Presentations from eyefortransport’s 8th 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum in Brussels, November 2010. Visit www.3PLsummit.com/eu for further resources.

1. 5 Mega Trends and the Implication for
the Logistics Industry
3PL Summit, 2010 Brussels
24 November 2010

2. Content
– Current Global Outlook and Risks
– 5 Mega Trends Facing International Business
– Effects on 3PL
– 3PL Reactions
– Tighter Competition
– Relentless Innovation
– Challenges & Sustainability
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3. Current Global Outlook and Risks
GDP Growth yoy
– The worst is behind us 2009 2010 2011
USA -2.6 2.7 1.4
– Many countries are in
Euro zone -4.0 1.7 1.2
growth mode
Japan -5.2 2.6 0.8
– Risks persist Emerging Asia 5.6 8.0 6.8
– After the crisis is before Central Eastern Europe -5.9 2.8 3.2
the crisis Latin America -2.1 5.8 4.5
Sub Saharan Africa 2.1 4.4 5.0
Middle East North Africa 2.5 4.4 4.6
Source: The Insight Bureau LTD/ Nenad Pacek
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4. 5 Mega Trends
Age of
economic
moderation
The age of Rise of
relentless emerging
innovation – markets and
with external relative decline
and internal of the developed
focus Facing world
international
business
through to 2020
The competitive Sales growth
landscape mainly in
will be tighter emerging
than ever markets
Source: The Insight Bureau LTD/ Nenad Pacek 4

5. Effects on 3PL
2010 2030
Illustration
– Re-design of transport networks
– Re-balancing of trade lane priorities, distribution hubs, warehouses
– New logistics clusters
– Pricing structures to accommodate volume changes
– Closer cooperation with shippers and competitors to reduce supply chain risks
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6. 3PL Reactions
– Be truly global
– Be more flexible
(organization, operations)
– Lead strategy instead of
opportunistic approach
– Become two-headed monsters
(treat existing and emerging
markets equally)
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7. Tighter Competition
– Highly fragmented industry
– Competition comes from
unexpected corners
– Fight for market share
– Price and quality war
– Shippers reduce or consolidate
number of 3PL used
– Deeper relationships with clients
– More control over the business
– Outspending competition on brand
building and local presence
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8. Relentless Innovation
– 3PL must become even more
innovative
– Kick-start continuous innovation
process
– Collaboration with other
companies, even competitors,
to realize innovations
– More power to 3PL
– Centers of innovation, technology
transfer and standardization
shift from developed world to
developing countries
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9. Challenges & Sustainability
– Stormy seas ahead
– No cash, no joy
– High flexibility
– New mind set
– War on talent
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10. Thank you for your time
Beat Simon, CEO Agility Europe
St. Jakobs-Strasse 220
CH - 4002 Basel
www.agilitylogistics.com