New Latin American Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Outsourcing Guide Released

STOUGHTON, Wis., May 17 /PRNewswire/ — The first edition of Who’s Who in Latin American Logistics and Supply Chain Management, has just been released. This guide is the first of its kind to focus on third-party logistics providers serving the rapidly developing Latin American market and provides in-depth profiles for 88 third-party logistics providers (3PLs).


Outsourcing to 3PLs continues to grow rapidly. Global trade and increasing supply chain complexity is driving companies to identify supply chain partners with superior value-added logistics capabilities. Who’s Who in Latin American Logistics 3PL profiles include: individual company information, key personnel, IT and service capabilities. In addition, customer, industry, case studies, and important news events are reported. Information is presented in sufficient detail to allow companies to quickly develop choices for outsourcing logistics functions in Latin America. Global companies like DHL, Kuehne + Nagel and Penske Logistics are covered in addition to lesser known companies such as Coimex, GEFCO, and Servientrega.


“Our guides are a primary information source for supply chain outsourcing and management,” said Evan Armstrong, president of Armstrong & Associates. “We are pleased with the quality of our ongoing global 3PL information expansion.”


The guide contains 279 pages and is available as a downloadable PDF file report. Guides can be purchased over the phone at (800) 525-3915, or online at: http://www.3plogistics.com/shopsite/index.html.


About Armstrong & Associates: Armstrong & Associates, Inc. is a supply chain management consulting firm specializing in market research, mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing. Armstrong & Associates publishes Who’s Who In Logistics? Armstrong’s Guide to Global Supply Chain Management. Recent research papers include: An Overview of Warehousing in North America — 2007 Market Size, Major 3PLs, Benchmarking Prices and Practices and Brand Recognition RFP Activity and Expected Profit Margins for 3PLs — 2007. In addition, Armstrong & Associates maintains databases of warehousemen, freight forwarders and third-party logistics and distributors.