Stord vs 3PL.pdf

Stord vs. 3PL Providers

Entering a new market can be a financial and operational burden. Sourcing new 3PL locations, negotiating long contracts, and constantly integrating with new software systems is a major hassle. Optimize your process and streamline your operations by partnering with Stord.

Cost

Stord

• Software
  Is typically under-market due to volume-based purchasing power and strategic nationwide relationships.

  Can price and launch in weeks.

• Integration
  Offers cloud-based software that delivers a single view across your own facilities with all facilities in our network for comprehensive visibility and streamlined operations management.

  Offers cloud-based software with no upfront integration requirements and the ability to integrate to Stord once via API or EDI with scalable access to our entire network.

• Contracts
  Manages the launch and training of each warehouse on your SLAs.

  Only requires you to sign one MSA to access our entire network, so you can contract your SLAs, insurance requirements, and more without more contracts.

• Commitment
  Offers flexible capacity commitments all the way through multi-year deals, aligning with the needs of the customer.

Expertise

The Other Guys

• Offer at-cost, opaque pricing structures.

• Take 4-6 months to find and onboard.

• Can only offer an on-site, local WMS, or may not use a WMS at all and manage inventory and orders by email, spreadsheet, or EDI.

• Offer manual operations or require a costly, time-consuming new integration for every additional supplier/sales channel and every additional warehouse location.

• Require dedicated onboarding that takes up your time and resources.

• Require a new and different contract at each facility, limiting speed to launch and adding complexity and risk.

• Require multi-year agreements and multi-month onboarding.

• Provide operational support, but can't guarantee additional assets like analytics or cost-saving exercises.