Cast Your Vote for the Top 10 3PLs

Each year, in its July issue, Inbound Logistics publishes the most definitive resource on third-party logistics and the outsourced logistics market. If you are already a subscriber, you know that we ask our readers which third-party logistics companies provide excellent service, and publish the results.

If you are not yet a subscriber, you can get a list of this year's Excellence Survey winners, as well as the information on the top 100 logistics solutions providers, by checking the subscription box below.

The results will of this year's 3PL Excellence Survey will be presented in the July 2012 3PL issue. Give us your input and we'll express our appreciation by entering you in a drawing for one of 10 free 18-carat gold Parker pens.

* Indicates mandatory field.

*Q1 - Your Job Title

*Q2 - Please match your function (check the best one):

	Corporate Management
	Supply Chain / Purchasing / Supply Management
	Transportation / Traffic Management
	Logistics / Distribution
	Operations
	Other:

*Q3 - Please Indicate Your Company Type (select best match):

	Manufacturer
	Retail/Wholesale
	Carrier/Transport Intermediary/3PL/Warehouse
	Services sector or Government
	Other:

*Q4 - Please indicate the services you recommend, specify, approve, or purchase (check all that apply):

	Air Freight Services
	Motor Freight Services (TL/LTL)
	Ocean, Ocean Intermodal
	Rail, Rail Intermodal
	Small Package Delivery, Expedited Freight, Express Services
	Third Party Services (3PL), Contract Logistics
	Supply Chain Technology, Software/Systems
	Transportation Equipment
	Warehousing & DC Services
	Materials Handling Systems, Equipment, Forklifts
	Packaging/Labeling Systems
	Intl. Shipping Services, Freight Forwarding
	Fleet Operations, Dedicated Contract Carriers
	Site, Port or Facility Selection
	None (I never specify, evaluate, or manage, or manage those that specify, buy or manage any transport related service, solution or product.)
	Other:

*Q5 - Your best guess on how much your company spent on transportation and related logistics services and technology in the last year:

	More Than $50 Million
	$10-$49 Million
	$1-$10 Million
	$100,000-$1 Million
	Less Than $100,000

*Q7 - Regions where your company has logistics partners (select all that apply).

	Asia
	Southeast Asia (Including India)
	Middle East/ North Africa
	Eastern Europe/Russia
	Europe
	South America
	North America (US, Canada, Mexico)
	U.S. only
	No Logistics Partners

*Q8 - How many people are at your location?

Q9 - Please list three third-party logistics companies that excel in meeting your needs.

*3PL #1.

3PL #2.

3PL #3.

Q10 - Tell us why you think the 3PL companies you chose in the previous questions merit industry recognition.

Q11 - What are the most important challenges you face today (select all that apply)?

	Cutting Transport Costs
	Reducing Inventory
	Reducing Labor Costs
	Reducing Assets and/or Infrastructure
	Expanding to New Markets
	Quality Control
	Sustainability
	Business Process Improvement
	Vendor Management
	Improving Customer Service
	Technology Strategy and Implementation
	Security and other Compliance Issues
	Other:

Q12 - Which is a more important criterion for measuring 3PL performance:

Price

Service

Q13 - What is the number one reason for a failed 3PL partnership?

	Poor Customer Service
	Cost
	More Competitive Options
	Loss of Control
	Cultural Dissimilarities
	Failed Expectations
	Other:

Q14 - Should companies generally partner with one 3PL or more than one?

	Just One
	More than One
	It Depends

Q15 - How many 3PLs do you use?

This concludes the questionnarie. Thank you for your help. If you want to be entered into the drawing for one of the gold Parker pens, please enter your information below. To cast your vote use the "Vote For Your Logistics Provider" button at the bottom of this page. Thank you.

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