Logistics Business Intelligence
By David Hannon -- Purchasing, 11/13/2008 7:00:00 AM
74%
3PL users that see personal relationships as the key to a successful 3PL relationship
Source: Cap Gemini, Georgia Tech survey on logistics outsourcing
WHAT IT MEANS:After relationships, it's contracts that 3PL users cite as most important in determining the success of a logistics outsourcing project.
$1.2B
Annual transportation spend of Kraft in U.S. and Canada
Source: Mike Cole, director of NA transportation at Kraft
WHAT IT MEANS: In a session at the recent CSCMP conference, Cole outlined Kraft's efforts to alter its routes and lanes so carriers would provide better rates on loop-based routes, which drivers prefer.
4.5%
Amount of trucking capacity lost through 1H08 bankruptcies
Source: Donald Broughton, Avondale Partners
WHAT IT MEANS: There have been 24,000 used trucks exported from the U.S. since 2007, which is capacity permanently removed from the U.S. market.
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