{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"third-party logistics","description":"Third-party logistics (3PL) describes the outsourcing of logistics operations—warehousing, transportation, order fulfilment, and related services—to an external provider who manages these functions on the client's behalf. The 3PL provider does not own the goods; it supplies infrastructure, workforce, and process expertise to run defined segments of the supply chain. Services routinely include inbound freight management, storage, pick-and-pack, customs clearance, and returns handling. This model ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/third-party-logistics","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:41:13.092716","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_logistics","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/third-party-logistics","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"third-party logistics · Third-party logistics (3PL) describes the outsourcing of logistics operations—warehousing, transportation, order fulfilment, and related services—to an external provider who manages these functions on the client's behalf. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_logistics"}