by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn agent acts for a logistics company or principal under a contract or authority. Procurement must define what the agent may quote, book, sign, receive, amend and collect; which tariffs and commissions apply; and how the principal remains accountable for local...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRANLAŞMALI DEPO means a contracted warehouse serving one or more customers under an agreement. The commercial decision is not simply rent per pallet. Procurement must define custody, operating scope, system integration, inventory accuracy, security, insurance,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 23, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Freight Contracts & Carrier Selection, Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRA CARRIER assumes responsibility under a transport contract for moving cargo by road, rail, air, sea, inland waterway or a combination of modes. Procurement should qualify the legal entity, operating authority, equipment, capacity, subcontractors, insurance,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn agency tariff is a published or managed rate schedule used by an agent for one or more carriers; an agent acts for another party under authority. Procurement should document the mandate, rate source, fee, mark-up, conflict, data access, approval limit and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn AKTARMA MERKEZİ receives, briefly holds and transfers cargo between vehicles; AKTARMA is the physical unload-and-reload process. Procurement should define the handoff, scan, dwell, damage, custody, route and exception controls instead of buying an undefined...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Carrier, Forwarder & 3PL Governance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRADRES, ADRESLEME and address-level stock accuracy turn a warehouse into a controlled location system. Procurement should specify the identifier, physical label, scan event, master-data owner, exception process and cycle-count evidence before selecting a...
