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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

Blog on Log

According to a 2005 survey, CEOs of 3PL companies operating in Asia-Pacific expected 17% average business growth over the upcoming three years. Good luck in all of your 2007 endeavors! Achieving Strategic Outsourcing Unfortunately, only a few 3PL companies achieve strategic status with their customers. More later this January!

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C-TPAT Survey - Be careful what you ask for.

Blog on Log

C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. CBP turned to the University of Virginia to help design and conduct the survey. government to secure their international supply chains?

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

2007: The first iPhone is released By Apple. Our recent survey of the American public’s opinion on manufacturing reveals that throughout one of the most turbulent periods in US economic history, they have maintained remarkably consistent views, year after year, on the importance of manufacturing. Click the image below to make larger.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. They have been both reducing their energy usage and investing in alternative fuels. Lately they have upped their game and many have in place ambitious goals for 2020.

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E-Commerce Sales Continue to Grow, Changing Trucking Operations

Penske Move Ahead

between 2007 and 2016 compared to 4.4% A survey by Morning Consult taken between April 7 and April 9 found that 24% of the 2,200 respondents said they wouldn't feel comfortable shopping in a mall for more than six months. ATRI said this has changed equipment requirements. Registrations for single-unit trucks grew by 7.8%

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Returns grow with e-commerce, reach 10% of sales

247 Customs Broker

The figure was the same in 2017 after more than a decade of relative stasis in the high single digits, according to surveys and data from the National Retail Federation and Appriss. billion in 2007 to $369 billion […]. Dive Brief: About 10% of merchandise sold in the U.S. 2018 was returned. Returns have grown from $171.4