container logistics services: air cargo dispatch from anywhere in the world, road and rail transportation, brokerage service, organiza ... read more about KTL Ukraine
< $25/hr250 - 9992013Kyiv, Ukraine -
We are a leading Belgian-based logistics provider with over 60 years of expertise in warehousing, transport and value-added logistics services. The combination of activities in all these areas enables us to provide you with integrated end-to-end logistic solutions. You see a problem, we come up with the soluti ... read more about WSC
< $25/hr2 - 9Grace-Hollogne, Belgium -
Transmetrics unlocks the power of Big Data and predictive analytics for cargo transport industry. Our products consist of data cleansing, advanced forecasting, predictive optimization and execution controlling modules to help companies optimize their operations. Transmetrics works with some of the leading logistic ... read more about Transmetrics
< $25/hr10 - 492013Sofia, Bulgaria -
Prime Cargo is an international forwarding company based in Kolding, Denmark. We offer shipping solutions to and from Denmark with thorough knowledge about Asia. Prime Cargo has a branch office in Copenhagen and its own offices in Goleniów, Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, Xiamen, Shenzhen and Nin ... read more about Prime Cargo
$150 - $199/hr50 - 2491998Copenhagen, Denmark -
KL KL Ukraine is an experienced logistics provider belonging to the international KL Group with headquarters in France. We have been operating in Ukraine since 2006, offering competitive logistics services for our Clients.
< $25/hr2 - 9Kyiv, Ukraine -
Rhenus is a worldwide logistics service provider. Turnover at the Rhenus Group tops € 5.1 billion, and Rhenus has business locations at more than 660 locations worldwide, where it employs 31,000 people. The Rhenus business areas manage complex supply chains and provide a wealth of innovative value-added ... read more about Rhenus Logistics Belgium
< $25/hr250 - 9991946Brussels, Belgium -
Expak Systems Oy helps wholesale and e-commerce businesses to solve their toughest supply chain challenges and deliver the right products in the right place at the right time. Expak puts supply and demand data into action with the built-in-best practices and through agile demand driven supply chain analytics. With ... read more about Expak Systems Oy
< $25/hr2 - 92008Helsinki, Finland -
GateDenmark is the common name for the many transport service and logistics companies located in and around Padborg transport center and in the rest of Aabenraa Municipality. GateDenmark is a leader in transport and logistics both on land and at sea. With its capacity and unique competencies, round-the-clock service ... read more about GateDenmark
< $25/hr10 - 49Fovling, Denmark -
At Scan Global Logistics, we exist to make the world a little less complicated. We are a global logistics organization with employees and partners all over the world. As well as our leading position in the Nordic market, our global transportation network enables us to reach even the most remote corners of the world.&nb ... read more about Scan Global Logistics
< $25/hr250 - 9992007Vantaa, Finland -
KWH Group Ltd is a family-owned company which manufactures and markets abrasives and water traps as well as offers freight forwarding and logistics services. We are based in Vaasa, Western Finland, Finland.
< $25/hr1,000 - 9,9991929Vaasa, Finland -
SOLUTIONS UNITED - Logistical commitment – our responsibility to you Welcome to the SHIP-LOG Group – welcome to innovation through logistics. SHIP-LOG is a European based provider of a variety of logistics services focusing on supply chain management, freight, inventory management and manufacturing consolid ... read more about SHIP-LOG
$50 - $99/hr10 - 492003Copenhagen, Denmark -
Providing logistics services on an international scale makes Polar Logistics Group very aware of its ecological responsibility. As an environmentally aware company, we are committed to protecting nature and maintaining a safe ecological environment. Our approach to reducing the environmental impact corresponds with ... read more about Polar Logistics
< $25/hr250 - 9992001Helsinki, Finland -
The SPEDMAN Global Logistics name originated in Sweden, where Spedman was established in 1983 as a local freight forwarding company.
< $25/hr50 - 2491986Stockholm, Sweden -
As a part of the Tschudi Group our roots date back to 1883. We are experts within project transports, rail, bulk liquid, chartering, beverage transports and forwarding. Our dedicated team of professionals are located in 10 different countries and always ready to quote for your next project!
< $25/hr10 - 492008Turku, Finland -
3p logistics group is recognized as the most innovative logistics company in the market with remarkable quality standard and competiveness. Company reaches out to the international markets with common purpose to build value for each and every costumer. 3p logistics is founded in 2005 in Denmark and has been growing sin ... read more about 3p logistics group
$100 - $149/hr250 - 9992005Fovling, Denmark -
Kuehne + Nagel Finland has approximately 190 employees in six locations: Vantaa, Helsinki, Tampere, Pori, Vaasa and Oulu. Our services include sea and air freight as well as road and rail transport. We also provide comprehensive logistics and forwarding solutions.
< $25/hr2 - 9Vantaa, Finland -
ACS are a UK based supply chain, logistics and freight forwarding company with investments across 3 continents, in 26 countries and with operations in over 100. Founded in 1963, ACS have grown to become the UK’s predominant international supply chain partner to the retail & consumer goods industries ... read more about Allport Cargo Services
< $25/hr2 - 91963London, United Kingdom
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Get a Personalized ShortlistWhat is Supply Chain Management?
The supply chain is the complete process of sourcing the raw elements required to create goods, its production to delivering said products or services to customers.
The goal of having an efficient supply chain management system is to improve the performance of the supply chain system. An accurate supply chain information enables manufacturers to manufacture and distribute the exact amount of merchandise required by customers. Supply chain systems aid manufacturers and retailers to manage excess inventory, which in turn reduces the cost of manufacturing, shipping, and storing unsold products.
What Are the Different Elements of Supply Chain Management?
There are six components of Supply chain management:
- Planning
- Sourcing
- Production
- Delivering
- Returning Goods
- Inventory
1. Planning
Before manufacturing, businesses need to formulate a plan and supervise all necessary resources to satisfy customers' demand for products or services. In the planning stage, logistics and supply chain management companies design an effective supply chain system and decide upon metrics in order to meet the enterprise's and customer's objectives.
2. Sourcing
Sourcing deals with the acquisition of raw materials and services required to manufacture the product. After subcontracting supply chain management companies, the supply chain managers focus on processes, such as ordering, managing inventory, authorizing payments, etc.
3. Production
Supply chain companies regulate the requirement of raw materials, manufacturing, quality assurance, packaging, and schedule delivery. Before the production begins, enterprises also calculate expected production output, worker productivity, and quality of the commodities.
4. Logistics:
It deals with scheduling delivery, coordinating customer orders, dispatching goods, invoicing, and payments. Businesses may outsource their logistics department or create their own delivery systems depending on their requirements and finances.
5. Returning Goods
The business needs to design a responsive and flexible shipping network to manage products returned by patrons. The commodities, at times, are returned, either due to it being defective, wrongly ordered, or currently not required by the clients. If the merchandise is faulty, it is reworked or scrapped. Whereas, if it is not required or incorrectly ordered by clients, the enterprise can store it in the warehouse for sale.
6. Inventory
A well-maintained inventory is crucial in supply chain management. It monitors the flow of goods from the manufacturing unit to warehouses to the point of sales/return. Based on the demand for the product, companies need to continually update the raw materials, ready goods as well as returned items.
What Is the Importance of Supply Chain Management?
There are several benefits to supply chain management:
1. Better Efficiency:
By integrating an efficient supply chain management system will assist businesses in predicting the demand for specific products. It is essential in fulfilling the requirements of the customers. Supply chain & logistics companies help clients adjust to the dynamic and fluctuating market, hence improving the efficiency rate.
2. Cost-Effective:
Supply chain management offers better cost management by maintaining the inventory system, stocking the finished goods as well as managing distributors and vendors. It is also vital in improving the system’s responsiveness to the customer’s requirements. This will subsequently reduce overall business expenditure.
3. Build Cooperation:
Supply chain management links up all the communicating points, such as production units, distribution units, vendors, etc. improving collaboration amongst them. It also gives organizations access to track the activities between the suppliers and distributors. This accelerates other tasks such as forecasts, reporting, order statuses, quotations, and other transportations plans in real-time.
4. Risk Mitigation:
Businesses need to assess risks and liabilities before investing in a plan. Logistics and supply chain management companies can predict favorable and unfavorable outcomes in order to avoid system failure. It also plays a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety, quality of the product, and maintaining relationships with different departments.
5. Enhanced Data Visibility:
Supply chain management helps display crucial data enabling decision-makers to make informed decisions. Several supply chain & logistics companies offer simplified reporting solutions to ensure that the managers can view and assess valuable data quickly and employ strategies to change the inputs that best match the business goals.
What Are the Benefits of Outsourcing Supply Chain Management?
Several companies opt to outsource various stages of supply chain logistics to third-party service providers to maximize the profitability of the business. Let’s explore some of the significant benefits of outsourcing supply chain solutions.
1. Focus on Core Business:
Supply chain & logistics companies can consume precious hours, which can otherwise be used for marketing, building customer relationships, and formulating new ideas. Since supply chain companies will oversee the supply and distribution, business owners can allocate more time to further strengthening the business. Hiring one of the top supply chain companies will allow your employees to focus on core tasks and be more productive, thereby helping the business in gaining long-term success.
2. Reduced operational cost:
Supply chain management demands extensive infrastructure, overhead, sampling, staffing, and other such costs. Therefore, it is more cost-effective to subcontract supply chain solutions to a reliable third-party instead of setting up an in-house system. The best supply chain companies use their in-depth knowledge and field expertise to reduce the overall expenses. They offer services such as procuring less expensive materials, inventory management, transportation optimization, etc. to control expenditure.
3. Scalability:
The best supply chain and logistics companies have access to high-end tools and technologies for managing the entire system in a better manner. This helps their clients to adapt to changing market trends and consumer preferences quickly. Moreover, by outsourcing, businesses can expand or downsize rapidly without worrying about other aspects, such as infrastructure or staffing constraints.
4. Better Resources:
Outsourcing supply chain logistics offers businesses access to highly skilled staff and advanced technology. Moreover, companies can judge the credibility of the service providers and hire multiple supply chain companies to get the best from each partner or select a single associate that matches their various criteria, such as location, budget, field expertise, etc.
5. Meet Customer Demand:
The outsourced logistics company is responsible for supplying the products required by customers. They will ensure that the raw material planning meets production schedules. The supply chain analysts are also capable of predicting any rise or fall in demand in order to run the production and distribution departments efficiently.
Which Are the Most Prominent Supply Chain Management Trends?
There are several technologies and trends is expected to affect supply chain management positively:
1. Robotic Automation:
Integrating robotic automation enables organizations to deploy smart bots to automate operational business processes. These tools are intelligent agents capable of performing repetitive tasks, eliminating human error, thereby reducing overhead. Robotic process automation allows easy integration of multiple software, systems, etc. used throughout the supply chain. RPA also results in faster turnaround helping build a successful business.
2. Cloud Platforms:
Integrating a cloud platform into supply chain management can centralize information while reducing cost and ensuring data security. Data serves as a crucial asset while dealing with supply chain and logistics services, and cloud solutions can ensure that the information is easily accessible by authorized personnel. Cloud platforms can accommodate inventory or warehouse management, manage transportations, orders, and demand forecasting, as well as supplier relationships. Cloud computing improves the entire supply chain by streamlining manual business operations to automated platforms.
3. Artificial Intelligence:
Integrating AI and machine learning can help businesses in enhancing supply chain analytics, demand forecasting, and predictive maintenance. Artificial Intelligence can improve different operations, such as Virtual Assistant, Data analysis, and software solutions, reducing human errors. Moreover, AI in logistics will lead to faster and more accurate shipping solutions. This reduces lead times as well as transportation and labor expenses.
4. Blockchain:
Blockchain technology ensures a permanent and tamper-proof account of the information that a cluster of computers manages. Since a single entity does not own it, every party can be sure of the integrity of the system. Blockchain guarantees the security of the data shared amongst the vendors, production teams, purchasing departments, sales, distribution as well as customers. The technology offers many advantages, including smart contracts to enhance transparency, authentication, and limit fraud.
5. Cybersecurity:
Companies must distinguish and manage the risk in their supply chain solutions in order to protect their interests as well as the interests of their clients and end-users. This can be guaranteed by implementing a fully tailored cybersecurity system. It further identifies the software security vulnerabilities in supply chain management systems and rectifies them to avoid substantial harm to the business.
Which Are Essential Supply Chain Services?
The following are the top 5 different types of supply chain management tools essential for optimizing the entire supply chain:
1. Shipping Services:
Shipping services offer real-time alerts to provide timely information on all freighting activities. Shipping companies enable purchasing and printing shipping labels right off the computer. The best shipping solutions can easily integrate with popular carriers to provide up-to-date shipping estimates. Moreover, businesses can receive a wide range of shipping alternatives, all at different velocities, from different shippers, offering various advantages.
2. Warehouse Management Services:
Warehouse management companies can aid businesses in determining how and where to store specific materials, products, and equipment to optimize the flow of the warehouse. These agencies have advanced warehousing tools offer several different features; some of the examples are:
- Floor Simulators - It allows users to create floor plans within the system.
- RFID Tagging - This offers real-time data on the inventory.
- Automatic Reordering - It ensures that the inventory is always up-to-date.
3. Fulfillment Services:
Fulfillment service automatizes the processes of data collection, decision-making, and monitoring changes in compliance requirements and integrating it properly into the whole system. Fulfillment companies also deal with compliance solutions to ensure that company-owners can make decisions dealing with the company’s legal and financial integrity. The major operations performed by compliance tools are:
- Internal audit
- Quality management
- Risk registers
- Finance and operations
- Regulatory compliance and reputation
4. Logistics Services:
Third-party logistics companies assist in creating route plans for shipments ensuring that correct carriers are selected. They further expedite shipments via better shipment planning and automate functions concerning paperwork and load planning. Logistics firms additionally suggest the best routes and monitor the status of drivers and vehicles while ensuring that the goods reach customers on time.
5. Freight Services:
Freight forwarder companies automate operations like data entry, billing, quoting, and other functions to increase efficiency, productivity, ultimately driving profit. Automation enables businesses to rapidly scale tasks to match the growth of the business accurately. A well-established freight agency offers tools capable of delivering flexible data analysis and visualization, allowing managers to make decisions best suited for the business. There are companies dealing with specific freight routes such as:
How to Shortlist Best Supply Chain Companies?
To help hire the right supply chain companies for your project, we have delineated the steps businesses must follow for the selection process:
1. Access Business Needs:
Before investing in a supply chain logistics company, it is imperative to comprehend the organization's needs. An efficient supply chain management system delivers numerous complex modules, enabling businesses to manage different business areas. These solutions may range from managing finances, production, inventory, shipping, purchasing, sales, etc. To receive the most benefits of the supply chain company, it is essential to list all the features required by the organization. Communicate with your employees to understand their daily tasks and the best functions that should be incorporated to accomplish explicit short-term and long-term goals concerning productivity, revenue, and customer service. Based on the data collection companies can easily select compliant supply chain partners.
2. Portfolio:
It is vital to understand the caliber of the selected logistics company to get the best services. Research about their past projects, how have they contributed to their prior clients, their expertise in tackling complex business problems, etc. This will allow you to assess the ability of the supply chain companies accurately. You may ask the service provider to give recommendations from previous customers as proof of their services. Business owners can also check out third-party reviews and rating platforms, such as GoodFirms, to better recognize the capabilities and vulnerabilities of the prospect vendor
3. Budget:
Before hiring a supply chain and logistics agency, the client must primarily assess their funds. You must evaluate your finances and prepare a budget outlining proper investments. Discuss and decide upon the amount you are compliant to pay and thus locate a firm that correlates with your prices. It is advisable to expect modifications in the budget as the top supply chain companies are better equipped in estimating the expenses required to accomplish the desired business goals. Ascertain that you receive quotations from multiple vendors before settling on the ideal partner.
4. Security:
While outsourcing to the best supply chain companies, inquire them about the security policies that they have established. Subsequently, examine the protocols regarding digital integrity and data authenticity. There are also other threats encountered by supply chain clients, such as inventory theft, smuggling, piracy, etc. A dedicated supply chain analyst constantly oversees the system in order to spot any such complex issues. Ask them their plan of actions to counter the potential risks concerning hacking or data tampering. It is advisable to ensure that the service provider regularly manages the cloud network and monitors access privileges.
5. Easy Integration:
Easy integration of the supply chain management system is an essential factor while incorporating a new solution. It is crucial to have instant access to any metric generated linking the business and the provider. The service provider must offer transparency by accurately reporting on business operations. Moreover, the solution must be easily adapted to existing business environments. Opt for a service provider who is capable of quickly implementing the supply chain management system.
GoodFirms Research Process:
GoodFirms evaluated the best supply chain companies based on three fundamental evaluation criteria, namely, Quality, Reliability, and Ability. This list allows service seekers to contemplate and determine the ideal partner for their business. The expert researchers at GoodFirms have scrutinized the characteristics offered by the supply chain logistics management and curated the logistics companies mentioned-above. The list is composed only after the thorough review of each participating agency on their portfolio, market discernment, domain expertise, as well as the flexibility of the solutions presented. These service providers are further assessed on the basis of the reviews offered by their prior clients.
GoodFirms always welcome new and established supply chain companies to expand our list. Hence, we would like to invite supply chain providers to participate and get listed in our Research segment by providing proof of their work.