The Impact of a Best-of-Breed WMS on 3PL Growth: 4 Real-World Examples
What can 3PLs achieve after WMS implementation? Read on to find out…
For a 3PL, a WMS needs to do much more than simply manage warehouse processes. It needs to ensure smooth onboarding of customers, manage different requirements, maintain operational performance and scale as demand grows.
These factors are particularly important when trying to decide on the best WMS for your 3PL business.
Rather than listing must-have features, this article looks at four real-world examples involving nyce.logic customers and the outcomes they achieved.
From faster customer onboarding at Vos Logistics to improved handling efficiency at Kjell & Company, scalable operations at Bonver Logistics and multi-client complexity at PostNord TPL, each story shows a different way the right WMS can support 3PL growth.
Want a teaser? Our experts have found that the value of a WMS isn't measured by the number of features it contains. It's measured by what its capabilities actually enable the operation to achieve - now and in the future.
1. Faster customer onboarding: Vos Logistics
The challenge
For a 3PL, winning a new customer is an exciting moment. But, it’s only the beginning of the process. Before that new customer can start generating operational revenue, the warehouse - and its IT architecture - needs to be configured and ready to meet their requirements.
Vos Logistics, a leading EU logistics services provider, was looking for a WMS to underpin its efficient warehouse processes, get customers up-and-running fast, and also lay the technological foundation for its future plans for automation and robotization.
Results with a best-of-breed WMS
Vos Logistics implemented nyce.logic WMS at various warehouses in Oss and Woerden in the Netherlands, marking a significant stride towards enhancing efficiency and optimizing warehouse operations.
The results speak for themselves:
The 3PL perspective
“As all nyce.logic services are pre-programmed in the software, we can onboard new customers with a few clicks, setting up a smooth warehousing operation within days, with or without value-added logistics or other requirements.”
- Toine van Gils, Managing Director Solutions, Vos Logistics
Key takeaway
For a growing 3PL, a WMS should make customer onboarding repeatable and adaptable, rather than turning every new customer into a bespoke technology project.
2. Improved operational performance: Kjell & Company
The challenge
As volumes grow, inefficient processes can quickly create pressure on capacity, labour and infrastructure. The unique challenge that 3PLs face is to increase throughput without a proportional increase in the resources needed to handle it.
Kjell & Company, a well-established Swedish retailer, was looking to improve the efficiency of its warehouse operation, increasing handling and picking performance while making better use of available space.
Results with a best-of-breed WMS
By combining nyce.logic WMS with its warehouse automation solution, Kjell & Company was able to significantly improve operational efficiency and make better use of its warehouse footprint.
After implementation, they realized game-changing results:
The 3PL perspective
“nyce.logic stood out as a strategic partner that, through its scalable SaaS WMS solution, would enable a new level of automation in our warehouse.”
- Daniel Karlsson, Logistics Manager, Kjell & Company
Key takeaway
For a growing 3PL, the right WMS can help unlock more capacity from existing warehouse space, equipment and resources - creating greater scope to handle increasing volumes.
3. Scaling to meet growing demand: Bonver Logistics
The challenge
Bonver Logistics was dealing with rapidly increasing online orders and rising customer expectations around speed, convenience and sustainability.
At the same time, the business needed to be able to onboard clients in days - rather than weeks or months.
For a growing 3PL, this challenge feels very familiar: how to increase capacity and take on new business without allowing manual processes, headcount and operational complexity to increase at the same rate?
Results with a best-of-breed WMS
Bonver Logistics used the automation and standardized workflow capabilities of nyce.logic WMS to support an operation designed to handle increasing demand.
This partnership has resulted in faster lead times, increased automation and capacity, improved employee satisfaction and strong operational scalability, with impressive metrics such as:
The 3PL perspective
"We work very closely with nyce.logic. We work as one team in order to improve our operations. So it feels more like a partnership than just an ordinary supplier- client relationship."
- Paul Svanfeldt, CEO Bonver Logistics
Key takeaway
A scalable WMS should provide a framework for increasing volumes and customers with ease.
4. Managing multi-client complexity: PostNord TPL
The challenge
A 3PL doesn't operate a single standard warehouse process. Different customers can have different workflows, services, requirements and SLAs. As the customer base grows, managing those differences can become increasingly complex.
PostNord TPL was experiencing this exact challenge: following a period of significant growth, as well as acquiring multiple new clients with varying needs, they needed to optimize their warehouse operations in order to keep pace with their expansion.
Results with a best-of-breed WMS
Rather than adapting its operation to the limitations of a standard warehouse system, PostNord TPL wanted technology capable of supporting its unique workflows.
PostNord TPL selected nyce.logic WMS due to its technical and operational strength. They saw the clear value of a system that enables dynamic scalability, has an intuitive user interface, and ensures speed and efficiency when adding new locations and clients to the system.
The 3PL perspective
“We wanted a Warehouse Management System that was tailor-made to suit a 3PL business and its unique workflows, instead of being adjusted to it.”
- Birgitta Haegerstrand, IT Manager, PostNord TPL
Key takeaway
A 3PL shouldn't have to reshape its operating model around its WMS. The technology should be flexible enough to support the complexity of multi-client operations.
What do these four examples tell us about the best WMS for 3PLs?
These four customer stories demonstrate different challenges, but they point towards a common set of requirements.
It’s important to remember there isn't one WMS that is objectively the best choice for every 3PL business. Instead, the best-fit WMS is the one that aligns with the organization's operating model and can support its growth plans - both today and in the future.
The 4 real-world examples covered in this article suggest that 3PLs should look for technology that can:
Key takeaway
A WMS can have extensive functionality and still be a poor fit for a particular 3PL. The more useful consideration is whether its capabilities translate into meaningful and measurable outcomes.
The best WMS for 3PLs is the one that drives growth
The four 3PL WMS experiences in this article demonstrate different ways a next-gen WMS can bring value:
- Vos Logistics shows how configurable technology can support faster customer onboarding
- Kjell & Company demonstrates how improvements in handling, picking and space utilization can create greater operational efficiency
- Bonver Logistics highlights the importance of scalable processes when order volumes and customer expectations are increasing
- PostNord TPL demonstrates why a WMS needs to accommodate the inherent complexity in multi-client 3PL operations
The common thread between all of them is that the value of a WMS is in whether it gives a 3PL the flexibility and control to respond to customers, maintain performance and grow.
Why nyce.logic WMS for 3PLs?
We’ve learnt what a best-of-breed WMS can enable in practice: faster onboarding, greater operational efficiency, scalable processes and better control of multi-client complexity.
nyce.logic WMS helps complex 3PL operations take control, scale efficiently and reduce dependency - through a flexible, no-code WMS designed for long-term success. The nyce.logic expert teams act as trusted advisors to their clients, helping logistics-driven businesses solve operational challenges and prepare for growth.
Built for growth
From simplifying customer onboarding and reducing time to market to supporting operations across multiple sites, nyce.logic WMS is designed to scale alongside the 3PL business.
Built for operational efficiency
The platform helps 3PLs plan, prioritize and execute warehouse tasks effectively, while making better use of storage space, equipment and workforce capacity. AI and machine learning capabilities can also be used to identify opportunities to optimize processes.
Built for for customer performance
Maintaining strong service levels is fundamental to retaining existing 3PL customers and winning new business. nyce.logic WMS supports the operational processes behind order accuracy, fill rates, cycle times and SLA performance.
Built for sustainable operations
By helping 3PLs make better use of warehouse space, equipment and resources, nyce.logic WMS supports progress towards sustainability commitments while also improving operational economics.
Built to scale
Whether the requirement is to support parcel or pallet operations, a single site or a large multi-site network, nyce.logic WMS is designed to provide a digital foundation that can keep pace with business growth.
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