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fourth-party logistics

noun

Etymology

After third-party logistics; coined by the Accenture consulting company.

Definitions

  1. A logistics operation that uses third-party logistics services on behalf of its…

    A logistics operation that uses third-party logistics services on behalf of its customers, rather than controlling a fleet of its own vehicles.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fourth-party logistics. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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