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How to Choose a 3PL Provider: 7 Steps, Quotes and Red Flags

How to choose a 3PL provider in 7 steps: build a data pack, compare quotes on cost per order, check location, score providers, pilot, read the contract.

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The 7 steps

Decide What You Are Outsourcing and Why
Build a Data Pack Every Provider Quotes From
Build a Longlist That Fits Your Profile
Compare 3PL Quotes on Cost per Order, Not Headline Rates
Check Location Against Where Your Customers Are
Score the Shortlist
Visit, Call References and Run a Pilot

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