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The recently released 2014 Third-Party Logistics Study shows that 3PL continues to increase in popularity as an alternative to insourced logistics for many shippers. Produced by Capgemini with the participation of industry and educational companies and institutions, including Penske Logistics, Penn State University and the International Warehouse Logistics Association, the 2014 report is the 18th…
Product ‘distribution’ and ‘distribution channels’ may be one of the more misunderstood aspects of business today. At a basic level, distribution can be considered the physical distribution of your products to a point at which your customers can take possession of them. On another level, distribution is a larger proposition, incorporating sales channels and inventory….
If you don’t already outsource some or all of your supply chain to a third-party logistics (3PL) company, making the move can seem like a big step full of doubt and uncertainty. As your business grows, you create and nurture your supply chain to best meet the requirements of your business and its customers. Your…
Companies have been using third parties to take care of many of the logistics of doing business, particularly in transportation, for hundreds of years. But 3PL (third-party logistics) as a formal discipline has only been around for a few decades. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the numbers. For an industry that didn’t…
You need only take a quick look at the numbers to see how popular ecommerce has become, both with consumers and e-retailers. Consumer ecommerce purchases eclipsed a trillion dollars in 2012 and are expected to grow in the healthy double-digits at least through 2017. (emarketer.com) Meanwhile, the number of ecommerce businesses grows at a similar…