A third-party logistics provider (3PL) provides outsourced or third-party logistics services to companies for part or all of their distribution activities. Examples include DHL, DB Schenker Logistics, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, and FedEx.

Your firm needs to find a 3PL to handle its distribution efforts abroad. Your task is to locate two 3PLs online and address the following questions:

a. What logistical services does each firm provide?

b. What types of customers does each 3PL serve?

c. Where are their headquarters and branch offices located?

d. Based on the information provided, which of the two 3PLs would you most likely choose? Why? LOI1