Month-end billing per client is rebuilt by hand from memory and spreadsheets — slow and easy to undercharge.
3PL
You store and ship for other companies — every client’s goods, rules, and invoices are different.
The three biggest headaches
Client A’s cartons and Client B’s cartons look the same — one mix-up and you’re apologizing to both.
A client calls asking "where is my inventory?" and answering takes an hour of digging.
Recommended apps, in rollout order
- WMS · WarehousingPhone-guided receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, and counts — mistakes blocked at every step.
- YMS · Yard ManagementAppointments, gates, docks, and yard moves on one live board — no truck arrives unnoticed.
- TMS · Transport ManagementPlan, dispatch, track live, capture PODs, and reconcile freight — office and drivers in sync.
- OMS · Order ManagementOne place for every order: check live stock, promise wisely, ship, and handle returns.
A typical day
- 1
Morning: check today’s inbound appointments — dock doors assigned per client before trucks arrive.
- 2
Midday: receiving and putaway by client — every carton scanned into the right client’s location.
- 3
Afternoon: pick and pack per client’s rules, print their labels, hand off to outbound.
- 4
End of day: every receipt, pick, and storage day is already on each client’s billable activity.