1、2025 TransporT Topics Top 100 Logistics Companies A3Flexible forthe Futurehow 3PLs Are Staying Nimble and Building More resilient Supply Chains in a Changing WorldBy Seth ClevengerManaging Editor,Features and MultimediaIn a complex and ever-changing world,successful logistics op-erations increasingl

2、y hinge on the ability to adapt.Logistics companies are priori-tizing flexibility and resilience at a time when global trade patterns are shifting,freight market condi-tions remain challenging,technol-ogy is advancing rapidly and the next supply chain disruption may be right around the corner.While

3、navigating the uncertainty and po-tential business fallout from ongoing trade disputes and potential tariffs,shippers and their logistics providers can apply the lessons they learned during the coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of this decade.“The big thing the pandemic taught most companies tha

4、t survived and thrived through that event is how to be flexible,”said Chris Ca-plice,chief scientist at DAT Freight&Analytics and senior research sci-entist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transpor-tation&Logistics.Responding quickly to chang-ing business conditions can give

5、third-party logistics providers an edge against their competitors.“If you want to be as successful and resilient as possible and stand the test of time throughout these volatility cycles,you have to be fast,”said Stuart Love,director of global supply chain at the Inventory Man-agement Solutions divi

6、sion of multi-national logistics company DSV.Love agreed that the logistics industry has sharpened its focus on supply chain resilience and adaptability in recent years to bet-ter contend with unknowns and disruptions.“The problem is peo-ple dont know how to do it,”he said.In addition to nimble deci