Supplier, Piracicaba SP
Plant, Catalão GO
25,000 kg94.5 m³18 items
Updated today, 4:54 pm
The model
What is a 4PL operator
A 3PL runs one slice of logistics. A 4PL orchestrates the whole chain: it contracts, integrates and holds the other operators accountable on behalf of the shipper.
The ladder
From 1PL to 4PL, what changes is who answers for the whole
- 1PL
The company ships its own freight
Own fleet and own people. Every logistics problem becomes a production problem.
- 2PL
You hire transport
A carrier moves the load from one point to another. Coordination stays on your desk.
- 3PL
You outsource execution
An operator stores and moves. Each operator sees only its own slice of the chain.
- 4PL
ILC orchestrates the whole chain
ILC does not compete for freight with your carrier. It sits on your side of the table, integrates every link into a single management environment and answers for the result of the chain.
When 4PL pays off
- Several logistics providers and nobody with a view of the whole
- Chain information arrives by spreadsheet, e-mail and phone
- Material is missing on the line even with stock in the system
- You cannot compare your suppliers by a single criterion
- Logistics cost keeps growing and you cannot point to where
When you do not need it yet
- The operation is a single flow, simple and predictable
- You have one carrier and it serves you well
- Volume does not yet pay for a dedicated management structure
ILC says so in the first conversation. There is no interest in selling a structure your operation cannot sustain.
In practice
A 4PL only truly exists when there is a single panel
Coordinating without data is just a meeting. Web service integration puts supplier, carrier and industry looking at the same number, at the same time.
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Portal Integrator
Demand management, logistics tracking
702
Total orders
615
On time
87
Late
87.6%
On time pickup
Inbound Outbound Filter
Supplier, Indaiatuba SP
Distribution centre, Indaiatuba SP
995.6 kg7.79 m³60 items
Updated today, 10:47 am
Supplier, Hortolândia SP
Plant, Indaiatuba SP
18,045 kg15 m³30 items
Updated today, 3:56 pm
Supplier, Lorena SP
Plant, Indaiatuba SP
1,328 kg3.75 m³4 items
Updated today, 3:03 pm
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Illustration of the Portal Integrator demand management screen. Sample data.
Assessment
Find out whether your chain already calls for a 4PL
In one conversation ILC maps how many providers you manage, where information gets lost and what that costs.