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Third-party logistics (3PL) providers are a great resource for shippers trying to ease any potential capacity shortages, and are a great way to cover lanes that might be hard to fill otherwise. Here are six important points to bear in mind when choosing a 3PL provider to expand the reach of your shipping business.

As discussed in an earlier post, Google has entered the B2B supply segment-- but they weren’t the first. Today, we’re going to look at another internet giant, Amazon, whose Amazon Supply made a splash in April 2012, and has been continually raising eyebrows in the B2B supply chain industry.

Google Shopping for Suppliers is a new foray by the search giant into the B2B sourcing world. The beta version was rolled out two weeks ago, and is currently only open to electrical and electronics industries with no word on which industries are to be added next. The platform has been built to accommodate the unique aspects of online B2B selling that until this announcement has not been a significant target for Google and it’s online shopping tools.