Third Party Logistics

UPS commissioned research with comScore for the second consecutive year on what elements of the online shopping customer experience drive brand preference, customer loyalty, and recommendations.

comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, and UPS released the second UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper™: A Customer Experience Study, a report analyzing e-commerce preferences including mobile trends, social media impact and the integrated buying experience of shopping in physical stores and online - also known as omnichannel retailing.

This report shows how a commitment to continuous improvement in logistics operations can provide value for companies and their customers.

Evolving economic conditions, rapidly changing global and industry dynamics and the maturing of the industry suggest the capabilities and uses of 3PLs have evolved considerably over the sixteen years of this study. To assess these changes, the study team uses four complementary channels of research.

Dr. C. John Langley initiated this study in the mid-nineties as to capture the evolution of the third-party logistics providers as they worked to transition from vendors of individual services to logistics partners offering integrated services and building meaningful, collaborative relationships with their customers. Today, seventeen years later, the capabilities of both shippers and 3PLs have improved significantly.

This report, “Delivering Tomorrow: Towards Sustainable Logistics,” is the second publication from Deutsche Post DHL to look to the future and follows the publication of the global Delphi study – “Delivering Tomorrow: Customer Needs in 2020 and Beyond” – last year. It focuses on what shapes not only the logistics industry, but decisively influences our common future.

Join us on our journey into the year 2050. What will influence everyday reality then? Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL: "Only those who think about alternatives can devise robust strategies."

The logistics company said enhancements include an expanded south ramp for additional wide-body aircraft, a new 180,000-square-foot sorting facility designed to accommodate larger express shipments as well and a facility wide information technology upgrade.

This report gives insight as to how providers cam maximize customer relationships from a 3PL contracting angle. It collates the survey responses of 3PLs, 4PLs and customers who use the services of both, to present a snapshot of their current perspectives on the industry.

Finding the right 3PL in today’s global marketplace involves looking beyond the provider’s “vision” statement. And there’s still an element of prognostication involved once a short list of the Top 50 has been whittled down.

Hours of Service (HOS) changes announced in December 2011 are scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2013. As this date gets closer, here is a summary of the impending changes: Within the 34 hour restart, a driver will only be able to use the restart once a week and Similarly, the 34 hour restart will need to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. time periods.

You make your business decisions on the best information you can. But it’s easy to be held back by assumptions that don’t always hold up. Busting the following two major myths and constituent assumptions will help you make the best decisions you can with regard to choosing a logistics company.

If your supply chain is going to involve a logistics company, properly vetting that company will determine whether or not your supply chain adds value or hobbles along. The tips in this article will give you a solid benchmark of what you should be looking for from a 3PL.

Since 1978, DAT has been recognized as the industry standard for quantity of loads and trucks and the quality of potential business partners to be found in the spot freight market. 68 million loads & trucks annually, 45 million found here first or nowhere else. Our brokers pay 4.5 days faster. 285,000 carriers monitored daily for insurance, authority and FMCSA safety ratings.

FORTE worked with Keen to identify key business drivers and success factors, peer distribution approach in their vertical and to develop a cost and risk assessment.

Nambe is known for its award-winning, hand-crafted designs in metal, crystal and porcelain, but needed FORTE’s expertise when hand-picking a best-in-class third-party-logistics (3PL) provider.

We understand that the automotive industry brings its own set of challenges. When it comes to freight solutions, you need a fast, reliable partner with a proven track record who will work for you 24/7.

Annual growth for the third-party logistics (3PL) market in 2013 is expected to be north of 6 percent, with much of current market activity centered around mergers and acquisitions, according to Evan Armstrong, president of supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates.

The automotive industry’s international combination of multi-company, multi-stage production means that stock has to get where it needs to be – on time, undamaged, and in the most cost-effective way possible.

ADS's cutting edge technology provides expert systems solutions implementation with complete materials handling equipment integration. ADS's in-house software specialists have designed a highly flexible system with robust tracking and waving capabilities.