This statistic depicts the share of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers investing in technology worldwide in 2018, broken down by category. During the survey, 72 percent of shippers and 42 percent of 3PLs stated that they are investing in Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
Share of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers investing in technology worldwide in 2018, by category
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Data is based on the answers from shippers and 3PLs in North America
(67 percent), Asia (13 percent) and Europe (9 percent).
About 22 percent of respondents were from manufacturing, 17 percent from retail and consumer products, 11 percent from the food and beverage industry, ten percent from health care and pharmaceutical companies, eight percent from the automotive industry, six percent of respondents were from business support and logistics, four percent were from the telecommunications, technology, internet and electronics industry, three percent from airlines, aerospace and defense, three percent from construction and machinery, two percent from governmental companies, one percent from finance, insurance and real estate, one percent from the utilities, energy and extraction industry, and 12 percent from others.
The source did not specify the age of the respondents.
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PennState Smeal, & Infosys, & Penske Logistics, & Korn/Ferry. (September 24, 2018). Share of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers investing in technology worldwide in 2018, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933647/shipper-and-3pl-technology-investments-by-category/
PennState Smeal, und Infosys, und Penske Logistics, und Korn/Ferry. "Share of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers investing in technology worldwide in 2018, by category." Chart. September 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933647/shipper-and-3pl-technology-investments-by-category/
PennState Smeal, Infosys, Penske Logistics, Korn/Ferry. (2018). Share of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers investing in technology worldwide in 2018, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933647/shipper-and-3pl-technology-investments-by-category/
PennState Smeal, and Infosys, and Penske Logistics, and Korn/Ferry. "Share of Shippers and Third-party Logistics (3pl) Providers Investing in Technology Worldwide in 2018, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933647/shipper-and-3pl-technology-investments-by-category/
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