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We all have known the terms "3rd party logistic providers" & "4th party logistics providers" but have came across terms "5th & 6th party logistics" ?‎

 

Answer added by  Deleted user
10 years ago

Dear Muhammad,   I have not heard about5PL or6PL and honestly do not know any company using5th or6th party logistics.  Seems like a made up fancy name :). I am also wonde ... See More

 

Answer added by  Gharib Mohsen, Lecturer in Supply Chain Department, College of International Transport & Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
10 years ago

Hello Mahmoud,I try to search about5th PL and6th PL and didn't find any academic articles refer these terms. Also I search in CPIM and CSCP new courses (2014) and ca ... See More

 

Answer added by  Ahmed Abdel Khalek, Operational Excellence Manager, Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt
10 years ago

Dear All,My understanding about these terms can be simply explained by this example:Toyota has its own LSP and its supplier DENSO has its own LSP, by this we have already ... See More

 

Answer added by  Muhammad Shoaibullah Khan - CSCP, CSCM, Head of Supply Chain, Bays International (pvt) Ltd
10 years ago

I have came across this term during my certification of CSCP , im am sure that these terms do exist , it is a matter of finding industry in which this function is being p ... See More

 

Answer added by  Elias Pereira, Business Project Manager, EATON FZE
10 years ago

Hello Muhammad I agree with Tahir, it does not make sense to add more stake holders into the process. However in my experience, so far, I have not come across anything ab ... See More