Third-party logistics provider (3PL)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001926",
  "term": "Third-party logistics provider (3PL)",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "term_source": "Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL)",
  "definition": "An outsourced provider that manages and provides all or a significant part of an organization's warehousing and transportation needs. A 3PL provides under contract some or all of these functions: management of transportation; warehousing; transportation; inventory control; and order management. Companies that provide only trucking services or only warehousing services are not considered 3PLs.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/third-party-logistics-provider-3pl/"
}