3PL

2012 3PL report and predictions show modest growth, little help from Washington.

Having something to base a wide amount of criteria in the 3PL sector can be challenging for shippers. The Gartner Group’s recent release of its Magic Quadrant for Global Third-Party Logistics Providers aims to help alleviate some of those challenges, which can help shippers to better understand 3PLs and their capabilities when evaluating and selecting a set of providers to meet their needs, according to Gartner.

Very narrow aisle racking and system-directed picking result in efficient storage, accurate inventories and virtually error-free picking.

Following a post-recession bump, third-party logistics providers are on track to stay flat through 2013.

Certification included an in-depth review of the business as well as a site inspection.

Study explores risk and mitigation, talent acquisition and concept of "X-shoring."

Lift truck fleet impresses with advanced ergonomics, reliability and battery life.

Acquisition adds 23 logistics centers in 11 European countries.

The merging of the complex web of healthcare with efficient logistics operations is one that comes with more than a few challenges.

HK Logistics introduces a new approach to the logistics of production, allowing manufacturers to more quickly and accurately deliver supplies and parts to the production line – and in turn – improve their competitive position and achieve a higher return on assets.

Data from supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates showed that total global third-party logistics (3PL) gross revenue in 2011 at $133.8 billion in 2011 was up 5.2 percent over 2010.

GMI Distribution implements a robust, on-demand warehouse management system to track inventory and provide its 3PL customers with 24/7 visibility into inventory and transactions.

Preferred Freezer Services takes materials handling automation to a new level in a New Jersey warehouse.

Preferred Freezer Services’s new facility maximizes throughput while minimizing labor and energy consumption.

While 2012 is expected to be a slow growth year overall for commercial real estate sector, a report from global commercial real estate company Grubb & Ellis Company cited how the logistics real estate market “has become the most resilient and dynamic segment of the overall U.S. industrial real estate market.