Here are some trends to watch. No outsourcing articles this month. Many business experts believe the future of American enterprise belongs to the virtual corporation - an agile entity that can respond quickly to market trends because it outsources everything beyond design and marketing. Here's a look at how Ensemble Co. hired a third-party logistics provider to handle its distribution needs. In an exclusive interview, Andrew Wood, chairman and CEO of Burnham, describes what he sees as the major impediments to the third-party industry's growth and gives his view of what's needed to fix them.
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After being spun off from 3M, Imation found itself faced with the need to build its own logistics department from the ground up. Our 13th annual survey tells the full salary story. For many shippers, using a third party to handle their fleet operations is an easy way to test the outsourcing waters. If the trial is successful, they go on to outsource more functions . Case Corp. has turned over all its worldwide logistics operations to three providers.