Difference Between 3PL and 4PL
Difference Between 3PL and 4PL: Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Outsourcing all or much of a company;s logistics operations to a specialized company. The term 3PL was first used in the early 1970s to identify intermodal marketing companies (IMCs) in transportation contracts. Up to that point, contracts for transportation had featured only two parties, the shipper and…