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In terms of revenue, the global fourth party logistics market was valued at US$ 56,472.1 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 78,981.5 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period from 2020 to 2027.
The global fourth party logistics market is experiencing a steady growth with regards to the initial research activities, product innovations, investments, technological integrations, and deployment in the current scenario and is anticipated to rise exponentially in the coming years. The fourth party logistics market is a highly fragmented market with the presence of significant number of players in each countries coupled with multiple players with a small and regional presence. The fourth party logistics market is influenced by the consumer side demands where manufacturers of various commodities have focused on creating a diverse set of product options, packaging designs, and logistic arrangements. This has raised the complexity in the supply chains by means of fragmented channels, expanding product variations, as well as increasing demand for customized solutions. The advanced countries in North America and Europe are observed to be the pioneers in the installations of 4PL solutions; whereas, the market is gathering pace in the developing countries of Asia. Hence, the growth of e-commerce, retail sector, and manufacturing sector coupled with the digitalization of infrastructures in the developing economies across the world are driving the adoption for 4PL based services. Positive economic outlook in the developing economies of the world, especially in the APAC region, is augmenting the growth of 4PL services.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Fourth Party LogisticsMarket
During the forecast period, i.e. from 2020 to 2027, the growth outlook of fourth party logistics in all the major geographic regions estimated to be quite positive. However, due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, all the major countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America have imposed strict restrictions on trade, movement of people/goods, and business activities. The lockdowns and restrictions are affecting the supply chains across the globe and thus affecting the revenue of the global fourth party logistics market players. The COVID-19 outbreak is anticipated to affect the growth rate of global fourth party logistics market in 2020 and early 2021, owing to the supply chain disruptions across the world and thus there is decline in y-o-y growth during these years. However, the growth is expected to normalize from 2021 onwards and the market is projected to grow at a steady pace from 2021 to 2027.
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Fourth Party Logistics Market: Strategic Insights
Market Size Value in US$ 56,472.1 Million in 2019 Market Size Value by US$ 78,981.5 Million by 2027 Growth rate CAGR of 4.5% from 2020-2027 Forecast Period 2020-2027 Base Year 2020
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Fourth Party Logistics Market: Strategic Insights
| Market Size Value in | US$ 56,472.1 Million in 2019 |
| Market Size Value by | US$ 78,981.5 Million by 2027 |
| Growth rate | CAGR of 4.5% from 2020-2027 |
| Forecast Period | 2020-2027 |
| Base Year | 2020 |
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Rising Demand for Seamless Supply Chain Operations for Enhanced Productivity
The emergence of fourth party logistics concept has essentially been a move towards removing all the bottlenecks from the complex global supply chain environment. Fourth party logistic (4PL) services is also termed as supply-chain-as-a-service, where the 4PL providers integrates itself with the customer company’s logistics department. This empowers the 4PL service providers with hands-on-approach to the entire operations involved in a supply chain ranging from order management to warehousing, and compliance regulations to supplier management. 4PL service providers would act as the single link of interface between various supply chain providers and client organization. With this, the 4PL providers manage all the operations with sophisticated resources to optimize and deliver valuable service to its customers.
By Type- Market Insights
Based on type, the fourth party logistics market is segmented into synergy plus operating model, solution integrator model, and industry innovator model.The solution integrator modelsegment held the largest share of the market in 2019. Largely, all B2B businesses focus on the solution integrator model for optimizing their supply chains and ensuring the best customer service. Consumers from food & beverage and retail sector prefer this type of business relationship with their 4PL service providers.
Fourth Party Logistics Market, by Type– 2019and 2027 (%)
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By EndUser- Market Insights
The fourth party logistics services is used among different industry verticals under the name of enduser segment, which consists of automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer electronics, retail, aerospace & defense, and others. The retail segment held the largest share of the market in 2019. With an increasing growth observed in the e-commerce sector, the retailers create parallel supply chains to fulfill both online and physical demand. 4PL services provide strategic vision and greater visibility of inventory which enable retailers to allocate stocks and meet the customer’s need.
Inorganic and organic growth strategiesare the commonly adopted strategies by companies to expand their market reach.
2020: UPS and Henry Schein, Inc. announced an agreement to explore as well as test variety of drone-delivery applications. These applications will examine the possibility of unmanned aerial vehicles in business-to-business (B2B) operating models. This initiative is anticipated to begin in 2020.
2020: XPO Logistics, Inc. signed a long-term partnership agreement with Mercedes-Benz Parts Logistics. This agreement will allow the company to manage distribution of parts in the UK with an integrated and digitally managed transportation network.
The global fourth party logistics market has been segmented as follows:
Fourth Party Logistics Market – By Type
- Synergy Plus Operating Model
- Solution Integrator Model
- Industry Innovator Model
Fourth Party Logistics Market – By EndUser
- Automotive
- Healthcare
- Food and Beverage
- Consumer Electronics
- Aerospace and Defense
- Retail
- Industrial
- Others
Fourth Party Logistics Market – By Geography
North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- UK
- Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific (APAC)
- Taiwan
- China
- India
- Australia
- Japan
- Rest of APAC
Middle East and Africa (MEA)
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA
South America (SAM)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of SAM
Fourth Party Logistics Market–Company Profiles
- Allyn International Services, Inc.
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
- GEFCO Group
- XPO Logistics, Inc.
- Deutsche Post AG
- DB Schenker
- DAMCO
- Logistics Plus Inc.
- GEODIS
- CEVA Logistics AG
Report Coverage
Revenue forecast, Company Analysis, Industry landscape, Growth factors, and Trends
Segment Covered
Type , and End User
Regional Scope
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America
Country Scope
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Asia Pacific (APAC) held the largest share of the global fourth party logisticsmarket in 2019.APAC is also expected to be the fastest growing region in the adoption of 4PL solutions. The major reason for this is the presence of larger population, developing digitalized infrastructure. The future of the e-commerce and retail industry in the APAC region is estimated to be extremely bright and therefore, the supply chain management vendors are anticipated to play an extremely crucial role in the overall progress. China, India, Taiwan, and Japan, are some of the important countries in APAC that comprise of huge populations and contribute to the boom in the e-commerce as well as the manufacturing sector. This factor presents potentials for growing market of 4PL.
Accountability of the goods being transported, quicker moves towards any technological changes, and adding on network partners consistently are all managed by the outsourced logistics service provider thereby empowering the customer to achieve cost optimizations on the product until it reaches the last mile. These factors have been a major driving factor towards the adoptions of fourth party logistics services by the companies today and are anticipated to accelerate in the coming years.
The retailsegmentis the leading end-user in the market.With a boom observed in the e-commerce sector, the retailers create parallel supply chains to fulfill both online and physical locations demand. 4PL provides strategic vision and greater visibility of inventory which enable retailers to allocate stocks and meet the customer’s need. Also, 4PL helps in replenishing the store with its forward-deployed inventory in small stores, as these lags in having additional space to keep their inventory.
The List of Companies - Fourth Party Logistics Market
- Allyn International Services, Inc.
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
- GEFCO Group
- XPO Logistics, Inc.
- Deutsche Post AG
- DB Schenker
- DAMCO
- Logistics Plus Inc.
- GEODIS
- CEVA Logistics AG
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- Data Collection and Secondary Research:
As a market research and consulting firm operating from a decade, we have published many reports and advised several clients across the globe. First step for any study will start with an assessment of currently available data and insights from existing reports. Further, historical and current market information is collected from Investor Presentations, Annual Reports, SEC Filings, etc., and other information related to company’s performance and market positioning are gathered from Paid Databases (Factiva, Hoovers, and Reuters) and various other publications available in public domain.
Several associations trade associates, technical forums, institutes, societies and organizations are accessed to gain technical as well as market related insights through their publications such as research papers, blogs and press releases related to the studies are referred to get cues about the market. Further, white papers, journals, magazines, and other news articles published in the last 3 years are scrutinized and analyzed to understand the current market trends.
- Primary Research:
The primarily interview analysis comprise of data obtained from industry participants interview and answers to survey questions gathered by in-house primary team.
For primary research, interviews are conducted with industry experts/CEOs/Marketing Managers/Sales Managers/VPs/Subject Matter Experts from both demand and supply side to get a 360-degree view of the market. The primary team conducts several interviews based on the complexity of the markets to understand the various market trends and dynamics which makes research more credible and precise.
A typical research interview fulfils the following functions:
- Provides first-hand information on the market size, market trends, growth trends, competitive landscape, and outlook
- Validates and strengthens in-house secondary research findings
- Develops the analysis team’s expertise and market understanding
Primary research involves email interactions and telephone interviews for each market, category, segment, and sub-segment across geographies. The participants who typically take part in such a process include, but are not limited to:
- Industry participants: VPs, business development managers, market intelligence managers and national sales managers
- Outside experts: Valuation experts, research analysts and key opinion leaders specializing in the electronics and semiconductor industry.
Below is the breakup of our primary respondents by company, designation, and region:
Once we receive the confirmation from primary research sources or primary respondents, we finalize the base year market estimation and forecast the data as per the macroeconomic and microeconomic factors assessed during data collection.
- Data Analysis:
Once data is validated through both secondary as well as primary respondents, we finalize the market estimations by hypothesis formulation and factor analysis at regional and country level.
- 3.1 Macro-Economic Factor Analysis:
We analyse macroeconomic indicators such the gross domestic product (GDP), increase in the demand for goods and services across industries, technological advancement, regional economic growth, governmental policies, the influence of COVID-19, PEST analysis, and other aspects. This analysis aids in setting benchmarks for various nations/regions and approximating market splits. Additionally, the general trend of the aforementioned components aid in determining the market's development possibilities.
- 3.2 Country Level Data:
Various factors that are especially aligned to the country are taken into account to determine the market size for a certain area and country, including the presence of vendors, such as headquarters and offices, the country's GDP, demand patterns, and industry growth. To comprehend the market dynamics for the nation, a number of growth variables, inhibitors, application areas, and current market trends are researched. The aforementioned elements aid in determining the country's overall market's growth potential.
- 3.3 Company Profile:
The “Table of Contents” is formulated by listing and analyzing more than 25 - 30 companies operating in the market ecosystem across geographies. However, we profile only 10 companies as a standard practice in our syndicate reports. These 10 companies comprise leading, emerging, and regional players. Nonetheless, our analysis is not restricted to the 10 listed companies, we also analyze other companies present in the market to develop a holistic view and understand the prevailing trends. The “Company Profiles” section in the report covers key facts, business description, products & services, financial information, SWOT analysis, and key developments. The financial information presented is extracted from the annual reports and official documents of the publicly listed companies. Upon collecting the information for the sections of respective companies, we verify them via various primary sources and then compile the data in respective company profiles. The company level information helps us in deriving the base number as well as in forecasting the market size.
- 3.4 Developing Base Number:
Aggregation of sales statistics (2020-2022) and macro-economic factor, and other secondary and primary research insights are utilized to arrive at base number and related market shares for 2022. The data gaps are identified in this step and relevant market data is analyzed, collected from paid primary interviews or databases. On finalizing the base year market size, forecasts are developed on the basis of macro-economic, industry and market growth factors and company level analysis.
- Data Triangulation and Final Review:
The market findings and base year market size calculations are validated from supply as well as demand side. Demand side validations are based on macro-economic factor analysis and benchmarks for respective regions and countries. In case of supply side validations, revenues of major companies are estimated (in case not available) based on industry benchmark, approximate number of employees, product portfolio, and primary interviews revenues are gathered. Further revenue from target product/service segment is assessed to avoid overshooting of market statistics. In case of heavy deviations between supply and demand side values, all thes steps are repeated to achieve synchronization.
We follow an iterative model, wherein we share our research findings with Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) until consensus view of the market is not formulated – this model negates any drastic deviation in the opinions of experts. Only validated and universally acceptable research findings are quoted in our reports.
We have important check points that we use to validate our research findings – which we call – data triangulation, where we validate the information, we generate from secondary sources with primary interviews and then we re-validate with our internal data bases and Subject matter experts. This comprehensive model enables us to deliver high quality, reliable data in shortest possible time.
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