Logistics Outsourcing

Top 25 Third-Party Logistics Providers: Bigger and Broader

May 1, 2005

The world's largest logistics service providers expand their offerings and continue to enlarge their businesses through acquisitions, geographic expansion, and organic growth, as well as good old-fashioned price increases.

Thinking Strategically About Outsourcing: 3PLs Can Do MuchMore Than Cut Costs

March 1, 2005

Logistics outsourcing started as a way to reduce overhead. But a new breed of relationships promises to help companies improve service and increase sales as well.

Vertical Solutions for Straight Up Supply Chain Performance

October 1, 2004

Thomas A. Foster

Application vendors and logistics providers are finally getting the message: Manufacturers and retailers want vertical solutions that focus tightly on their industry challenges.

Shippers Seek New Strategies for Managing Transportation Procurement

October 1, 2004

With capacity tightening, the pendulum has swung in carriers' direction. But there are still ways in which shippers can cut costs and assert control over transportation.

Important Trends in Logistics Support in Asia-Pacific Region

August 1, 2004

John Hafferty, UPS Supply Chain Solutions

Visionary's Dream of Penny-a-Minute Phone Calls in India Becomes a Reality

August 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Great vision inspires great effort, sometimes turning the improbable into life-changing reality. This is the story of one man's desire to bring reliable and inexpensive phone service to the people of India and the supply-chain effort that helped make it happen.

Ryder is Life of the Party for Bacardi U.S.A.

August 1, 2004

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Vocollect Walks the Talk for Burris Logistics

August 1, 2004

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The Trends Changing the Face of Logistics Outsourcing Worldwide

June 1, 2004

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Leading universities and other researchers reveal trends that show how 3PLs and their customers need a better understanding of each other's needs to build more successful relationships.

Top 25 Third-Party Logistics Providers Extend Their Global Reach

May 1, 2004

Thomas A. Foster and Richard Armstrong

An elite group of just 25 3PLs increasingly dominate logistics outsourcing around the world, and that is just how their customers like it. This closed club promises to become even more exclusive in the years ahead as acquisitions concentrate the power among fewer but larger 3PLs.

Logistics Outsourcing

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding logistics outsourcing and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before using third party logistics providers (3PLs). New technologies that provide information during shipments are transforming the way companies work with these providers - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As 3PL services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using logistics outsourcing solutions to power their supply chains.