Archive for June 2015

The decision to outsource to a 3PL is driven by the consumer /customer of the business which drives service requirements. At a high level however, there are three main reasons to consider a 3PL. 1) FLEXIBILITY – Real Estate, Space, Labor, Systems, Transportation, Strategy all may need to be changed and a 3PL offers an…

MCREA attended the 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Conference last week in Chicago that was dedicated to the future of 3PLs and logistics. The conference was run by EFT (Eye For Transport). The forum brought together high level executives in logistics and their manufacturer and retailer supply chain counterparts. A few notable speakers included executives…