any Saudi company or any Multinational company.

. What are 3PL firms?

2. Assess the reasons for using third party logistics service in Saudi Arabia? Using examples, Explain 3.Reasons why third party logistics arrangement are not always successful?

The Answer should be 2 pages in length plus the cover and appendices, with 1″ margins on all sides, double-spacing, and 12 point font. The cover of the answer should include title, course code and name, your full name, and your University id number.

The Answer must follow the outline points below:

3PL
Their Main functions
Any local example
Reasons with suitable Examples
Reference

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3PL Firms in Saudi Arabia

Over time, as manufacturing companies continue to grow and expand, getting their products to their consumers in the domestic and international market becomes more cumbersome. This is mainly attributed by the logistical hindrances that increase with the expansion of the business. For instance, usually, the transport regulations are subject to change and so is the fluctuation in the demand of the products. Consequently, unless the company’s primary focus is logistics, it’s very easy to operate on losses as the shipping process of the already manufactured products is expensive. As a result, for the company to maximize its competence in the production process, they outsource the Third-party logistics (3PL) to focus on the distribution of the products. Against that background, this paper, therefore, sets to extensively discuss more on the 3PL,

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