How to Outsource to a 3PL

There are four principal steps in outsourcing to a 3PL:

Initiate Outsourcing

Decide if a strategic decision to outsource some or all of logistics operations makes sense for your company.
What pieces of supply chain to outsource.
What regions to outsource.
Decide if outsourcing will be a big bang or phased approach.
Do you want the 3PL to implement a clean-sheet network design, or keep existing design and require 3PL to hire your logistics employees?
The outsourcing initiative should be sponsored by an executive officer.
Assemble a multi-disciplinary outsourcing team: transportation, warehousing, manufacturing, customer service, IT, human resources, finance and legal.
Decide and define the scope of outsourced services and key 3PL attributes required to handle them.