Retailers and manufacturers increasingly rely on third party logistics (3PL) providers to handle international transport of their products. This strategy enables companies to both reduce distribution costs and mitigate risk of damage or spoilage.

However, this has the unintended consequence of increasing risk of unknowns or unexpected costs. Dependence on an increasing number of suppliers makes it difficult to monitor their performance without automated metrics.

This eBook provides a list of potential problem areas to monitor for the hidden impacts of supplier non-compliance on your transportation and logistics costs. It also suggests solutions to increase supplier compliance and improve your supply chain’s resiliency.