Schneider leaves last-mile home delivery sector
Schneider National, Inc., a leading transportation and logistics services company in the U.S. has shut down its First to Final Mile Service
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Posted by Tom Ross-Joannou | Aug 6, 2019 | E-Commerce, News, Parcel |
Schneider National, Inc., a leading transportation and logistics services company in the U.S. has shut down its First to Final Mile Service
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1. Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
2. North American 3PL Growth…………………………………………………………………………….5
2.1 3PL Services Trends ……………………………………………………………………………….5
2.2 3PL Value-Added Services……………………………………………………………………….7
2.3 3PL Service Revenues Growth………………………………………………………………….8
2.4 Competitive Pressure ………………………………………………………………………………9
3. Key Consolidation Drivers – 3PL market ………………………………………………………….10
3.1 Globalization…………………………………………………………………………………………10
3.2 Technology and its Impact………………………………………………………………………11
3.2.1 Warehouse Solutions – RFID and Voice-Activated Technology ……………………………11
3.3 Emergence of cash rich logistics acquirers ………………………………………………..12
3.4 Emergence of Lead Logistics Providers…………………………………………………….12
3.5 4PL/LLP Trends and their Impact on the 3PL Industry…………………………………13
4. Trends in SCM while supporting 3PL……………………………………………………………….15
4.1 Supply Chain Offering…………………………………………………………………………….15
4.1.1 Service Network Optimization…………………………………………………………………………. 15
4.1.2 Global Visibility Across Companies …………………………………………………………………. 16
4.1.3 Collaborative Product Development Approach………………………………………………….. 16
4.1.4 3PL Players using IT to Redefine SCM……………………………………………………………. 17
4.1.5 Performance-Based Logistics, a mandatory standard………………………………………… 17
4.2 Increasing pressure on profit margins and measures…………………………………..17
5 3PL Round-Up 2003………………………………………………………………………………………19
6. Top 20 North American Logistics Companies……………………………………………………21
7. Top Market Players – A Brief Overview……………………………………………………………21
Exel ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
Ryder………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21
Schneider ………………………………………………………………………………………………….22
UPS Supply Chain Solutions ………………………………………………………………………..22
Danzas Management Ltd (DHL Danzas Air & Ocean) ………………………………………22
Penske ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..22
Caterpillar Logistics Services………………………………………………………………………..22
Tibbett & Britten Group………………………………………………………………………………..23
APL Logistics……………………………………………………………………………………………..23
Expeditors Int’l of Washington, Inc…………………………………………………………………23
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