For the 22nd consecutive year, Dr. John Langley of Penn State University again led the annual Third Party Logistics Study, released as usual this year at the CSCMP conference in Atlanta in late September, a collaboration between Langley, again this year Penske Logistics, and new sponsors recruiting firm Korn Ferry and consultant Infosys, basically replacing Capgemini, which was a sponsor for many years.

Here, Supply Chain Television Channel anchor Jim Stephens and SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore provide video highlights of this most recent report, as always very interesting, including a surprising jump in the dreaded "IT Gap."

Want more? Our written summaries with even more detail are here: 3PL Study Part 1, 3PL Study Part 2

Please watch this short clip, excerpted from our weekly supply chain video news broadcast from our Supply Chain Television Channel and CSCMP.