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Three years ago, logistics' next big thing was going to be the collaborative network. Developers promised shippers that by banding together, they'd wield the kind of bargaining power enjoyed by the Wal-Marts of the world.
For well over a decade, third-party service providers 3PLs have been the lost boys of logistics, with no trade association to call their own. Joel Hoiland hopes to change that by welcoming them into the International Warehouse Logistics Association.
The story's quickly becoming familiar: DC managers identify a problem or bottleneck. They figure out what they need to solve it. Then comes word that the project's been put on hold until the economy turns around.