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The Cold Chain is a Top Opportunity for Third-Party Logistics Providers

Logistics Viewpoints

The 26 th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study – sponsored by NTT Data, Penske, and Penn State – was released a week ago. The report is based on surveys of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers – there were 345 respondents – as well as interviews with subject matter experts.

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Highlights from the 26th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study

Consumer Goods Logistics

The Annual Third-Party Logistics Study has been published every year since 1996. It provides a yearly pulse on the state of logistics outsourcing, and the relationship between 3PLs and their customers. This article provides a high-level summary of the 2022 Third-Party Logistics Study results, based on our read.

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Fulfilling Big Bulky Small Parcels with Dusty Holcomb

The Logistics of Logistics

Dusty is the CEO of Red Stag Fulfillment is a third-party logistics (3PL) company based in Knoxville, Tennessee. About Dusty Holcomb Dusty Holcomb joined “The Herd” at Red Stag Fulfillment in May 2021. Dusty Holcomb and Joe Lynch discuss fulfilling big bulky small parcels.

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2021 Third-Party Logistics Warehouse Benchmark Report

Supply Chain Brain

The Third-Party Logistics Warehouse Benchmark Report provides insights on 30+ strategic topics ranging from growth opportunities, profitability, the labor shortage, warehouse space constraints, technology, success measurements, and more.

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Engineering Stability and Predictability into Your 2021 Routing Guide

Talking Logistics

Still dealing with uncertainty in 2020, supply chain and logistics professionals now face the tough challenge of planning for 2021. Despite market volatility, supply chain executives must develop their logistics plan and transportation budget for. Read more Engineering Stability and Predictability into Your 2021 Routing Guide.

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The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

Historically, brokers and 3PL (Third Party Logistics) firms, as a result of their safe relationships with corporate shippers, have intentionally kept pricing and discounts as abstract as possible to maintain a false sense of savings for the end user. SwanLeap was acquired by Transportation Insight HoldCo in November, 2021.

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2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

QAD

The Oxford Languages and Merriam-Webster dictionary folks have advanced “Vax/vaccine” as 2021’s word of the year, but we think it really should be “disruption.” 2021: A Year of Continued Disruption…for All Industries. Which were your biggest disruptions in 2021? Fragile planning and production processes.