1、2024 State of the Third-Party Logistics Industry ReportThriving in the Face of Changing Market Dynamics Table of ContentsIntroductionGrappling with the Rising Cost of Doing BusinessNavigating the Shipping Landscape Chaos Exploring the Geographic Spread of Modern FulfillmentConclusionAbout Extensiv03

2、0509162526Embracing Cutting Edge(Software)Technologies21IntroductionWelcome to the 2024 edition of the state of the third-party logistics industry report!Last years report started with a reflection on how pandemic-related disruptions continued to plague the warehousing and third-party logistics(3PL)

3、communityand how many experts predicted the situation would persist through 2023.A year later,we are all very thankful that the COVID chapter of human history is mostly over;vaccines are widely available,infection rates are down,and most people probably already lostor discardedtheir face masks.Peopl

4、e are returning to public lifeand in-person shopping,which has had some noticeable impacts on the logistics industry.Ecommerce sales slowed significantly in 2023 back to their pre-pandemic trajectories,with online sales growing by 9.3%per Insider Intelligence,and brick-and-mortar retail regained rel

5、evance as“physical stores are still expected to account for 72%of all U.S.retail sales by 2024.”Even warehouse capacity rates are normalizing.Unfortunately,a new year means new challenges.While the pandemic may be over,many experts believe the supply chain is still at risk of an“everything shortage.

6、”Theres no hard evidence to indicate that the logistics industry evolved or implemented new methodologies to promote supply chain resilience and agility.Dustin Jalbert,senior economist of wood products at FastMarkets RISI declared,“I dont think a lot has changed.”Instead,consumer demand cooled from