Third-Party Logistics Services | Market, Trends, Growth | Suppliers Analysis

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Third-Party Logistics Services Procurement

Overview

Business practices within Third-Party Logistics Services market are heavily influenced by changing trends across the category as well as within the broader BPO Services market. Suppliers are increasingly offering a 'bundle' of services which is marketed as a cost saving option. The bundled offering often includes services that are not required by the buyer or are charged at a much higher rate than an A la carte option with another supplier.

New locations and vendors are emerging as cost effective suppliers of Third-Party Logistics Services, offering an opportunity to widen the supplier base and gain further negotiation leverage with incumbent suppliers.

Suppliers are introducing self-service tools such as virtual agents in their customer service ecosystem to reduce the time and costs incurred by customers to resolve an issue.

As a result, category managers need to closely monitor the Third-Party Logistics Services procurement trends and identify changes required in their procurement environment for the category.

Third-Party Logistics Services Procurement Best Practices

The report discusses in detail the best practices that have served well the category managers responsible for Third-Party Logistics Services procurement.

For example, There are increased exposure risks of confidential data such as product and service information, operations, and customer information when engaging a third-party supplier. Buyers must engage with suppliers that use encryption technologies, password protection, access control solutions, and proper training schedules to prevent possible information breach.

Cost saving opportunities may reduce exponentially in relation to the time left for current contract to expire or required timeline to start the engagement. Therefore sufficient interval should exist between initation of new procurement and expected start date of the new contract for Third-Party Logistics Services.

Investing in benchmarking studies help category managers improve their knowledge on market pricing or billing rates of suppliers by job role and function. This also allows them to save costs as well as negotiate better with service providers.

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Risks in Third-Party Logistics Services procurement

Third-Party Logistics Services procurement managers also need to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that can arise in the supply chain or contracts for Third-Party Logistics Services procurement. Some examples include:

Pricing terms in the contract could prove to be inadequate to safeguard the buyer from impact of a sudden increase in supplier's cost, often arising from a lack of clarity on scope of products or services to be delivered
When requirements of the buyers are not absolutely clear or usage patterns are not stable or predictable, suppliers often build in \"cost buffers\" for unforeseen risks due to a lack of complete understanding on buyer's requirements. This increases the risk of overspending on Third-Party Logistics Services
Suppliers may face a situation where they are unable to honor a contract in its entirety due to shortage of resources, finances or capabilities. While contractual terms safeguard buyers from the non-performance, their operations could still face massive disruptions due to suppliers' non-performance

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Who should read this report

The report is intended to serve as a one-stop reference guide for Third-Party Logistics Services procurement strategy and offers a perfect blend of category basics with deep-dive category data and insights. Therefore, it is ideal for category beginners looking for “Third-Party Logistics Services: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Third-Party Logistics Services procurement market.

You may have just initiated your research to design a winning Third-Party Logistics Services procurement strategy, or you may be a category expert looking for strategic insights and updated data.Either ways, the report has your requirements covered.

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Key questions on Third-Party Logistics Services procurement answered by this report

Procurement decisions can prove to be costly in the absence of careful deliberation and evaluation of every available option. In fact, more than 90% of the decision makers we work with acknowledge that timely availability of up-to-date category intelligence can help them make better purchasing decisions. More than 80% of them believe that in-house category intelligence needs to be updated periodically to achieve full benefits. If you have read so far, we are quite sure you agree!!

The Third-Party Logistics Services procurement report helps take more informed decisions by placing all the critical information and advice at the fingertips of a decision maker. It also specifically answers some of the key questions that we have been routinely asked during our industry outreach initiatives:

What is the spend potential in the Third-Party Logistics Services market?
What is the correct price to pay for Third-Party Logistics Services? What are the key trends and factors that influence current and future pricing?
Which selection criteria are the most important for Third-Party Logistics Services Suppliers Market?
Who are the top Third-Party Logistics Services suppliers? What are their cost structures?
Which negotiation levers can reduce Third-Party Logistics Services procurement cost ?
What are supplier margins in Third-Party Logistics Services market?
What are the best practices for Third-Party Logistics Services procurement and what are the potential risks?

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Third-Party Logistics Services Category Insights: What is inside

The Third-Party Logistics Services market report offers a complete picture of the supply market and analyzes the category from the perspective of both buyers and suppliers. Analysis of the category trends, procurement best practices, negotiation levers and overall category management strategy advisory are interspersed with in-depth data and commentary on spend outlook, pricing ecosystem and supplier landscape drilled down to a region-level coverage.

Data

A key highlight of this report is the in-depth outlook created on Third-Party Logistics Services procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Third-Party Logistics Services. A dedicated section to supplier profiles and evaluation helps decision makers cast a wider procurement net and identify gaps in existing relationships.

Insights

Along with specific category and supplier intelligence, the publication also includes curated insights on Third-Party Logistics Services market trends, price influencers and inherent risks. These insights help the decision makers prepare for market shaping trends in advance and create alternative strategies for changes in the market conditions.

Advisory

Additionally, the report also advises on the best practices and strategies to manage the Third-Party Logistics Services category efficiently. Negotiation levers and opportunities are explained in detail along with quantification of their potential. Benchmark KPIs for supplier and buyer performance management are also aggregated to better organize the category objectives. Other themes of advisory include ideal procurement organization structure, enablers to achieve KPIs or category objectives and ideal SLAs to have with suppliers.

Category Ecosystem

Buyer and supplier ecosystem
Competitiveness index
Buyer and supplier power
Threat of new entrants and substitutes

Global and Regional Sourcing Insights

Category spend
Spend growth
Dynamics
Opportunities

Pricing and Cost Analysis

Pricing outlook and data
Drivers of pricing
Cost structure and inputs cost
Total cost of ownership
Pricing models and margins

Cost Saving Opportunities & Negotiation Strategies

Buyer and supplier side levers
Quantified cost saving opportunities
Negotiation strategies and quantified outcome

Procurement Best Practices, Strategy and Enablers

Procurement excellence
Sustainability and innovation
KPIs and category enablers
Risk management and outsourcing

Vendor Analysis

RFx essentials and selection criteria
SLAs
Supplier evaluation metrics
Detailed supplier profiles

Our research is complex, but our reports are easy to digest. Quantitative analysis and exhaustive commentary is placed in an easy to read format that gives you an in-depth knowledge on the category without spending hours to figure out “what does it mean for my company?”

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Category Research Framework

SpendEdge presents a detailed picture of Third-Party Logistics Services procurement solutions by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key category influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.