Food Logistics magazine names the top 100 technology and solution suppliers to the food industry. Nov/Dec 2010 issue.

2010 Third-Party Logistics Study

Significant uncertainty about the global economy continues to impact logistics spending and use of 3PLs. Respondents devote an average 11% of their companies’ sales revenues to logistics, and an average of 42% of that is directed to outsourcing of logistics services. That is 10 to 15 percentage points lower than in recent years, and may mean that on average, shippers were able to scale back their expenditures for 3PL services faster than they were able to scale back their total logistics expenditures. At the same time, 65% of shipper respondents report an increase in use of outsourced logistics services; these shippers may have increased outsourcing in comparison to insourcing, but their overall spend on 3PL s may have decreased due to a number of factors. Both shippers and 3PLs report some consolidation of 3PL usage.more ...