Third party warehousing refers to the outsourcing of all warehouse elements of a supply chain. Rather than owning or renting warehousing space and employing warehouse staff, a company can outsource to a third party warehouse partner.  This means that when the company receives an order, it will then be picked and packed by the warehousing partner before being picked up and transported by the next link in the supply chain. It takes an element of supply chain management out of the hands of businesses and places it in the hands of logistics professionals.