CONTENTS JULY 2022 | VOL. 42 | NO. 7
130 NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, 3PLS DELIVER By the slice, or by the pie, shippers know that they get the exact supply chain and logistics support they knead from their 3PLs. Through thick and thin, third-party logistics companies are meeting new challenges with updated and expanded menus.
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152 PROJECT LOGISTICS: THE BASICS OF ANYTHING BUT BASIC
FEATURES 86 3PL PERSPECTIVES:
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MARKET RESEARCH REPORT How do 3PLs and shippers manage challenging market conditions and ongoing uncertainty? Our exclusive market research report takes a deep- dish dive into the dynamics of today’s logistics partnerships. 96 2022 TOP 100 3PL S Inbound Logistics’ annual Top 100 3PL Providers guide delivers the best third- party logistics companies for every pi-zza your supply chain and logistics READERS’ CHOICE: TOP 10 3PL EXCELLENCE AWARDS Inbound Logistics’ readers have dished it out. Here are the top 10 3PLs that made the cut, helping shippers roll with supply chain disruption and upheaval and providing supreme service and support in a pinch. operations. 119
Moving big, bulky, unconventional freight around the globe precisely and eectively in the face of myriad challenges is not for the faint of heart. Here’s how project logistics experts get it done. 160 E-COMMERCE: THE COMPLETE PACKAGE Two and a half years after the pandemic caused e-commerce to accelerate, packaging and shipping methods continue to evolve. There’s a lot to unpack, but one thing is clear: The most comprehensive packaging solutions meld both technology and sustainability .
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CALLING IN THE TROOPS The ingenuity of America’s fighting forces has been the deciding factor in the greatest challenges the world has ever seen. Could history’s best-trained military men and women provide the answers to the supply chain workforce challenges we face today?
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