The 2010 3PL Study found that while economic uncertainty continues to impact logistics spending and 3PL use, shippers still view logistics and supply chain management as critical to business success. Shippers devote an average of 11% of sales to logistics and outsource around 42% of those costs to 3PLs, which is lower than in recent years. Sixty-five percent of shippers report increasing 3PL use, though some are also insourcing activities or consolidating 3PL providers. Most shippers have used 3PLs for many years, and the relationships generally help shippers achieve service, cost, and customer satisfaction goals during volatile times.
2010 Third-Party Logistics: Results and Findings of the 15th Annual StudyCapgemini Media
Discovering and exploring 3PL trends, issues and opportunities is the overall objective of the 2010 Third-Party Logistics Study. A web-based survey, desk research, focus interviews and workshops provide a well-rounded, diverse sampling of attitudes, ideas and results experienced by 3PL users, non-users and 3PL providers. Each year the study results also suggest trends that warrant closer examination. Included in the 2010 study are special topic reports on total landed cost, life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods. The study also provides some perspectives on what shippers and 3PLs are doing to improve and enhance their businesses and their business relationships.
http://3plstudy.com
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2010 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, based
on research conducted in mid-2010, examines the
current state of the global market for 3PL services, and
explores in depth issues surrounding total landed cost
calculation. The report also considers supply chain
issues, including the role of 3PL s in two vertical markets,
Life Sciences and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.
Understanding the digitized value chain: Transport logistics research insight...Vivien Cheong
1. Current Levels of digitalization in transport logistics
2. How to improve the level of digitalization
3. Answering your needs with predictive analytics
McKinsey Sağlık Tedarik Zinciriyle, FMCG Tedarik Zinciri karşılaştırıyor. Sağlık Tedarik Zincirindeki iyileştirme fırsatına ve toplumsal boyutuna dikkat çekiyor.
Tahmin ve internet tabanlı kolaylaştırmaya dayalı bir çalışma. Haiti' de elektrik kesintileri, internet erişim kesintileri, İngilizce - Fransızca - yerel dil, düşük eğitim profili, ada olmaktan kaynaklanan lojistik zorluk, fakirlik, kolera salgını,... engellere rağmen iyileşme sağlanmış.
2010 Third-Party Logistics: Results and Findings of the 15th Annual StudyCapgemini Media
Discovering and exploring 3PL trends, issues and opportunities is the overall objective of the 2010 Third-Party Logistics Study. A web-based survey, desk research, focus interviews and workshops provide a well-rounded, diverse sampling of attitudes, ideas and results experienced by 3PL users, non-users and 3PL providers. Each year the study results also suggest trends that warrant closer examination. Included in the 2010 study are special topic reports on total landed cost, life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods. The study also provides some perspectives on what shippers and 3PLs are doing to improve and enhance their businesses and their business relationships.
http://3plstudy.com
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2010 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, based
on research conducted in mid-2010, examines the
current state of the global market for 3PL services, and
explores in depth issues surrounding total landed cost
calculation. The report also considers supply chain
issues, including the role of 3PL s in two vertical markets,
Life Sciences and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.
Understanding the digitized value chain: Transport logistics research insight...Vivien Cheong
1. Current Levels of digitalization in transport logistics
2. How to improve the level of digitalization
3. Answering your needs with predictive analytics
McKinsey Sağlık Tedarik Zinciriyle, FMCG Tedarik Zinciri karşılaştırıyor. Sağlık Tedarik Zincirindeki iyileştirme fırsatına ve toplumsal boyutuna dikkat çekiyor.
Tahmin ve internet tabanlı kolaylaştırmaya dayalı bir çalışma. Haiti' de elektrik kesintileri, internet erişim kesintileri, İngilizce - Fransızca - yerel dil, düşük eğitim profili, ada olmaktan kaynaklanan lojistik zorluk, fakirlik, kolera salgını,... engellere rağmen iyileşme sağlanmış.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2013 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
The success of the third-party logistics
industry is evident in the generally high
marks given to 3PLs by respondents
to a survey as part of the 2013 17th
Annual Third Party Logistics Study,
which identifies trends and explores
how both 3PLs and shippers are using
these relationships to improve and
enhance their businesses and supply
chains. A substantial 2,342 industry
executives provided usable responses
to the survey, including users and nonusers
of 3PL services as well as 3PL
providers.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2008 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings from the 2008
13th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study,
which tracks the opinions and experiences
of users of third-party logistics (3PL) services
across the globe.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2014 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
In the 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive
overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Both parties view them as being successful, and
shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 11%,
average inventory cost reduction of 6%, and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 23%.
Shippers agree that 3PLs provide new and innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness, and
that they are sufficiently agile and flexible to accommodate future business needs and challenges.
Despite ongoing churn in shipper-3PL relationships, in general shippers are increasing their use
of outsourced logistics services, and shippers and 3PLs are now about equally satisfied (70% and
69%, respectively) with the openness, transparency and good communication in their relationships.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2009 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings from the 2009
Fourteenth Annual Third-Party Logistics
Study, conducted in mid-2009. This study
examines the state of the global market
for 3PL services and explores key issues
affecting the industry: economic volatility,
the IT capability gap and the challenges of
supply chain orchestration.
2010 Third-Party Logistics: Results and Findings of the 15th Annual StudyCapgemini
This screencast provides a short overview of the results and findings from the 15th annual Third-Party Logistics Study, sponsored by Capgemini, Georgia Tech and Panalpina. Discovering and exploring 3PL trends, issues and opportunities is the overall objective of the study. A web-based survey, desk research, focus interviews and workshops provide a well-rounded, diverse sampling of attitudes, ideas and results experienced by 3PL users, non-users and 3PL providers. Included in the 2010 study are special topic reports on total landed cost, life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods.
http://www.3plstudy.com
The 2017 21st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study shows that shippers and their third-party logistics providers continue to move away from primarily transactional relationships and toward meaningful partnerships. Since the study began 21 years ago, researchers have seen the continued improvement in the strategic nature of relationships between shippers and third-party logistics providers.
This year’s survey suggests 3PLs and their customers continue to improve the quality of their relationships. Both parties—91% of 3PL users and 97% of 3PL providers—reported that their relationships are successful and that their work is yielding positive results.
The 2016 20th Annual Third Party Logistics Study shows continued collaborative and positive relationships between shippers and third-party logistics providers, which have been developing since the study began 20 years ago. This year’s survey suggests 3PLs and their customers are becoming more proficient at what they do, individually as well as together, which is improving the quality of their relationships. Both parties—93% of 3PL users and 94% of 3PL providers—reported that their relationships are successful and that their work is yielding positive results.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2012 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings
of the 2012 16th Annual Third-
Party Logistics Study, based
on research conducted in
mid-2011. In addition to documenting
the ongoing evolution
of the third-party logistics
market, this year’s report also
takes a close-up look at three
special topics:
–– The logistics of operating in
emerging markets
–– The unique challenges facing
the electronics supply chain
––For the first time in the
study’s history, the report
considers the implications of
talent in the supply chain and
in shipper-3PL relationships
Effective with this report, we
are branding each Annual 3PL
Study in terms of its first full
year of circulation following
the report’s annual October
release. Therefore, this report
constitutes the 2012 3PL Study.
In the 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. The Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains, was influenced by industry executives and experts from around the world.
COVID-19 heightened chronic challenges within the global healthcare industry. It became a catalyst amid fierce competition and tight regulations for health providers and payers to focus on digital health, cybersecurity, patient data transparency, and a variety of customer-centric and operational enhancements. As a result, we found the 2022 trendline pointing to improvements in access and quality of care.
Healthcare challenges such as optimizing the cost of care while simultaneously enabling personalized interventions and consumer-friendly shoppable services are long-standing − but, historically, the industry has been slow to react.
Read our Top Trends 2022 report to examine the lingering ramifications of the pandemic, responses from medical and insurance organizations, and the worldwide impact of ever-changing regulatory standards and mandates.
A combination of factors − the pandemic, catastrophic weather events, evolving policyholder expectations, and insurers’ drive for operational efficiency and future relevance − are sparking P&C industry changes.
In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, the most strategic insurers are building resilient, crisis-proof enterprises poised to take advantage of emerging and future business opportunities. They are leveraging advanced data analytics and novel technologies to assure agility and achieve positive revenue and customer satisfaction outcomes. Competitive advantage will hinge on accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market. Therefore, win-win partnerships and embedded services with InsurTechs and other ecosystem players are critical.
Read Capgemini’s Top P&C Insurance Trends 2022 for a glimpse at the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers are undertaking to boost customer-centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future-readiness.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2013 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
The success of the third-party logistics
industry is evident in the generally high
marks given to 3PLs by respondents
to a survey as part of the 2013 17th
Annual Third Party Logistics Study,
which identifies trends and explores
how both 3PLs and shippers are using
these relationships to improve and
enhance their businesses and supply
chains. A substantial 2,342 industry
executives provided usable responses
to the survey, including users and nonusers
of 3PL services as well as 3PL
providers.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2008 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings from the 2008
13th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study,
which tracks the opinions and experiences
of users of third-party logistics (3PL) services
across the globe.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2014 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
In the 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive
overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Both parties view them as being successful, and
shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 11%,
average inventory cost reduction of 6%, and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 23%.
Shippers agree that 3PLs provide new and innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness, and
that they are sufficiently agile and flexible to accommodate future business needs and challenges.
Despite ongoing churn in shipper-3PL relationships, in general shippers are increasing their use
of outsourced logistics services, and shippers and 3PLs are now about equally satisfied (70% and
69%, respectively) with the openness, transparency and good communication in their relationships.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2009 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings from the 2009
Fourteenth Annual Third-Party Logistics
Study, conducted in mid-2009. This study
examines the state of the global market
for 3PL services and explores key issues
affecting the industry: economic volatility,
the IT capability gap and the challenges of
supply chain orchestration.
2010 Third-Party Logistics: Results and Findings of the 15th Annual StudyCapgemini
This screencast provides a short overview of the results and findings from the 15th annual Third-Party Logistics Study, sponsored by Capgemini, Georgia Tech and Panalpina. Discovering and exploring 3PL trends, issues and opportunities is the overall objective of the study. A web-based survey, desk research, focus interviews and workshops provide a well-rounded, diverse sampling of attitudes, ideas and results experienced by 3PL users, non-users and 3PL providers. Included in the 2010 study are special topic reports on total landed cost, life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods.
http://www.3plstudy.com
The 2017 21st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study shows that shippers and their third-party logistics providers continue to move away from primarily transactional relationships and toward meaningful partnerships. Since the study began 21 years ago, researchers have seen the continued improvement in the strategic nature of relationships between shippers and third-party logistics providers.
This year’s survey suggests 3PLs and their customers continue to improve the quality of their relationships. Both parties—91% of 3PL users and 97% of 3PL providers—reported that their relationships are successful and that their work is yielding positive results.
The 2016 20th Annual Third Party Logistics Study shows continued collaborative and positive relationships between shippers and third-party logistics providers, which have been developing since the study began 20 years ago. This year’s survey suggests 3PLs and their customers are becoming more proficient at what they do, individually as well as together, which is improving the quality of their relationships. Both parties—93% of 3PL users and 94% of 3PL providers—reported that their relationships are successful and that their work is yielding positive results.
The State of Logistics Outsourcing; 2012 Third Party Logistics StudyDennis Wereldsma
This report presents findings
of the 2012 16th Annual Third-
Party Logistics Study, based
on research conducted in
mid-2011. In addition to documenting
the ongoing evolution
of the third-party logistics
market, this year’s report also
takes a close-up look at three
special topics:
–– The logistics of operating in
emerging markets
–– The unique challenges facing
the electronics supply chain
––For the first time in the
study’s history, the report
considers the implications of
talent in the supply chain and
in shipper-3PL relationships
Effective with this report, we
are branding each Annual 3PL
Study in terms of its first full
year of circulation following
the report’s annual October
release. Therefore, this report
constitutes the 2012 3PL Study.
In the 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. The Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains, was influenced by industry executives and experts from around the world.
COVID-19 heightened chronic challenges within the global healthcare industry. It became a catalyst amid fierce competition and tight regulations for health providers and payers to focus on digital health, cybersecurity, patient data transparency, and a variety of customer-centric and operational enhancements. As a result, we found the 2022 trendline pointing to improvements in access and quality of care.
Healthcare challenges such as optimizing the cost of care while simultaneously enabling personalized interventions and consumer-friendly shoppable services are long-standing − but, historically, the industry has been slow to react.
Read our Top Trends 2022 report to examine the lingering ramifications of the pandemic, responses from medical and insurance organizations, and the worldwide impact of ever-changing regulatory standards and mandates.
A combination of factors − the pandemic, catastrophic weather events, evolving policyholder expectations, and insurers’ drive for operational efficiency and future relevance − are sparking P&C industry changes.
In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, the most strategic insurers are building resilient, crisis-proof enterprises poised to take advantage of emerging and future business opportunities. They are leveraging advanced data analytics and novel technologies to assure agility and achieve positive revenue and customer satisfaction outcomes. Competitive advantage will hinge on accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market. Therefore, win-win partnerships and embedded services with InsurTechs and other ecosystem players are critical.
Read Capgemini’s Top P&C Insurance Trends 2022 for a glimpse at the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers are undertaking to boost customer-centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future-readiness.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the commercial banking sector as they shift to technology high gear to boost client efficiency and battle a volatile, uncertain, competitive, and evolving landscape.
First, it was retail banking. Now, advanced technology is shifting to – and disrupting − the commercial banking space. Many commercial banks, known for paperwork, red tape, and branch dependency, were unprepared to support clients during their post-COVID-19 ramp-up. But now, the digital pivot to new mindsets, partnerships, and processes is in overdrive.
As commercial banks grapple with competition from FinTechs, BigTechs, and alternative lenders, their inability
to fulfill SME demands and pandemic after-shocks necessitates transformative process changes and a move
to experiential, sustainable, and inclusive banking models. We expect banks to strive to meet the demands
of corporate clients and SMEs by digitally transforming critical workflows and improving client experience.
Additionally, incremental process improvements in the middle and back-office that leverage intelligent
automation will keep the competition at bay because engaged clients are loyal.
Adopting newer methods to mine data and moving to as-a-Service models will prepare commercial banks
to flexibly respond to newcomers and find ways to co-exist through effective collaboration. The time has come for commercial banks to put transformation on the fast track as lending losses in wallet and market share could spill over to other functions!
How incumbents react and respond to 2022 trends could determine their relevancy and resiliency in the years ahead.
The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the payments industry undergo a facelift, sparked by novel approaches from new-age players, fostered by industry consolidation, and customers’ demand for end-to-end experience. Crossing the threshold, the industry is entering a new era – Payments 4.X, where payments are embedded and invisible, and an enabling function to provide frictionless customer experience. As customers make a permanent shift to next-gen payment methods, Digital IDs are critical for a seamless payment experience. The B2B payments segment is witnessing rapid digitization. BigTechs, PayTechs, and industry newcomers are ready to jump in with newfangled solutions to help underserved small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
As incumbents struggle with profits, new-age firms are forging ahead to take the lead in the Payments 4.X era by riding the success of non-card products and services. The new era demands collaboration, platformification, and firms can unleash full market potential only by embracing API-based business models and open ecosystems. Data prowess and enhanced payment processing capabilities are inevitable to thrive ahead. The clock is ticking for banks and traditional payments firms because the competitive advantage is not guaranteed forever. As industry players seek economies of scale, consolidations loom, and non-banks explore new territories to threaten incumbents’ market share. While all these 2022 trends are at play, central bank digital currency (CBDC) is emerging globally and might open a new chapter in the current payments landscape.
As we slowly move out of the pandemic, financial services firms have learned the criticality of virtual engagement to business resilience. Wealth management firms will need capabilities to cater to new-age clients and deliver new-age services. This report aims to understand and analyze the top trends in the Wealth Management industry this year and beyond.
A year ago, our Top Trends in Wealth Management report emphasized how the pandemic sparked disruption and digital transformation and changing investor attitudes around Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) products. As we begin 2022, many of those trends continue to hold as COVID-19’s wide-reaching effects continue to influence the wealth management industry.
As wealth management (WM) firms supercharge their digital transformation journeys, investments in cybersecurity and human-centered design are becoming critical to building superior digital client experience (CX). Another holdover trend − sustainable investing – is gaining mainstream attention and generating increasingly sophisticated client demands. Data and analytics capabilities will become ever more essential for ESG scoring and personalized customer engagement. As large financial services firms refocus on their wealth management business while new digital players make industry strides, competition is becoming historically intense. Not surprisingly, client experience is the new battleground.
This analysis provides an overview of the top trends in the retail banking sector driven by the competition, digital transformation, and innovation led by retail banks exploring novel ways to create and retain value in evolving landscape.
COVID-19 caught banks off guard and shook legacy mindsets to the core. With 20/20 (2020) hindsight, firms are more aware, digitally resilient, and financially stable as they head into 2022. The trials of the past 18 months forced firms to shore up existing business and consider new models and revenue streams.
Customer-centricity remains at the top of most FS agendas and is a 2022 focal point. Banks will focus on achieving operational excellence as diligently as delivering superior CX. In 2022 and beyond, it will be paramount for FIs to explore and invest in new technologies to remain relevant and resilient.
Banking 4.X will arrive in full force in 2022 with platform-supported firms monetizing diverse ecosystem capabilities and aggressively harvesting data to create experiential customer journeys through intelligent and personalized engagements. The new era will compel future-focused banks to finally abandon legacy infrastructure and collaborate with third-party specialists to solidify their best-fit, long-term roles. Increasingly, open platforms will make banks invisible as banking becomes embedded into customer lifestyles. At the same time, banks will shed asset-heavy models and shift to the cloud for greater agility, speed to market, and faster innovation. The shift will act as a precursor to adopting new technologies on the horizon – 5G and Decentralized Finance.
The recent past was filled will extraordinary lessons for financial institutions. Now is the time to act on those learnings and move forward profitably.
While COVID-19 has sparked the demand for life insurance, it has also exposed the operating model vulnerabilities in distribution, servicing, and customer retention. In a post-COVID, new-normal environment, insurers need to enhance their capabilities around advanced data management and focus on seamless and secure data sharing to provide superior CX and hyper-personalized offerings. Accelerated digitalization and faster go-to-market are vital to remaining competitive, and win-win partnerships with ecosystems are critical in the journey.
Read our Top Life Insurance Trends 2022 to explore the tactical and strategic initiatives carriers undertake to acquire competencies around customer centricity, product agility, intelligent processes, and an open ecosystem to ensure profitable growth and future readiness.
Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021Capgemini
The Property & Casualty insurance landscape is evolving quickly with the changing risk landscape, entry of new players, and changing customer expectations. The ripple effects of COVID-19 on the P&C insurance industry and natural disasters such as forest fires have adversely impacted insurance firm books.
In this scenario, to ensure growth and future-readiness, the most strategic insurers strive to be ‘Inventive Insurers’ – assuming a customer-centric approach, deploying intelligent processes, practicing business resilience and go-to-market agility, and embracing an open ecosystem.
Read our Property & Casualty Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adapting to remain competitive amidst the evolving business landscape and how they can explore new ways to enhance their profitability.
A combination of factors such as demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and desire to become operationally efficient were already spurring changes in the life insurance industry. Enter 2020 – the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry is adapting to the new normal.
Furthermore, COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst, pushing life insurers to prioritize their efforts on improving customer centricity, developing go-to-market agility, making processes intelligent, building business resilience, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Life Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the changing market dynamics.
The uncertainty of 2020 is setting the global tone for the immediate future in the financial services industry. So it is no surprise banks are laser-focused on business resilience, emphasizing both financial and operational risks. The need to adapt quickly to new normal conditions through virtual customer engagement is clear.
Customer centricity continues to drive commercial banks’ solution designs. And, the pandemic compelled products that deliver immediate client value ‒ quick digital onboarding, seamless lending, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The onus is now on banks to go to market more quickly, which requires the implementation of intelligent processes and integrating corporates’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with banking workflows.
To achieve go-to-market agility, banks across the globe are investing in and collaborating with FinTechs. Many of these partnerships are focused on boosting digital lending and providing seamless support to anxious small-business clients in need of assurance.
With newfound impetus for FinTech collaboration, commercial banks have picked up their step on the path toward OpenX. COVID-19 made it evident that survival during turbulence is manageable through collaboration with ecosystem players.
Read our Top Trends in Commercial Banking 2021 report to explore the strategies banks are adapting to transform their businesses from a product-led, siloed model to an experiential and agile plan.
When we published the Top Trends in Wealth Management 2020, little did we foresee the pandemic that would sweep through the world and disrupt life as we knew it. Yet, when we reviewed last year’s trends, we found that many still hold and some have taken on even greater relevance. One such trend is sustainable investing, which had begun to gain prominence as investors became more aware of ESG considerations, and firms rolled out more sustainable investing offerings. Another trend that has accelerated in the post-COVID world is the importance of investing in omnichannel capabilities and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance personalization and advisor effectiveness. The pandemic has driven wealth management firms to accelerate their digital transformation journey, with some immediate focus areas being interactive client communications and digital advisor tools.
There is no denying that time is of the essence. Yes, budgets are tight, but the Open X ecosystem offers wealth management firms opportunities to reimagine their operating models and deliver excellent customer experience cost-effectively.
Top trends in Payments: 2020 highlighted the payments industry’s flux driven by new trends in technology adoption, innovative solutions, and changing consumer behavior. The pandemic has tested the digital mastery of players, who are already grappling with transition. Non-cash transactions are on a robust growth path, accelerated by increased adoption during COVID-19. Regulators are working to instill trust and address non-cash payments risk amid unparalleled growth as players collaborate to quell uncertainty. Regional initiatives, such as the P27 (Nordics real-time payments system) and the EPI (European Payments Initiative), are gaining traction in response to country-level fragmentation and competition.
Investment in emerging technologies is looked upon as an elixir to mitigate fraud, data-driven offerings are being considered for providing value-added propositions, and distributed ledger technology is in focus for digital currency solutions, efficiency enhancement, and cost gains. New players, such as retailers/merchants, are integrating payments into their value chains while technology giants are upscaling their financial services game by weaving offerings around payments as a center stage. Constrained by budgets, firms consider business models such as Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to provide cost-effective and superior customer experience.
A combination of factors, including demographic changes, evolving consumer preferences, and regulatory and compliance mandates, were already spurring change in the health insurance industry. Enter 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which is having sweeping implications for the industry.
At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity, but new initiatives are cropping up to tackle the challenges as the industry adapts to the new normal.
Furthermore, some changes are here to stay, and it will be prudent for the industry players to be resilient to the market shifts by being agile, improving member centricity, making processes intelligent, and embracing the open ecosystem.
Read our Health Insurance Top Trends 2021 report to explore the strategies insurers are adopting to manage the external pressures.
The banking industry’s resilience is being tested as banks navigate through a remarkable 2020 filled with uncertainties. The impact of COVID-19 has been about setting the tone for future operational models. Retail banks have shifted focus towards integrated risk management with a more holistic view of operational risks. Adapting to the new normal, banks have prioritized cost transformation while engaging customers virtually. Incumbents sought to be more responsible within fast-changing environmental conditions and ESG remained a critical focus.
To provide more experiential services, banks are leveraging techniques such as segment-of-one to hyper-personalize offerings while aiming to humanize digital channels for increased engagement. Banks are also revamping middle and back offices, going beyond the front end leveraging intelligent processes. Open X is enabling banks to play on their strengths and use the expertise of ecosystem players. Going forward, banks are poised to become an enhanced one-stop shop by providing consumers value-adding FS and non-FS experiences.
To acquire customers in cost-effective manner, retail banks are tapping value-based propositions ‒ such as POS financing and mortgage refinancing. Further, Banking-as-Service provides incumbents a way to provide their high-value offerings to other players. In preparation for the future, banks will be looking to improve their go-to-market agility by leveraging the benefits of cloud. This analysis outlines the top 10 trends in retail banking for 2021.
Explore how Capgemini’s Connected autonomous planning fine-tunes Consumer Products Company’s operations for manufacturing, transport, procurement, and virtually every other aspect of the supply-value network in a touchless, autonomous way.
Financial services is undergoing a paradigm shift that is forcing incumbent retail banks to rethink growth strategies as they struggle to remain relevant. Growing competition from BigTechs, FinTech firms, and challenger banks has added to the complexity created by increasingly stringent regulatory and compliance requirements. Customers now expect a seamless customer journey and personalized offerings because they have become accustomed to top-notch individualized service from GAFA giants Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. The changing ecosystem offers established banks new, unexplored opportunities and encourages a transition beyond traditional products to meet the exacting requirements of today’s customers. Bank collaboration with FinTech and RegTech partners is becoming commonplace. Incumbents are exploring point-of-sale financing and unsecured consumer lending, while they also boost their digital channel competencies to reach a broader customer base. Banks are beginning to accept open APIs and are working with third-party specialists to create an open shared marketplace. Technological advancements such as AI are fueling efforts to evolve customer onboarding and touchpoint processes. Increasingly, banks are turning to design thinking methodology to understand the customer journey, extract deep insights, and develop a more refined user experience across the customer lifecycle.
Our analysis of the top retail banking trends for 2020 offers a glimpse into the fast-changing banking ecosystem and explores the tools and solutions being used to face new-age challenges.
Aspects of the life insurance industry have remained constant for years – and so have premiums. Traditional savings products have taken a huge hit in terms of attractiveness because low interest-rates prevail. Meanwhile, the risk landscape is shifting, and insurers need to align better with the emerging business environment, manage changing customer preferences, and improve operational efficiencies. Within today’s scenario, industry players are undertaking tactical and strategic shifts in attempts to manage unpredictable market dynamics. Insurers must develop alternative products to breathe new life into policies and leverage emerging technologies (artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, and blockchain) to improve efficiency, agility, flexibility, and customer-centricity.
Read Top Trends in Life Insurance: 2020 for a look at the innovative steps future-focused insurers are considering to meet industry challenges and opportunities.
The health insurance industry is evolving and undergoing significant changes. As the risk landscape shifts, insurers are working to improve operational efficiencies, meet evolving customer preferences, and align better with the changing business environment. Accordingly, payers must adapt and align business models and offerings. An incisive tactical approach is required to accommodate members’ needs and related emerging risks — medical, health, and environmental. Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and connected devices are enabling insurers to manage these changes proactively, partner with members, and help to prevent risks, all the while continuing to fulfill payer responsibilities.
Read Top Trends in Health Insurance: 2020 to learn which strategies insurers are adopting to navigate and align with today’s challenges.
Similar to other financial services domains, payments is evolving into an open ecosystem. The EU’s Payment Services Directive (PSD2) pioneered open banking by encouraging banks and established payments players to securely open the systems to foster competition, innovation, and more customer choices. In tandem with non-cash transaction growth, regulations are driving banks and payments firms to expand their array of payment methods and channels. Governments are encouraging financial inclusion by also promoting the adoption of non-cash payments. Increasingly, merchants and corporates seek to offer alternative payment systems because of widespread popularity among consumers. Alternative payments also enable merchants to provide real-time and cross-border payments to boost business efficiency.
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3. conTenTs
4 Executive Summary
25 Life Sciences
44
About the
Study
7
Current State of
the 3PL Market 33 Fast-Moving
Consumer
Goods
48 About the
Sponsors
41 Strategic
Assessment
15 50
Total Landed
Credits
Cost
SuPPORTING ORGANIzATIONS
4. eXecUTiVe
sUMMary
The State of Logistics Outsourcing in 2010
This 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, based shippers continue their tendency to outsource
on research conducted in mid-2010, examines the transactional, operational, and repetitive activities and
current state of the global market for 3pl services, and less so those that are strategic, customer-facing, and
explores in depth issues surrounding total landed cost iT-intensive, despite the large portion of 3pls offering
calculation. The report also considers supply chain many or all of the 16 services covered in the survey.
issues, including the role of 3pls in two vertical markets,
life sciences and Fast-Moving consumer goods. TOTAL LANDeD COST
in the 2009 Third-Party Logistics Study, 64% of shipper
The 2010 3PL Study affirms that shippers regard respondents cited total landed cost (Tlc) reporting
logistics and supply chain management as key to their and analysis as a critical capability they would like to
success, and many credit 3pls with helping them to see in their 3pls. This strong interest in total landed
achieve critical service, cost, and customer satisfaction cost – the sum of all costs associated with making
goals. results are based on responses from 1,133 and delivering products to the point where they
3pl users and non-users, as well as 3pls, which were produce revenue – suggested we take a deeper look.
added for the first time to the survey group in 2009.
The myriad benefits of accurate Tlc calculations
significant uncertainty about the global economy include more agility and confidence in decision-
continues to impact logistics spending and use of 3pls. making, better insight into the financial performance
respondents devote an average 11% of their companies’ of products and partners, and supply chain visibility.
sales revenues to logistics, and an average of 42% of that Just under half (45%) of shipper respondents report
is directed to outsourcing of logistics services. That is 10 extensive use of Tlc, although perceptions likely differ
to 15 percentage points lower than in recent years, and on what constitutes extensive use. lack of necessary
may mean that on average, shippers were able to scale data or tools lead the list of reasons not to use Tlc.
back their expenditures for 3pl services faster than they
were able to scale back their total logistics expenditures. shippers most commonly use transportation, unit
at the same time, 65% of shipper respondents report price, tariffs/taxes and warehousing costs as factors
an increase in use of outsourced logistics services; these in Tlc calculation, and are most interested in adding
shippers may have increased outsourcing in comparison carbon impact. spreadsheets and internally developed
to insourcing, but their overall spend on 3pls may have tools are the most widely used Tlc calculators, but
decreased due to a number of factors. Both shippers as Tlc grows in importance, some shippers and
and 3pls report some consolidation of 3pl usage. 3pls are moving to more sophisticated commercially
available Tlc calculators and advanced supply
a healthy 89% of shipper respondents view their chain network modeling and optimization tools.
3pl relationships as generally successful. leading
contributors to this success are openness, transparency Just 23% of 3pl respondents reported extensively
and good communication, agility and flexibility, and an providing Tlc analysis/reports to their customers
interest in “gainsharing” and collaboration. however, a and many express interest in engaging in Tlc
persistent gap between the ratings that shippers and 3pls efforts. however, 58% of these 3pls say shippers
assign to various aspects of the 3pl-shipper relationship are hesitant to share information with them.
should be an eye opener for 3pls. in contrast, 2010
marks the third consecutive year of a narrowing of the iT Transforming from basic to more sophisticated Tlc
capability gap – the difference between shippers’ view application requires c-level leadership, process change
of the extent to which iT is a necessary element of 3pl and systems transformation, and must be approached
expertise, and their satisfaction with 3pls’ iT capabilities. as an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, process.
4
5. LIFe SCIeNCeS shippers are involving 3pls in cost-reduction strategies
The Us $1.2 trillion global life sciences industry less often that one might expect, particularly in
produces medicines and devices essential to improving forecasting and visibility and redesigning
restoring or maintaining good health. careful, the supply chain network. 3pls perceive themselves
expedient – and sometimes temperature-controlled playing a much larger role in cost reduction efforts
– handling can be critical for product safety. – perhaps another sign of ongoing trust issues.
Because of this, control and visibility is essential.
Fast-moving consumer goods companies’ efforts
life sciences supply chain challenges include to reduce logistics costs include warehouse and
product integrity and compliance requirements, an transportation sharing. Two-thirds of those engaging
inherently complex trading partner ecosystem, and in these strategies have recognized cost savings,
demanding customer service and cost requirements. but the level of savings have been limited (58% of
respondents recognize less than 5% cost savings).
shipment visibility, quality and compliance procedures,
stringent inventory control, temperature control STRATeGIC ASSeSSMeNT
capabilities and security are important steps to ensure inclusion of 3pls in the survey group for the Annual
product integrity, prevent counterfeit and diversion 3PL Study beginning last year was intended to help
and to ensure safe passage. Fully 62% of life sciences explore both sides of the 3pl relationship, and
shippers cite ensuring product quality as a significant indeed, results reveal some disparate views. Most
challenge and rank quality procedures highly (70%) notable is the 68% of shipper respondents, versus
as a service they want 3pls to provide, although just 95% of 3pls, which indicate that 3pls provide
45% of 3pls currently provide them. about half shippers with new and innovative ways to improve
of shipper and 3pl respondents agree that there is logistics effectiveness. But 3pls say it’s difficult
a strong business case for rFid in life sciences. to be more innovative unless shippers are more
open in sharing their challenges and strategies.
Fifty-four percent of life sciences shipper respondents
say the complex supply chain model represents as economic conditions improve the time
a significant challenge, with 87% saying 3pls has come to look back and consider the role
can add significant value by linking all parties 3pls played in helping shippers weather the
that interact in the life sciences supply chain. storm. increased use of outsourcing and high
satisfaction levels suggest that 3pls can certainly
The sometimes critical nature of life sciences products take some credit for their customers’ results; now
accentuates the need for flexible and responsive supply it’s time to document the lessons learned.
chains. challenging shipper service requirements
include recall capability, next flight out/late cut-offs another issue emerging as conditions improve is
and redundant stock locations. about a third of shipper the impact this will have on the non-asset owning
respondents indicate that maintaining high levels of 3pl sector (the majority of 3pls), including
inventory to ensure availability is a top logistic challenge. capacity limitations of asset-based providers and
consequential impacts on pricing and availability
FAST-MOvING CONSuMeR GOODS of needed services. how will this affect 3pls’ and
large volumes and low margins mean fast-moving shippers’ ability to procure needed services?
consumer goods companies must respond quickly to
deliver in-demand, on-trend products to increasingly despite the challenges, 3pls also have the opportunity
demanding shoppers. so after reducing costs, their to continue to mature and grow by offering value-
logistics top priorities include perfect order fulfillment added opportunities revealed in this report,
(87%), rapidly sensing and responding to changes in including acting as a clearinghouse for e-pedigree
consumer demand (83%) and shortening new product and temperature tracking data, uncovering resource-
time-to-market and supply chain integration (81%). sharing opportunities for shippers and providing
consumers increasingly look for sustainability, driving total landed cost calculation as a service.
shippers’ interest in strategies such as improving
shipment density and load utilization (87%). When shippers or 3pls hesitate to share ideas of
a strategic or operational nature with each other,
Fast-moving consumer goods shippers and 3pls agree they put up hurdles that are very difficult to clear.
on top logistics challenges, but have some divergent The future growth and development of the 3pl
views of the role 3pls can play in helping shippers sector depends on both parties to approach their
address them. Both see 3pls helping with shipment relationships with an open and collaborative spirit
density/load utilization, reducing logistics costs and in order to conceptualize and implement innovative
putting a supply chain disruption/mitigation strategy solutions to logistics and supply chain problems.
in place, but shippers are less likely than 3pls to
see 3pls playing a role in shortening new product
time-to-market and supply chain integration.
5
7. cUrrenT sTaTeof
The 3pl MarkeT
Shippers Continue to Rely on 3PLs to Help Address Economic Volatility
Third-party logistics providers continue to provide THe CHALLeNGeS CONTINue
strategic and operational value to many shippers one major purpose of the 2010 3PL Study is to better
throughout the world, as reaffirmed by the findings of understand how shippers and 3pl providers are
the 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study. shippers continuing to adapt and improve, albeit within an
regard logistics and supply chain management as environment that still includes significant economic
key components of their overall business success, uncertainty. additionally, the challenges of supply
and many of them credit their relationships with chain orchestration – rethinking supply chain choices
3pls with helping them to achieve critical goals as conditions change – and of structuring and
related to service, cost, and customer satisfaction. sustaining successful 3pl-customer relationships are
still on the front burner. overall, there is increasing
These results are based on survey responses from clarity on the extent to which competent logistics
a total of 1,133 industry executives representing and supply chain practices can lead to organizational
users and non-users of 3pl services (referred to as efficiency and effectiveness. it is also becoming
shipper respondents throughout this report), as increasingly evident that the effective use of outsourced
well as firms that provide 3pl services (called 3pl logistics services can be a key to this success.
respondents). 3pls were added to the survey group
in 2009 to help obtain information from both sides as one supply chain executive put it, “today’s businesses
of the buyer-seller relationship. please see about the are faced with significant economic volatility, and
study on page 44 for more information about survey the ability to be changeable and adaptable is clearly a
responses and the four streams of research used to primary factor for success. also included among these
fully analyze the state of the 3pl market: a web-based factors is the ability to structure and improve supply
survey, desk research, focus interviews with industry chains that can adapt and evolve as business needs and
experts, and a facilitated workshop with shippers environmental factors require. The use of 3pls can be
held at the eyefortransport 3pl summit in atlanta. a very useful resource to companies who are striving to
keep their supply chains current, flexible, and adaptable.”
CuRReNT GLOBAL eCONOMIC
CLIMATe AND uSe OF 3PLS
FIGURE 1
over the past two to three years, shipper-3pl
relationships have been affected significantly by
the prevailing uncertainty and economic volatility global 3pl revenues for 2009
impacting global markets. Figure 1 includes data
developed by armstrong & associates that estimates 2009 Global 3PL Revenues
Region
the magnitude of global 3pl revenues (Us $507.1 (US$ billions)
billion) and provides breakdowns for the four North America 128.1
major geographies that are included in the 2010
Europe 162.3
3PL Study. armstrong & associates also reports that
3pl revenues in the Us declined from Us $127B Asia-Pacific 136.7
in 2008 to Us $107B in 2009, but were expected
Latin America 27.6
to increase to Us $121B in 2010. While the past
couple of years have been challenging for the global Other Regions 52.4
economic picture, the near-term outlook is for a Total 507.1
modest comeback to growth in the 3pl sector.
Source: Armstrong & Associates, Inc., 2010
7
8. SPeNDING ON LOGISTICS AND 3PL SeRvICeS Changing Use of 3PL Services: a significant
shipper respondents to the 2010 3PL Study devote an number of shippers are shifting their use of 3pls:
average 11% of their companies’ sales revenues to total
logistics expenditures (amounts spent on logistics „„Increasing use of 3PL services: overall, 65% of
in 2009). The range among regions studied was a shipper respondents report an increase in their use of
fairly tight 9% to 13%. For purposes of this survey, outsourced logistics services, and 78% of 3pl respon-
total logistics expenditures include transportation, dents agree this is what they are seeing from their
distribution, warehousing and value-added services. customers. regionally, 57% of north america ship-
pers have increased use, as well as 65% of european
of this total, an average of 42% is directed to outsourc- shipper respondents, 81% of asia-pacific and 69% of
ing. in recent years this number was approximately latin american shippers. one important point to
10-15 percentage points higher, depending upon the keep in mind is that shippers reporting an increase in
region studied. one possible reason for this current the use of outsourced logistics sources may have
finding is that average expenditures for outsourced increased outsourcing in comparison to insourcing,
logistics services may have decreased recently at a but as reported earlier, the overall spend on 3pls may
faster rate than did total logistics expenditures – mean- have decreased due to a number of factors. For
ing that on average, shippers were able to scale back example, the fees some shippers are paying for 3pl
their expenditures for 3pl services faster than they services may have declined, and some may be chang-
were able to scale back their total logistics expendi- ing the mix of 3pl services they purchase and use.
tures. average percentage of logistics spending devot-
ed to outsourcing by region are: north america 35%; „„Returning to insourcing: an average of 24% of
europe 49%; asia-pacific 51%; and latin america 41%. shipper respondents are returning to insourcing
some of their logistics activities, and 36% of 3pl
Longevity of 3PL Use: Figure 2 reveals how many respondents observe that some of their customers
years shippers have used 3pl services. shipper are insourcing certain logistics activities.
respondents clearly have significant experience over
many years with outsourcing logistics services, with „„Reducing or consolidating the number of 3PLs used:
an average of 13 years, and 52% have used 3pls of nearly one-half (46%) of shipper respondents are
some type for 11-30 years. european shippers are consolidating the number of 3pls they use, and 73%
most likely to have used 3pls for 11-30 years (57%), of 3pls feel that customers in general are reducing
and latin american shippers are the least likely or consolidating the number of 3pls they use.
(48%). comparable figures for north america
and asia-pacific are 50% and 54%, respectively. Based on these results, it seems that while some
shippers are considering a return to insourcing of some
logistics activities, the predominant direction is to move
FIGURE 2 toward increased use of outsourced logistics services,
confirming findings also reported in the 2009 3PL Study.
shippers report significant long-
3PL-SHIPPeR ReLATIONSHIPS: CONTINueD
Term experience Using 3pls PROGReSS AND IMPROveMeNT
overall, 89% of shipper respondents view their 3pl
Average Number of Years = 13 Years relationships as generally successful, compared with
97% of 3pl respondents; both figures are consistent
with previous years’ results for this study. shipper
1-3 Years
10% findings by region are: north america 92%; europe
21-30 Years
17% 87%; asia-pacific 90%; and latin america 83%.
4-7 Years also, 68% of shipper respondents indicate that 3pls
15%
provide them with new and innovative ways to improve
logistics effectiveness, whereas 95% of 3pl providers feel
they provide customers with new and innovative ways to
improve logistics effectiveness. again this year – the
11-20 Years
second year 3pls were included in the survey – there is a
35% 8-10 Years persistent gap between the ratings that shipper
23% respondents assign to various aspects of the 3pl-shipper
relationship and somewhat more positive evaluations
provided by the 3pl respondents themselves. This gap
should be an eye opener for many 3pls, and may be due
to a perceived lack of innovation and pro-active,
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study continuous improvement suggestions by 3pls, explored
further in the strategic assessment chapter.
8
9. Success Factors: survey findings suggest that a number steps are possible to reduce cost and enhance
of elements make for the most optimal 3pl-shipper service – and that the concept of collaboration
relationships: of people, process, and technologies can help
significantly in achieving these objectives.
„„Openness, transparency and good communication:
70% of shipper respondents and 64% of 3pls report Measurable Benefits: as seen in Figure 3, shipper res-
they are satisfied with this factor as contributing to pondents report measurable benefits from 3pl services.
successful experiences with each other. one important Metrics relating to logistics cost reduction, logistics
observation is that 3pls are less satisfied with these fixed asset reduction, and inventory cost reduction are
attributes of relationships with shippers than shippers consistent with what was reported in 2009.
are. This finding will be closely tracked in future
studies to see if 3pls and shippers are able to achieve a
higher level of proficiency in meeting these objectives. FIGURE 3
„„Agility and flexibility to accommodate current shippers report Measurable
and future business needs and challenges:
responses to this statement reveal a very striking Benefits from Use of 3pls
difference between how shippers and 3pls perceive
one another. specifically, 72% of shippers agree Results All Regions
their 3pls are sufficiently agile and flexible to
accommodate their current and future business Logistics Cost Reduction (%) 15%
needs and challenges, whereas 98% of 3pls report
they are expected by their customers to be capable Logistics Fixed Asset Reduction (%) 25%
on this dimension. one interpretation of these
results is that while 3pls recognize the objectives Inventory Cost Reduction (%) 11%
to be met, there is room for improvement.
Changed From 17 days
„„Interest in “gainsharing” between 3PLs and Average Order
Cycle Length
shippers: although the structure of this question Changed To 12 days
was modified somewhat for the 2010 3PL Study, just
over one-half of shipper respondents (56%) have Changed From 73%
become more interested in “gainsharing,” and 52% Order Fill Rate
of 3pls respondents agree that their customers Changed To 81%
have become more interested in “gainsharing”
arrangements. considering these percentages, and Changed From 83%
given some of the discussions with industry experts Order Accuracy
through the focus interview process, it appears that Changed To 89%
recent economic events have resulted in a greater
interest on the part of shippers to share risk as an Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
important attribute of a successful relationship.
one retailer comments, “negotiating, tracking,
and managing gainsharing agreements is Users report improvements in order cycle time, order
difficult. it may require significant investment by fill rate, and order accuracy resulting from use of 3pls,
the 3pl that is hard to recover, especially if that however the absolute levels of these metrics are somewhat
capability becomes the new ‘what is expected’.” lower than those reported in the 2009 3PL Study. again,
the impact of the global economic recession may be
„„Interest in collaborating with other companies, responsible here, and it will be important to look at
even competitors, to achieve logistics cost and these changes once again in next year’s 2011 3PL Study.
service improvements: asked for the first time
about this issue, 68% of shipper respondents Finally, 60% of the shipper respondents report that
and 80% of 3pls expressed interest in these their use of 3pls has led to “year-over-year incremental
strategies. considering the potential benefits benefits,” however, only 52% of the 3pl respondents
to both shippers and 3pls that can result from agree. This result is actually a bit unusual, in that the
collaboration, it is reassuring to see percentages shipper average is higher than the 3pl average. one
that suggest a true interest by both parties in possible explanation is that 3pl providers see greater
working with other companies, even competitors. opportunities for improvement in year-over-year
one possible explanation for this is that the incremental benefits, thus the lower average reported
global economic recession has made it very clear for this question.
that companies of all types need to take whatever
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10. Average expenditures for outsourced logistics
services may have decreased recently at a
faster rate than did total logistics expenditures.
Information Technology: Figure 4 provides a nine- „„The less frequently reported activities
year summary of shipper respondents’ opinions on indicated in Figure 5 tend to be somewhat
whether they feel information technologies are a more strategic, customer-facing, and iT-
necessary element of 3pl expertise, and whether intensive. These include: iT services; supply
they are satisfied with their 3pl providers’ iT chain consultancy services; order entry;
capabilities, known as the iT capability gap. Based processing and fulfillment; fleet management;
on the information included in Figure 4, in 2010 customer service; and llp/4pl services.
there has been improvement for the third consecutive
year in the percentage of shippers who indicate „„again in 2010, the percentages of 3pl users
satisfaction with iT capabilities from their 3pls. outsourcing individual logistics activities (versus
overall outsourcing) tend to be higher for
This iT capability gap has received considerable respondents from europe and asia pacific than
attention in recent years. The narrowing of this for north america or latin america. as has
gap is consistent with the finding that 69% of been noted over the past several years, the latin
3pls feel their customers are satisfied with the iT american market continues to provide significant
services 3pls provide. although this figure is higher latitude for increased use of 3pl services.
than the 54% reported by shipper respondents
in 2010 it does indicate a positive development in „„likely due to impacts of the globally volatile
the relationships between 3pls and shippers. business environment, the percentages of shippers
outsourcing international transportation declined
WHAT 3PL uSeRS OuTSOuRCe AND WHAT from a reported 84% in 2009 to 75% in 2010.
3PL PROvIDeRS OFFeR over the same time frame, the use of customs
Figure 5 shows the percentages of shipper respondents brokerage declined from 71% to 58% and the use
outsourcing specific logistics activities. Following of forwarding services declined from 65% to 53%.
are some general observations about the 2010 results
and the contrasts they reveal from previous years: Transportation and warehouse operations
spend continue to dominate the total logistics
„„The most frequently outsourced activities tend to expenditures managed by third parties.
be those that are more transactional, operational,
and repetitive. These include domestic and „„on average transportation spend represents 54%
international transportation (83% and 75% of total logistics expenditures. By region these
across all regions studied), warehousing (74%), percentages are north america 41%; europe
customs brokerage (58%), and forwarding (53%). 64%; asia-pacific 67%; and latin america 54%.
however, usage varies across each of the regions.
it is important when looking at these results not „„Warehouse operations spend represents an
to think of these activities as “commodities,” average 40% of total logistics expenditures. By
even though they are sometimes thought to be region, it’s north america 39%; europe 44%;
common, routine activities and processes. in asia-pacific 48%; and latin america 27%.
fact, some of these activities are provided by 3pls
in a highly unique and differentiated manner
that makes them anything but commodities.
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11. FIGURE 4
The gap continues Between shipper expectations and experiences
of 3pl iT capabilities
100%
92% 92% 92% 94%
89% 91% 90% 88%
85%
80%
IT
“Gap”
60%
54%
42% 40% 42% 42%
40% 35% 37%
33%
27%
IT Capabilities a Necessary
20%
Element of 3PL Expertise
Shippers Satisfied with 3PL
0% IT Capabilities
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
FIGURE 5
shippers continue to outsource a Wide Variety of logistics services
User Percentages
Outsourced Logistics Service North Asia Latin
All Regions Europe
America Pacific America
Domestic Transportation 83% 75% 94% 89% 80%
International Transportation 75 62 89 86 74
Warehousing 74 73 82 77 63
Customs Brokerage 58 57 54 68 65
Forwarding 53 47 54 70 48
Cross-Docking 38 33 47 42 34
Product Labeling, Packaging, Assembly, Kitting 36 32 41 41 34
Reverse Logistics (Defective, Repair, Return) 35 27 47 46 25
Transportation Planning and Management 31 32 32 30 26
Freight Bill Auditing and Payment 28 40 22 23 15
Information Technology (IT) Services 20 20 15 19 25
Supply Chain Consultancy Services Provided by 3PLs 18 20 11 25 17
Order Entry, Processing and Fulfillment 16 17 11 21 14
Fleet Management 15 15 17 14 20
Customer Service 13 9 10 21 15
LLP/4PL Services 13 9 13 16 19
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
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12. Figure 6 offers a summary of the types of logistics „„3PL Relationships Seen As Successful: Most
services provided by 3pls participating in the 2010 shipper respondents (89%) and most 3pl providers
survey and reveals that many 3pls provide a wide range (97%) view their relationships as successful, though
of services to meet the needs of their customers. To as indicated in last year’s study, 3pls tended to
provide some insight into this thought, Figure 7 shows provide more positive ratings of relationship
how many of the responding 3pls offer a total number success and lower ratings of problems that may
of logistics services from one through 16. This data creep into 3pl-customer relationships. Two-thirds
indicates that it is very common for 3pls to offer many, of shippers say 3pls provided them with new and
or even most, of the sixteen services included in the innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness –
question – and that the typical model is for a 3pl to whereas 95% of 3pl providers feel this is the case.
offer a substantial range of services in order to respond
effectively to their customers and their logistics needs. „„Many Factors Account for Success: The 2010 3PL
Study provides insight into several factors that
THe vOICeS OF NON-uSeRS relate to the success of 3pl-shipper relationships:
OF 3PL SeRvICeS openness, transparency, and good communication;
The annual 3pl survey also reaches a substantial agility and flexibility to accommodate current
number of organizations who do not currently use 3pls. and future business needs and challenges;
These respondents are asked why they do not choose to interest in “gainsharing” between 3pls and
outsource at the present time. as indicated in Figure 8, shippers; and interest in collaborating with
among the most common reasons are: logistics is a core other companies, even competitors, to achieve
competency at our firm (19%); cost reductions would logistics cost and service improvements.
not be realized (15%); control over the outsourced
functions would diminish (14%); logistics is too „„3PLs Have Measurable Impact: Metrics
important to consider outsourcing (13%); service level including logistics cost, fixed asset and inventory
commitments would not be realized (11%); and we have reductions due to use of 3pls, and order
more logistics expertise than 3pl providers (10%). in cycle time, order fill rate, and order accuracy
addition, 8% of respondents indicate their reason for validate the cost and service improvements
not outsourcing is that it is too difficult to integrate resulting from successful use of 3pl services.
their iT systems with the 3pl’s systems.
„„Shipper Outsourcing Choices Consistent: The
logistics activities most frequently outsourced
CuRReNT STATe OF THe 3PL MARKeT: continue to include those that are more
Key TAKeAWAyS transactional, operational and repetitive,
while those less frequently outsourced are
key findings regarding the current state of the those that are more strategic, customer-facing
Market for the 2010 15th Annual 3PL Study include: and iT-intensive. in the future customers may
continue to be more receptive to strategic
„„3PLs Are Critical: again in 2010, companies services that may be available from 3pls.
across industries and around the globe regard
logistics and supply chain management as key „„Transportation Is Most Outsourced: on
components of their overall business success, average, transportation spend represents 54% of
and many credit their relationships with 3pls shipper respondents’ total logistics expenditures;
with helping them achieve critical goals related warehouse operations represent 40%.
to service, cost, and customer satisfaction.
„„IT is Key: information technology remains a
„„Share of Logistics Spending is 11%: across key component of 3pl-shipper relationships,
all regions included in the 2010 survey, and the 2010 3PL Study results indicate that a
shipper respondents report that total logistics larger number of shipper respondents, 54%,
expenditures represent an average of 11% of are satisfied with 3pl iT capabilities, indicating
sales revenues, and they spend an average 42% a narrowing of the traditional iT capability
of total logistics expenditures on outsourcing. gap, but continuous investment is needed.
„„3PL Use is Long-Term: generally, most shippers „„Some Choose Not to Outsource: among the
have used 3pls for a significant time, an average 13 most prevalent reasons why some firms choose
years, and many report significantly longer 3pl use. not to outsource logistics services: logistics is a
core competency at our firm; cost reductions
„„3PL Use Increasing: a majority of shipper would not be realized; control over the outsourced
respondents, 65%, are increasing their use functions would diminish; logistics is too
of 3pl services, while 24% are insourcing important to consider outsourcing; service level
some 3pl services and 46% are reducing or commitments would not be realized; and we have
consolidating the number of 3pls they use. more logistics expertise than 3pl providers.
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13. FIGURE 6 FIGURE 8
3pls provide a Wide range of Why non-Users do not Use 3pls
outsourced logistics services
3PL Provider
Percentages Percent in
Outsourced Logistics Service Reason
Agreement
All Regions
Domestic Transportation 86% Logistics is a Core Competency at Our Firm 19%
Warehousing 85 Cost Reductions Would Not be Experienced 15
Transportation Planning and Management 76 Control Over the Outsourced Function(s)
14
Would Diminish
Customer Service 71
Logistics Too Important to Consider Outsourcing 13
Cross-Docking 70
Service Level Commitments Would Not Be Realized 11
International Transportation 67
We Have More Logistics Expertise Than Most
Product Labeling, Packaging, Assembly, Kitting 67 10
3PL Providers
Supply Chain Consultancy Services Provided Corporate Philosophy Excludes the Use of
65 9
by 3PLs Outsourced Logistics Providers
Order Entry, Processing and Fulfillment 65 Too Difficult to Integrate Our IT Systems with the
8
3PL’s Systems
Reverse Logistics (Defective, Repair, Return) 62
Global Capabilities of 3PLs Need Improvement 6
Information Technology (IT) Services 58
Issues Relating to Security of Shipments 5
Forwarding 56
We Previously Outsourced Logistics, and Chose
Customs Brokerage 54 5
Not to Continue
LLP/4PL Services 45
Inability of 3PL Providers to Form Meaningful and
3
Freight Bill Auditing and Payment 40 Trusting Relationships
Fleet Management 31 Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
FIGURE 7
Most 3pls offer a substantial number of services
80
74
71 70
70 65 67
63
60 59
55 54 53
50 47
Number
40 36
of 3PLs
30 25 25
21
20 18
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Number of Logistics Services Offered
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
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15. ToTal landed cosT
A Powerful but Challenging Metric
in last year’s 2009 Third-Party Logistics Study, a This example reveals the types of unforeseen costs
substantial number of shipper respondents (64%) that can quickly increase the total delivered cost of
cited total landed cost (Tlc) reporting and a shipment. Without considering all relevant costs
analysis as a critical capability they would like to before the purchase is made, a shipper may have
see in their 3pls. This suggests a strong interest excess product or materials that may be sold at a loss
in total landed cost both as a useful supply chain or that otherwise may prove to be unprofitable.
metric and as a 3pl value-added service.
however, calculating the total landed cost of
We define total landed cost as the sum of all costs materials and finished goods is not always an
associated with making and delivering products easy task. difficulty in defining all of the factors
to the point where they produce revenue. contributing to total cost, and then obtaining all of
that data, can be challenging. Because of that, too
Total landed cost is an attractive metric because it many businesses rely on partial data or inaccurate
enables companies to capture both obvious and hidden estimates that can lead to incorrect results.
costs associated with product movement, revealing the
true cost of sourcing and logistics decisions. see the conversely, having the means to quickly and
box below for an example of the potential impact of accurately compute total landed cost enables
total landed cost. shippers to realize important benefits, including:
The Impact of Total Landed Cost Country of Origin
A Swiss industrial company is considering sourcing of a
Price Components China Vietnam EU
product from three possible distributors, in China,
Vietnam or in Europe.
Net purchasing price for a
At first glance the buying price of the Vietnamese specific volume of t he product CHF 10,000.00 8,000.00 12,000.00
distributor seems to be the cheapest. However, the cost from 3 different suppliers
of transportation in this case is more expensive than out
of China, and the trade agreement between Vietnam and Total transportation cost to
Switzerland incurs higher customs charges for products Switzerland - Ocean freight
4,000.00 6,000.00 1,200.00
imported into Switzerland (VAT of 7.6% and duties based from China/Vietnam - Road
on the imported weight). freight within Europe
The European distributor’s price is much higher. But
Customs according to trade
sourcing from Europe means lower transportation cost and 1,000.00 1,500.00 0.00
agreement
no customs fees, making the total landed cost better than
those of the international distributors. Product quality, VAT (Switzerland 7.6%) based
replenishment time, and inventory carrying cost were not 1,140.00 1,178.00 1,003.20
on value of goods
quantified for this example, but the European supplier’s
higher quality product and shorter lead times were also TOTAL Landed Cost CHF 16,140.00 16,678.00 14,203.20
considered factors in its favor.
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16. Decision-Making Price and Margin Insight
„„More agility and confidence in decision- „„More accurate price-setting and a better
making, with the realization that all understanding of which product groups or
relevant costs are being included. items are driving the most margin as well as
improved insight into the financial performance
„„Tlc calculation can also help build a solid of customers, providers and other partners.
business case to justify to management decisions
that appear to increase transactional or „„higher profit margin. a retailer, for example,
functional costs but actually minimize Tlc. might be willing to expend greater supply chain
costs to get a “fast fashion” item into stores quickly
Cost Insight to sell at a disproportionately higher price and
„„Better understanding of cost tradeoffs. For support a strategy to increase store traffic.
example, it may sound sensible to use low cost
ocean freight instead of air freight, but for high „„enabling reverse engineering of a supplier’s price
value/short product life cycle products the quote to understand if the price is competitive.
inventory carrying cost might be excessive. in other words, by modeling the supplier’s supply
chain and estimating the supplier’s total landed
„„earlier insight into liabilities by estimating cost relative to their price to you, you can make
accrued costs in advance of receiving a better, more informed sourcing decision.
suppliers’ and service providers’ invoices.
Communication
„„Tighter inventory control when inventory carrying „„supply chain visibility, as a result of
costs are used as a component of total landed cost. integrating accurate cost data from relevant
For example, longer lead times typically equate to data sources (including third parties),
higher inventory carrying cost for both in-transit potentially available in near real time.
inventory and dc safety stock. overall, higher
levels of supplier risk can impact total landed cost. „„improving communication among separate
organizations such as finance, logistics and
„„correct cost declarations to ensure accurate tax manufacturing, which sometimes operate as silos.
calculations and exclusions, including the ability
to adhere to country-specific value documentation accurate Tlc can deliver significant competitive
in support of import duty calculations. advantage. “in the absence of Tlc you still can
make valid supply chain decisions – but not optimal,”
says pascal gielen, director eMea Transport at
philips general purchasing. “Therefore you need
Often 3PLs need end-to-end visibility. Tlc can be perceived as the
next level for supply chain cost optimization.”
to prove that they Transitioning to Tlc is a challenging undertaking,
but an increasingly important one as the dynamic
are meeting certain global economy throws old assumptions into
question. For example, 53% of 3pls respondents
service levels and note a trend toward their customers manufacturing
or sourcing closer to home to reduce total landed
cost. indeed, 21% of north american manufacturers
have built a long and said they’ve returned some production to north
america from low-cost countries in the second
stable relationship quarter of 2010 and 38% were researching this
strategy for the third quarter, according to a
before going into TLC. survey by MFgWatch. This decision requires some
method of accurately determining such costs.
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17. CuRReNT uSe OF TLC Management for panalpina. “Tlc is mostly dispersed
Just under half (45%) of shipper respondents report amongst various functions in the company.”
extensive use of Tlc to make decisions (Figure 9). it is
likely, however, that perceptions differ among respon- according to Mark holifield, senior Vp, supply
dents as to what constitutes extensive use. another 41% chain, at The home depot, the reality is that,
use Tlc just somewhat for this purpose, suggesting “everyone wants to get there – not everyone can.”
there is plenty of room to enhance Tlc efforts and
apply Tlc calculations in a more disciplined fashion. Vertical industries differ in their use of total landed
cost calculation. according to erin Johansson,
a minority, 11%, are making minimal use of Tlc and product strategist, global Trade Management– oracle
another 3% are not using this metric at all to make landed cost Management, oracle corporation,
business decisions. Figure 9 notes the major reasons for mature industries with margin sensitivity such as
these responses, with “necessary data is not available” retail, distribution and process industries, as well
and “do not have the right tools” leading the list. as industries with large import volume such as
some high tech companies, may be heavier users of
Fragmented iT resulting from acquisitions and func- Tlc. Manufacturer interest is increasing as those
tional silos impedes the collection of global data essen- organizations seek to lower costs and upgrade systems.
tial for Tlc calculation. obtaining the right data can be
challenging even within a single platform. “although despite the relatively high number of shipper
some shippers are using erp systems, data often is not respondents reporting some level of use
structured very well and in different databases that are of Tlc, the precision and level of detail
not linked to each other,” says ramon Veldhuijzen, of those calculations differs widely.
principal consultant at capgemini consulting. another
impediment, Veldhuijzen adds, is a lack of deep supply according to capgemini’s Veldhuijzen, “in general
chain understanding among some c-level executives. most companies don’t know how to do it; especially
Tlc calculations on a more strategic level are
“Most companies don’t have a corporate supply difficult. on an operational/tactical level, if we
chain manager who owns Tlc,” says sven talk about customer profitability, they are using
hoemmken, corporate head of supply chain so called activity-based costing methodologies.”
FIGURE 9
nearly half of shipper respondents Use Tlc calculations
% Respondents by Reasons Why They Are Not or Are Minimally Using TLC
Extensively
45%
Necessary Data is Not Available 49%
Minimally Do Not Have the Right Tools 48%
11%
None Do Not Have Sufficient
31%
3% Time for Analysis
Not Sure How to Calculate
27%
or Apply Total Landed Cost
Somewhat
41%
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
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18. THe TIP OF THe TLC ICeBeRG interestingly, shipper respondents express a high level
The real value in total landed cost calculation comes of interest in factors that are currently little-used,
by combining commonly known costs – the proverbial particularly the financial impact of carbon footprint.
tip of the iceberg – with less obvious sources of cost. as This may be because green is quickly transitioning
seen in Figure 10, transportation, unit price, tariffs/ from an area of concern to one of regulation. The
taxes and warehousing costs are the most often used in european Union has been more proactive in emissions
Tlc calculations. controls, as evidenced by their adoption of both the
kyoto protocol and the copenhagen accord. in the Us
in our results, however, some factors seem to be cited new regulations in california require oil companies to
by a higher percentage of respondents than one would report the carbon intensity of their gasoline and diesel
expect, such as inventory carrying costs. several fuel products and as of 2011 these companies must
other studies completed over the last three years have start reducing intensity or buy a credit that may lead
reported a much lower use of inventory carrying to higher costs for customers, indirectly affecting their
costs in Tlc calculations. This high percentage may transportation costs. in addition, the Us securities and
be because survey respondents “consider” inventory exchange commission has approved a requirement
carrying cost at some level, but don’t necessarily apply for publicly owned companies to disclose their carbon
this metric in a consistent and disciplined fashion. risk exposure as a material impact to their financial
performance. These developments imply carbon-
identifying factors that contribute to Tlc can be based fees will be reflected in some of the largest
difficult. “The big question is, how far up and down logistics expense categories such as transportation.
supply chain should you go?” says dr. chris caplice,
executive director, MiT center for Transportation
and logistics.
FIGURE 10
common and “hidden” Factors contribute to Tlc
95%
Transportation Cost
4%
84%
Supplier / Manufacturer Unit Price
9%
82%
Tariffs, Duties, and Taxes
11%
79%
Warehousing Cost
15%
72%
Currency Exchange Rate
14%
71%
Sales Revenue / Margin
14%
64%
Inventory Carrying Costs
27%
57%
Transfer Pricing / Corporate Income Tax
24%
49%
Order to Cash Cycle Time
36%
46%
Risk / Quality / Service Related Costs
39%
13% Currently in Use
Financial Impact of Carbon Footprint
60% Would Like to Use
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
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19. other factors worthy of consideration in Tlc calcula- „„Transportation Management Systems
tions include fuel price volatility, currency exchange (TMs), which can be used to compute
rates, labor cost volatility, and political uncertainty. the freight cost component of Tlc.
For example, china’s recent decision to float its cur-
„„Business Intelligence on top of erp and/
rency will most certainly be felt in product and supply
or supply chain Management systems. Bi
chain costs. such significant but difficult-to-quantify
enables analysis, but since these systems rely
factors are feeding the need for tools to test multiple
upon an historical view of data, they may lack
Tlc scenarios and perform sensitivity analysis.
the real- or near-real-time dynamic view useful
for short-term tactical decision making.
APPLyING TeCHNOLOGy
The most common Tlc calculators in use today are
as the number of factors contributing to total landed
spreadsheets and internally developed tools (Figure
cost calculation multiplies and the importance of
11). another 16% of respondents use commercially
Tlc increases, some shippers are moving to more
available applications to calculate total landed cost,
sophisticated commercially available Tlc calculation
while 27% of shipper respondents employ supply
tools. oracle landed cost Management (lcM),
chain network optimization and modeling tools.
for example, pulls together the data that would
otherwise be distributed across multiple erp modules,
Tlc calculators can be fashioned by leveraging
adding value by integrating this information.
a variety of tools and approaches:
Finally, some organizations are taking Tlc one step
„„Activity-Based Costing is a costing model
further by deploying advanced supply chain network
that identifies activities in an organization
modeling and optimization tools. The significant
and assigns the cost of each activity resource
advantage of these tools is their ability to perform
to all products and services according
optimization, helping users identify both strategic and
to the actual consumption by each.
tactical changes to a supply chain network to minimize
„„ERP Systems. companies often draw data total landed cost. They can also perform total landed
from various enterprise resource planning cost modeling and simulations based on various
modules to support Tlc calculation. scenarios. For example, what is the lowest cost method
to source a product offered by multiple vendors? does
„„Global Trade Management. These
the answer change if fuel price increases by 25 percent?
applications provide duty/tariff data
and possibly transportation data, but
usually lack other cost factors.
FIGURE 11
spreadsheets lead as current Tlc cost calculators
76%
Spreadsheets
68%
Internally Developed Total 44%
Landed Cost Calculator 51%
Supply Chain Network Modeling 27%
and Optimization Tool 41%
Support From a Third-Party Organization 20%
(Consultancy, 3PL, Other) 15%
Commercially Available Tool to Compute 16%
Shippers
Total Landed Costs (No Optimization) 16% 3PLs
Source: 2010 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study
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