Third-Party Logistics (3PL) — A company that handles the storage, packaging, and shipping of physical goods on behalf of another business. In a lab or diagnostics context, a 3PL partner manages the fulfillment side of testing — warehousing test kits, packaging them, and shipping them out to patients, providers, or clinics. Think of it like outsourcing your shipping and fulfillment operation to a specialist instead of managing it in-house.
See also: Kit, Kitting Status, Pick Pack & Ship, SKU, BOM, WMS
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