Finished products need a place to stay before they make it to retail shelves or delivered directly to the end customer. Since the cost of labor and materials are much less overseas, manufacturing outside the U.S. From your vantage point, what are some contributing factors to this growth?

Here’s an interview with Will Chu, CEO of Vector, with excerpts publishing in Food Logistics’ August 2021 issue.įood Logistics: The 3PL market is set to grow to become an over $1.8 trillion sector by 2026, according to Global Market Insights, Inc. In Food Logistics’ August 2021 issue, editor-in-chief Marina Mayer talks with several industry experts about how the global 3PL market continues to play a pivotal role in how and why Americans receive essential goods in a safe and timely manner. However, despite all of the hiccups and disruptions, trucks kept on truckin’. E-commerce boomed, further fueling the “Amazon Effect.” And, the ever-present driver shortage gap transformed into an overall industry-wide labor shortage issue.

When the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit, many facets of the supply chain experienced disruption.

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