* The initial question reads as follows: "Outside of traditional distribution and transportation management functions, which other logistics or supply chain processes do you find potentially attractive to outsource?"
Data is based on the answers from shippers or clients of 3PL providers (41 percent), 3PLs or logistics providers (43.4 percent) and a small number of academics, technology providers, consultants and others (15.6 percent). The respondents were part of small to large sized companies (based on revenue), with headquarters in North America (64 percent), Europe (11.6 percent), Asia Pacific (14.6 percent) and other respondents were based in South and Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
The source did not specify the age of the respondents.
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Potential outsourcing in the logistics and supply chain market 2016
This statistic presents the results of a global survey carried out in 2016 regarding the potential outsourcing processes in the logistics and supply chain market, based on the level of attractiveness. Some **** percent of the respondents believed outsourcing the supply chain network planning and design is somewhat attractive.
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