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Consumer Demand Helping Drive 3PL Industry Growth

Talking Logistics

The need for this next-gen technology has contributed to the significant growth of the 3PL market in recent years. But while 10-15 years ago shippers would engage with 3PLs simply as a means to access technology, that technology is much more ubiquitous and more readily accessible today.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters). Institute for Supply Management data indicated that growth in production, orders, and inventory slowed in January…January 2015 freight shipments were up 5.6 percent, the biggest decline since March 2009, after falling 1.0 percent in December.

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The Free TMS with Tim Higham

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to starting AscendTMS, Tim co-founded and ran a national 3PL, where he invited Palm Beach Capital LLC to become minority equity shareholder in July, 2009 in order to speed both internal growth and outside acquisitions. The 3PL grew yearly, including during the “great recession”, with load counts being the most robust ever.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. Connectivity and visibility has certainly increased by leaps and bounds over the last three decades. What are some of the lessons you learned in your career that you would like to share for others to learn from?

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2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

Supply Chain Movement

A substantial 2,342 industry executives provided usable responses to the survey, including users and nonusers of 3PL services as well as 3PL providers. Nearly three in five (58%) shippers are reducing or consolidating the number of 3PLs they use. Many 3PL-shipper relationships are not set up to support innovation.

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Top 10 Logistics Companies in India!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The company was founded in 2009, and since then, has been providing integrated logistics solutions across its vast global network that connects more than a hundred countries. They use technologies such as IoT-enabled systems, data integration, etc., Apollo LogiSolutions Limited. to provide dexterous solutions.

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