Are You Up to Date on the 11th Annual Third Party Logistics Study?   Great insights for 3PL executives When we find information that provides important insights about our industry, we like to share it with our valued clients and key contacts. We highly recommend that you learn all about the annual 3PL study published by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Capgemini, along with SAP and DHL.   Convenient learning is a click away Logistics Management recently published a good article that highlights the major trends discovered in this year’s study which is based on a survey of 1,430 logistics and supply chain executives. We highly recommend this article and here’s the link for easy access. http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6386792.html?industry=3PL&industryid=2028   A few Zethcon perspectives We are not surprised to see the “emergence of China” appear as a major trend.  We’ve made the investment to be in China this year and have gained significant experience in operational effectiveness. We’ll be very happy to share our own experience with you, so get in touch with us if China is in your business plans.  We've gained experience and insights you may find very useful.     We are also not surprised to see the “IT is more important than ever …and … we’re less satisfied than ever with IT” headline. Making our 3PL client’s IT a competitive weapon in the highly competitive marketplace is our core business. We are working on several new and innovative ways to ensure that IT plays a very effective role in helping our clients to build bigger and better businesses. Ask us about these new initiatives; we have lot’s of great experience and ideas to share.   What did you think about the highlights of the study in the article?  Was it useful to you?  Be in touch and let us know what you think.   Chris Oechsel, President chris@zethcon.com