Good News For 3PL’s In Europe
March 8, 2007 by Splatty
Filed under 3PL, Supply Chain Management
According to a research report from Analytiqa entitled, “Western European Logistics 2007″; the outsourced logistics market is expected to grow 33 percent over the next five years. However in order to take advantage of the growth, 3PL’s must align themselves more carefully with customers requirements and develop a greater knowledge of country specific market conditions.
As supply chains extend across Europe and around the globe, so managing those chains requires greater focus. Where a manufacturer or retailer once considered itself to have competency in managing the flow of goods within a country so today, managing the same flow across several countries, often under pressure from just-in-time processes, becomes that much more demanding.
Analytiqa forecasts significant growth in logistics spend in Western Europe over the next five years. For 3PLs to gain an increasing share of this market they must become more closely aligned to their customers and demonstrate greater understanding of the differences in both national cultures and regional market characteristics.
Logistics markets vary by just about every measure available – size, growth, supply chain complexity, outsourcing culture and sophistication. What works in the UK may not work for customers at present in Spain, whilst opportunities for 3PLs in Pharmaceutical markets are very different from those in the Automotive sector. source – Analytiqa and PRWEB
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