Need insights into how customers of third-party logistics services view logistics outsourcing practices, 3PL service offerings and capabilities, and the technology that enables extended supply chains?

For eleven consecutive years, Professor John Langley Jr., Ph.D., of the Georgia Institute of Technology, together with industry experts from Capgemini, DHL, and SAP, have conducted a wide-ranging study about the use of 3PL services in North America, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

SAP is pleased to offer midsize logistic service providers a free copy of the "11th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study." The study:

• Measures the development and growth of the 3PL industry across major industry segments and diverse regions around the world
• Summarizes the current use of 3PL services
• Identifies customer needs and how well 3PL providers are responding to those needs
• Reviews how customers select and manage 3PL providers
• Examines why customers outsource, or elect not to outsource, to 3PL providers
• Investigates leading trends to provide a strategic assessment of the future of the 3PL industry

To learn more about key trends and issues in 3PL industry – based on the perspectives of 3PL customers – register now for your copy of the study.

11th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study (PDF, 851 KB)