Powerful 3PL Software For Your Business

Strabo Partnered Logistics

Strabo Partners builds industry leading 3PL software to provide your third-party logistics business an end-to-end software solution. Strabo Partnered Logistics is a full service solution to give third-party logistics providers robust supply chain management software designed to increase output and streamline operations. Strabo’s industry leading cloud-based software is built to be the last warehouse management system needed.

Do you need?

3PL

Consignment

3rd Party Billing

Loss & Damage

VMI

Owner Transfer

Private Label

Co-Packer

Key Features of Strabo's 3PL Software

SPL adds the functionality to D365 needed for the Third-Party Logistics and Manufacturing industries.

Ownership Tracking

Track inventory ownership either at a summary level by warehouse or at the smallest detail inventory level.
Deep support for manufacturing ownership tracking throughout the process, including ownership tracking on both the bill of materials and finished goods.
Concise cost tracking for ownership change, keeping inventory valuation accurate.
Supports multiple costing methods.

Loss and Damage

Automatically take allowed breakage and loss transaction by transaction or on a time period basis.
Automatic or manual settlement of overages.
Multiple ways to settle discrepancies, including payments, billing, inventory replacement, and write-off.

3PL and Co-Packer Billing

Automatic billing for transactions in shipping, receiving, warehousing, and production.
Automatic billing for inventory storage.
Configurable billing periods, including immediate billing.
Accruals available to keep track of financials throughout the billing period and not just when the invoice is created.
Quick and highly configurable setup.

Detailed Historical Tracking

Know exactly how billing was created, linking all source transactions to the final invoice.
Accruals and summary transaction billing all easy to follow.
Reporting designed for your end customer.
Perfect for business intelligence reporting.

New Transactions Specific to 3PL

Introduction of delivery and receiving transactions designed to ship product not owned by your company.
No financials, pricing, payment terms, or other data that has no part of a shipping or receiving request from your customer.
Focus on simplicity and ease of data entry.
Use all of D365’s advanced warehousing functionality and features with the new transaction types.

Third Party Logistics

Modern 3PL

The Modern Third Party Logistics Company

In order to compete in the modern supply chain world, contract manufacturers and general 3PL businesses need to automate and innovate workflows wherever possible. With more third party warehouses coming online across the world than ever before, the competition continues to become fierce. While competing on pricing is critical, many manufacturers and brands are looking for a 3PL business they can trust to have robust order fulfillment, intelligent routing, and a trustworthy inventory management system ensuring product is in the right place at the right time.

With the continued meteoric rise of ecommerce, especially since 2020, brands are looking for fulfillment centers to partner with to ensure customer satisfaction. Today, the customer experience is everything for a brand; to compete as a 3PL having strong logistics operations is critical. There are several important questions to ask to stay competitive. “What is my ERP’s modernization strategy? What does my ERP’s warehouse management software look like? What am I doing to automate order fulfillment and provide my customers with real-time feeds to their data?"

Strong WMS

The Value of a Strong Warehouse Management System (WMS)

As a third-party logistics company, it is critical to have a strong warehouse management system or WMS for short. Strabo Partnered Logistics uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, a modern cloud-first SaaS ERP. By utilizing Dynamics 365, Partnered Logistics provides fulfillment operations end-to-end order management, robust invoicing and accounting, strong warehousing with mobile device support, and much more. With constant ecommerce activity, the order management lifecycle is an important piece of the WMS puzzle. There are many considerations when building out the order management and WMS strategy.

It is not just about ecommerce, order fulfillment requests come from brand contracts with big box retailers utilizing EDI as well. It is important to ensure the 3PL warehouse management system at least has a framework in place to support EDI. In nearly every implementation Strabo assists with, EDI is an important aspect of the implementation. Dynamics 365 maintains robust API support for smooth integration to outside platforms. Strabo Partnered Logistics powered by Dynamics 365 ensures, no matter the order source, the WMS and order fulfillment process remains smooth and efficient.

When shopping for 3PL software solutions, transportation management is an important consideration. During the pandemic and beyond, shipping costs continue to fluctuate and cause headaches for distributors and consumers alike. With Dynamics 365 and Strabo Partnered Logistics, configurable hooks into shipping platforms exist to provide real-time visibility into shipping costs and transit times. The TMS supports complex rating and routing rules for the most advanced scenarios in shipping. The advanced transportation management solution provides solutions for single stop and multi-stop routes for scalability.

To learn more about some of the excellent features around inventory management, warehouse operations, and more inside Dynamics 365 Supply Chain management, check out our page specifically about Dynamics 365!

3PL Billing

3PL Software Billing

Features in a 3PL WMS are important, but proper billing support is also crucial. Ensuring customers receive proper billing for storage, loss and damage, labor, manufacturing charges, etc make all the difference. Customers want complete visibility into what their inventory looks like, how much they are charged, and more. Strabo Partnered Logistics unlocks key features for 3PL businesses and contract manufacturers alike to provide a complete ecosystem around the 3PL and co-packing industry.

A key piece of third-party logistics software is support for multiple billing scenarios and complex rulesets. Strabo Partnered Logistics provides both 3PL and co-packers billing for all common transactions in shipping, receiving, warehousing, and production inside of Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Just like with TMS, highly configurable setup allows for billing periods, immediate billing, and automatic billing for inventory storage. This type of optimization allows 3PL and co-packing businesses to set billing based on brand or even SKU if needed. With these easy to configure rulesets, cost savings are near immediate with in-house billing customer service greatly reduced.

Since Strabo Partnered Logistics works in conjunction with the ERP’s inventory management software, loss and damage tracking is made simple. Users may configure the system to automatically take all allowed breakage and loss transaction by transaction or on a time period basis. Data entry on breakage is also highly configurable, users may settle discrepancies including payments, billing, inventory replacement, and write-off.

Automate and refine today

Now is the time to take steps towards a digital transformation unlocking the best 3PL wms features possible to take your business to the next level. Be sure to reach out to our team today to learn more about how Strabo Partnered Logistics will unlock the robust supply chain management solution you’ve been looking for!

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3PL Software Built Inside Microsoft Dynamics 365

Strabo Partnered Logistics

Managing third-party logistics is complex—especially when you rely on disconnected systems or manual processes. Strabo’s 3PL solution is built directly inside Microsoft Dynamics 365, giving you advanced warehousing, flexible billing, and multi-client inventory management without extra servers or integrations. It’s designed to streamline operations, reduce errors, and scale with your business—all while keeping everything in one familiar platform.

Key Features of Strabo's 3PL Software

Strabo Partnered Logistics adds the functionality to D365 needed for the Third-Party Logistics and Manufacturing industries.

Ownership Tracking

Track inventory ownership either at a summary level by warehouse or at the smallest detail inventory level.
Deep support for manufacturing ownership tracking throughout the process, including ownership tracking on both the bill of materials and finished goods.
Concise cost tracking for ownership change, keeping inventory valuation accurate.
Supports multiple costing methods.

Loss and Damage

Automatically take allowed breakage and loss transaction by transaction or on a time period basis.
Automatic or manual settlement of overages.
Multiple ways to settle discrepancies, including payments, billing, inventory replacement, and write-off.

3PL and Co-Packer Billing

Automatic billing for transactions in shipping, receiving, warehousing, and production.
Automatic billing for inventory storage.
Configurable billing periods, including immediate billing.
Accruals available to keep track of financials throughout the billing period and not just when the invoice is created.
Quick and highly configurable setup.

Detailed Historical Tracking

Know exactly how billing was created, linking all source transactions to the final invoice.
Accruals and summary transaction billing all easy to follow.
Reporting designed for your end customer.
Perfect for business intelligence reporting.

New Transactions Specific to 3PL

Introduction of delivery and receiving transactions designed to ship product not owned by your company.
No financials, pricing, payment terms, or other data that has no part of a shipping or receiving request from your customer.
Focus on simplicity and ease of data entry.
Use all of D365’s advanced warehousing functionality and features with the new transaction types.

Common 3PL Challenges We Help You Overcome

As 3PL operations grow more complex, teams need systems that deliver accuracy, visibility, and reliable performance across multiple clients. While Microsoft Dynamics 365 provides a strong foundation, high‑volume 3PL environments often require additional flexibility, automation, and control to operate efficiently.

3PL Solutions

Strabo enhances Dynamics 365 with tools that make 3PL operations smoother and easier to manage. Select a challenge from the dropdown to see how we help simplify and improve everyday logistics processes.

Common 3PL Challenges We Help You Overcome

Challenge 1: Manual Billing Complexity

The Problem: Billing for shipping, storage, and transfers often involves spreadsheets and manual reconciliation, leading to errors and delays.

The Solution: Our flexible billing engine automates these processes, ensuring accuracy and saving time.

Challenge 2: Limited Inventory Visibility

The Problem: Standard systems struggle with real-time tracking and mixed ownership scenarios, causing confusion and inefficiencies.

The Solution: Standard systems struggle with real-time tracking and mixed ownership scenarios, causing confusion and inefficiencies.

Challenge 3: Fragmented Systems

The Problem: Using separate tools for warehouse, billing, and reporting creates silos and slows operations.

The Solution: Built inside Microsoft Dynamics 365, Strabo unifies your processes without extra servers or integrations.

Challenge 4: Scaling Without Complexity

The Problem:
As your client base grows, manual processes and rigid systems can’t keep up.

The Solution:
Our solution scales seamlessly, maintaining efficiency and reducing operational overhead.

Challenge 5: Inaccurate Client Billing & Dispute Resolution

The Problem:
Without detailed tracking, billing disputes are common and time-consuming.

The Solution:
Strabo’s detailed audit trails and automated billing reduce disputes and improve client trust.

Challenge 6: Limited Access to Actionable Insights

The Problem:
Decision-making suffers when data is outdated or scattered across systems.

The Solution:
Dashboards and customizable KPIs provide up-to-date insights for smarter decisions.

How Strabo Works with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for 3PL

Microsoft Dynamics 365 gives 3PLs a solid ERP and warehouse management foundation. But third-party logistics operations come with their own set of challenges—supporting multiple clients, handling flexible billing models, and tracking inventory ownership across multiple warehouses.

Strabo extends Dynamics 365 with functionality built specifically for 3PL workflows. Because it runs directly inside Dynamics 365, you can continue using the system you already know while adding advanced warehousing features, configurable billing, and full visibility across every client—without the need for extra servers or complex integrations.

Capability	Microsoft Dynamics 365 (out‑of‑the‑box)	Strabo Partnered Logistics (SPL)
Platform & integration	Native Dynamics 365 ERP, standard modules	Built inside Dynamics 365; extends ERP with 3PL‑specific features (no extra servers)
Warehouse & inventory	Baseline warehouse/inventory management	Advanced warehousing for 3PL operations (e.g., configurable flows for receiving, transfers, storage)
Inventory ownership (multi‑client)	Primarily single‑ownership tracking	Mixed ownership across clients and SKUs; clear attribution and costing
Billing & invoicing	General billing capabilities	Flexible 3PL billing for shipping, storage, transfers; supports license plate/quantity, point‑in‑time and averaged storage
Automation & workflows	Standard process automation	3PL‑specific automation (billing generation, charge rules, ownership changes) to reduce manual reconciliation
Reporting & insights	Standard dashboards and reports	Dashboards and customizable KPIs aligned to 3PL activities and client projects
Auditability & dispute resolution	General transaction history	Detailed audit trails linking source warehouse transactions to final invoices for faster dispute resolution
Implementation overhead	Core ERP setup; add‑on work for deep 3PL needs	Coexists with ERP as system of record; no external bolt‑ons required for 3PL scope
Scalability (clients & sites)	Scales with ERP; customization often needed for complex 3PL growth	Designed to scale across multiple clients, warehouses, and billing models without adding complexity

Have Questions About Strabo's 3PL? We’ve Got You Covered

Need Help?

If you have an issue or question that requires immediate assistance give us a call at (720)408-4254 or contact us today.

How does Strabo handle inventory ownership changes?

We support both summary-level and detailed ownership tracking, allowing inventory to change ownership between you and your customers without disrupting costing or warehouse workflows.

Can Strabo support comingled inventory?

Yes — warehouse operations can be performed without picking by owner, enabling fully comingled inventory while maintaining accurate ownership and billing.

What 3PL billing models do you support?

We support billing for shipping, receiving, storage, transfers, and production with flexible rules such as quantity‑based billing, multi‑SKU handling, oversized license plates, load/shipment billing, and storage billed by point‑in‑time or average‑over‑time.

Do you support co‑packing or manufacturing within 3PL operations?

Yes — we support mixed‑ownership manufacturing workflows, allowing raw materials and finished goods to be owned by either you or your customers.

How does Strabo handle loss, breakage, or damage?

Loss and damage can be automatically settled through payments, billing adjustments, or inventory replacement, all with full transaction traceability.

Does Strabo support advanced warehousing features?

Absolutely — inbound and outbound controls, license plate tracking, cross‑docking, quality checks, mobile scanning, and paperless picking are all supported through Dynamics 365’s advanced warehousing.

What integrations are supported?

We support 3PL‑specific integrations including EDI, inventory sync, shipment updates, and eCommerce platform connections (BigCommerce, DynamicWeb, Shopify), all tied into Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Is the 3PL solution built directly inside Microsoft Dynamics 365?

Yes — all 3PL functionality runs natively inside Microsoft D365, giving you a single database, unified workflows, and no additional servers or middleware.

Do you support white label, private label, and co‑manufacturing models?

Yes — our system is built for blended environments where manufacturing, distribution, and 3PL overlap, making it ideal for white label, private label, and co‑manufacturing operations.

Does Strabo provide full historical transaction visibility?

Yes — every billing event, ownership change, warehouse transaction, and historical adjustment is logged with complete traceability for reporting and audits.

How flexible is your 3PL billing engine?

The billing engine supports recurring, manual, or automated billing with highly configurable rules for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing scenarios.

Can Strabo manage products that we don’t own?

Yes — shipping and receiving transactions are designed specifically for non‑owned inventory, making it easy to manage contract or customer‑owned goods.

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