The 'enviable position' of carriers' balance sheets...
What the numbers suggest
If you’ve landed here, very possibly it’s because you read my previous coverage published yesterday and now you are eager to know a bit more about the investment cycle where top dollar investment is warranted for a 3PL.
Let’s continue then from warehousing cannibalisation, or the lack thereof, of certain expensive functions, bearing in mind the decision-making process outlined in Part I.
Trends
For sure, there has been a trend to centralise multiple facilities into one giant warehouse.
But what if it is now time ...
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