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Classes 1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL

1PL (First Party Logistics or Self-Logistics)
As owners of goods themselves organize and implement Logistics activities to meet their own needs. These companies can own transport vehicles, factories, loading and unloading equipment and other resources including people to carry out logistics activities.
2PL (Second Party Logistics or Second Party Logistics Service)
This is a chain of service providers for single operation for logistics activities to meet the needs of goods owners but not integrated with logistics activities (only take one stage in the logistics chain) .2PL is the job manage traditional activities such as transportation, warehousing, customs procedures, payment, ....
3PL (Third-party logistics service provider or contract logistics)
It is on behalf of the goods owner to manage and implement logistics services for each department such as on behalf of the consignor to carry out the export procedures, provide delivery-transport and domestic transport documents or replace On the other hand, for importers to carry out customs clearance procedures and deliver goods to regulated destinations, ... 3PL includes many different services, incorporating the rotation, storage of goods, information processing, ... . 3PL is an activity performed by a logistics service provider on behalf of a customer based on contracts with a minimum of one year or other unusual request.
Using 3PL is hiring outside companies to carry out logistics activities, be it the entire logistics management process or just some selective operations.
Companies using 3PL and logistics service providers have a close relationship to share information, risks, and benefits under a long-term contract.
4PL (Provide fourth logistics or distribution chain logistics, or mainstream logistics provider-LPL)
This is the unified person, linking his resources, potentials and technical facilities with other organizations to design, build and operate logistics chain solutions.
4PL is the management and implementation of complex logistics activities such as resource management, control coordination center, architectural functions and integration of logistics activities.
4PL is related to 3PL and is developed on the 3PL platform but includes a broader field of operations, including 3PL operations, IT services, and business process management. 4PL is considered as a single point of contact, where the management, consolidation of all resources and monitoring of 3PL functions throughout the distribution chain are aimed at reaching global markets, strategic advantages. and lasting relationships.
5PL (Supply of fifth-party logistics services)
5PL is the type of e-commerce market service, including 3PLs and 4PLs that manage all stakeholders in the distribution chain on an e-commerce platform. The key to success of logistics service providers The fifth is systems (Order Management System (OMS), Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transport Management System (TMS), all of which are closely related in a unified system and information technology.
In short, we can remember as simple as this:
1PL: Logistics is self-sufficient, shippers provide logistics services by their own facilities.
2PL: Logistics is partly, goods owners rent 1 part of logistics services.
3PL: Logistics outsourced, logistics services provided by third parties, but alone.
4PL: Chain of logistics, fully provided logistics services, a "chain"
5PL: E-logistics, Logistics on e-commerce

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