The results of the 15th annual 3PL Provider CEO Perspective,”presented at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Global Conference in Denver, CO, this week, offered few surprises for trends in the logistics industry. The survey of 39 3PL providers, conducted by Northeastern University’s College of Business Administration and sponsored by Penske Logistics, found that high fuel cost is keeping companies closer to home, “green”is still a hot topic, and the economy is slowing.
 
These are all issues that we here at MDM have been discussing over the past few months. (Read Editor Lindsay Young’s conversation with Dr. Barry Lawrence, director of the industrial distribution program at Texas A&M University, <a ...