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logistics service provider

Last updated: 15 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistikdienstleister

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A logistics service provider takes on supply-chain tasks on behalf of shippers, retailers, and manufacturers: transportation, warehousing, order picking, packaging, and value-added services such as cross-docking or labeling. Large operators work as 3PL or 4PL providers, coordinating complex, multi-tier supply chains across modes and borders; smaller companies concentrate on specific modules such as long-haul road transport or groupage distribution. The key distinction from a freight forwarder lies in scope: a logistics service provider frequently assumes responsibility for inventory management and handling cycles, not merely shipment arrangement.

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