Logistics Management - April 01, 2001
Cover Story
From 3PL to 3PI
In the Internet age, Sun Microsystems Inc. has taken its parts distribution into the virtual realm. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker last year closed two parts-distribution centers run by its third-party logistics (3PL) company. To replace the functions provided by those DCs, it then had the same 3PL take over management of an information network that tied its suppliers and 100-plus ...
In the Internet age, Sun Microsystems Inc. has taken its parts distribution into the virtual realm. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker last year closed two parts-distribution centers run by its third-party logistics (3PL) company. To replace the functions provided by those DCs, it then had the same 3PL take over management of an information network that tied its suppliers and 100-plus ...
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