{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) Cold Chain","description":"Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) for cold chains is a supply chain model in which a single strategic coordinator takes over planning, management, and monitoring of all temperature-controlled processes on behalf of shippers and producers. The 4PL provider owns no vehicles or warehouses; it orchestrates multiple 3PL operators and technology platforms into a seamlessly supervised network covering chilled, frozen, and deep-frozen goods. Where a 3PL holds operational responsibility for specific functions","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/fourth-party-logistics-4pl-cold-chain","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T01:44:17.758682","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-party_logistics","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/fourth-party-logistics-4pl-cold-chain","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) Cold Chain · Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) for cold chains is a supply chain model in which a single strategic coordinator takes over planning, management, and monitoring of all temperature-controlled processes on behalf of shippers and producers. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-party_logistics"}