BRAND REPORT FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 2017 (Including Supplementary Data) No attempt has been made to rank the information contained in this report in order of importance, since BPA Worldwide believes this is a judgment which must be made by the user of the report. Peerless Media, LLC a subsidiary of EH Publishing 111 Speen Street Suite 200 Framingham, MA 01701 Tel.: 508-663-1500 www.logisticsmgmt.com LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT is a B2B brand intended for individuals with broad-based interests in the field of logistics including manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. The brand content and editorial scope of the publication includes news and trends in transportation services, equipment and technologies. The content of every issue is also available to subscribers globally via the online digital version. FIELD SERVED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT serves the field of logistics including manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries as shown in Paragraph 3a. DEFINITION OF RECIPIENT QUALIFICATION Qualified recipients are Executive & Senior Supply Chain Management (C-level, President, VPs); Logistics/Transportation/Supply Chain Management, Distribution/Warehouse Management, Operations Management, Purchasing Management; Logistics/Transportation/Distribution Specialist or Analyst and Other Job Functions as described in Paragraph 3a herein. PURPOSE Included herein is an analysis of multiple job functions performed by qualified recipients. Also included is an analysis of the logistics/transportation services, equipment and technology which qualified recipients buy, specify, recommend or approve. CHANNELS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE 6 Issues in the period 70,041 average circulation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Below are the Average contacts per occurrence, including frequency per period reported Non-Paid Paid Average LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE (6 issues in the period) 70,041-70,041 a. Print 48,911-48,911 b. Digital 21,130-21,130 1. Requested 21,130-21,130 2. Non-Requested - - -
MAGAZINE CHANNEL Official Publication of: None/Established: 1962/Issues Per Year: 12 AVERAGE NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION NON-QUALIFIED Not Included Elsewhere Copies Other Paid Circulation 75 Advertiser and Agency 1,151 Allocated for Trade Shows and Conventions 275 All Other 609 TOTAL 2,110 1. AVERAGE QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BREAKOUT FOR THE PERIOD Qualified Qualified Non-Paid Qualified Paid QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Copies Percent Copies Percent Copies Percent Individual 70,041 100.0 70,041 100.0 - - Sponsored Individually Addressed - - - - - - Membership Benefit - - - - - - Multi Copy Same Addressee - - - - - - Single Copy Sales - - - - - - TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 70,041 100.0 70,041 100.0 - - 2. QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUES FOR PERIOD 2017 Issue Print Digital Qualified January 48,463 21,605 70,068 February 48,646 21,390 70,036 March 48,853 21,183 70,036 April 49,049 20,979 70,028 May 49,138 20,914 70,052 June 49,315 20,711 70,026 Logistics Management / June 2017 2
3a. BUSINESS/OCCUPATION BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF MAY 2017 This issue is -% or 13 copies above the average of the other 5 issues reported in Paragraph 2. respondents who buy, specify, recommend or approve logistics/ transportation services, equipment and technology Executive & Senior Supply Chain Management (C-level, Presidents, VPs) (A) CLASSIFICATION BY FUNCTION Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, Distribution, Warehouse, Operations and Purchasing Management (B) Logistics/ Transportation/ Distribution Specialist or Analyst and Other Job Functions (C) BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TOTAL QUALIFIED PERCENT OF TOTAL Food/Beverage & Tobacco Manufacturing 5,199 7.4 5,199 1,918 3,094 187 Consumer Goods Manufacturing 4,191 6.0 4,191 1,511 2,524 156 Textiles/Apparel Manufacturing 971 1.4 971 336 598 37 Paper/Printing Manufacturing 2,220 3.2 2,220 692 1,427 101 Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing 3,053 4.4 3,053 790 2,073 190 Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing 1,628 2.3 1,628 514 1,023 91 Primary Metals Manufacturing 1,715 2.5 1,715 606 1,037 72 Fabricated Metals Manufacturing 2,972 4.2 2,972 1,190 1,650 132 Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 2,414 3.4 2,414 762 1,457 195 Computers & Electronics Manufacturing 1,653 2.4 1,653 549 969 135 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 1,068 1.5 1,068 273 711 84 Aerospace Manufacturing 898 1.3 898 200 620 78 Automotive & Transportation Equipment 2,543 3.6 2,543 679 1,658 206 Manufacturing Furniture Manufacturing 621 0.9 621 258 336 27 Other Manufacturing 4,760 6.8 4,760 1,377 3,035 348 SUB-TOTAL MANUFACTURING 35,906 51.3 35,906 11,655 22,212 2,039 Wholesale Trade 6,443 9.2 6,443 3,349 2,938 156 Retail Trade 5,336 7.6 5,336 2,619 2,596 121 3rd Party Logistics Provider, 12,627 18.0 12,627 5,153 6,541 933 Transportation/Warehousing Services Business/Consulting Services 4,087 5.8 4,087 2,240 1,437 410 Other Non-Manufacturing 5,653 8.1 5,653 1,808 3,380 465 SUB-TOTAL NON-MANUFACTURING 34,146 48.7 34,146 15,169 16,892 2,085 TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 70,052 100.0 70,052 26,824 39,104 4,124 This is an analysis of the 65,480 or 93.4% of the recipients multiple job functions. See questionnaire used to elicit these data. Since any one respondent may have checked more than one response, the totals for each of these should not be added together as the total may exceed the total circulation. These data are presented for statistical and marketing purposes. Number of Respondents Who Indicate That They Perform One or More Job Functions Logistics Management, Transportation/ Distribution/ Traffic Import/ Export/ International ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE JOB FUNCTIONS Warehousing/ Fleet DC Operations Site Selection Management Inventory/ Materials Control BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TOTAL QUALIFIED Shipping Food/Beverage/Tobacco Manufacturing 5,199 4,909 4,276 2,375 1,774 1,699 3,008 3,156 Consumer Goods Manufacturing 4,191 3,991 3,513 2,357 1,292 1,379 2,379 2,554 Textiles/Apparel Manufacturing 971 924 785 602 243 287 565 565 Paper/Printing Manufacturing 2,220 2,015 1,685 1,027 625 600 1,167 1,319 Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing 3,053 2,889 2,518 1,890 811 950 1,664 1,816 Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing 1,628 1,505 1,259 935 397 443 849 1,003 Primary Metals Manufacturing 1,715 1,563 1,310 781 484 447 777 1,027 Fabricated Metals Manufacturing 2,972 2,741 2,261 1,510 794 819 1,357 1,834 Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 2,414 2,246 1,862 1,372 590 579 1,148 1,355 Computers & Electronics Manufacturing 1,653 1,581 1,380 1,020 368 492 869 997 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 1,068 1,017 855 651 217 286 559 653 Aerospace Manufacturing 898 837 694 491 221 223 384 565 Automotive & Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2,543 2,362 2,023 1,339 704 646 1,215 1,413 Furniture Manufacturing 621 578 489 308 188 156 291 361 Other Manufacturing 4,760 4,428 3,755 2,488 1,225 1,133 2,256 2,712 SUB-TOTAL MANUFACTURING 35,906 33,586 28,665 19,146 9,933 10,139 18,488 21,330 Wholesale Trade 6,443 6,024 5,302 3,039 2,384 2,204 3,778 4,034 Retail Trade 5,336 4,784 4,173 1,939 1,687 1,547 2,788 2,880 3rd Party Logistics Provider, Transportation/ 12,627 12,309 11,422 5,824 4,964 3,526 6,112 5,157 Warehousing Services Business/Consulting Services 4,087 3,770 3,216 1,721 1,230 1,417 2,092 2,182 Other Non-Manufacturing 5,653 5,007 4,205 2,062 1,646 1,224 2,431 2,853 SUB-TOTAL NON-MANUFACTURING 34,146 31,894 28,318 14,585 11,911 9,918 17,201 17,106 TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 70,052 65,480 56,983 33,731 21,844 20,057 35,689 38,436 Logistics Management / June 2017 3
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FOR ISSUE OF MAY 2017 This is an analysis of the 70,052 or 100.0% of the recipients who buy, specify, recommend or approve the following logistics/transportation services, equipment and technology. See questionnaire used to elicit these data. Since any one respondent may have checked more than one response, the totals for each of these should not be added together as the total may exceed the total circulation. These data are presented for statistical and marketing purposes. respondents who buy, specify, recommend or approve logistics/ transportation services, Logistics/Transportation Services, Equipment and Technology equipment and technology Percent Logistics/Transportation Services 64,532 92.1 Truckload Motor Freight or LTL Motor Freight 48,312 69.0 Truckload Motor Freight 42,024 60.0 LTL Motor Freight 39,882 56.9 Air Freight 29,500 42.1 Small Package Delivery Services 43,846 62.6 Freight Forwarding Services 25,780 36.8 3rd Party/Contract Logistics Services 37,682 53.8 Expedited Freight Services 28,457 40.6 Intermodal Services 24,152 34.5 Rail Carriers 17,937 25.6 Ocean Freight 23,447 33.5 Port Selection 17,543 25.0 Van Lines 15,656 22.3 Public/Contract Warehousing 21,361 30.5 Dedicated/Leased Fleet Operations 17,364 24.8 Logistics/Transportation Equipment 47,309 67.5 Trucks/Tractors 29,530 42.2 Trailers 22,657 32.3 Lift Trucks 27,918 39.9 Warehouse Equipment 36,181 51.6 Logistics/Transportation Technology 42,427 60.6 Auto ID Systems/Bar Coding/RFID 23,816 34.0 Supply Chain Software/Warehousing Management Systems/Transportation Management Software 39,122 55.8 Supply Chain Software 26,017 37.1 Warehousing Management Systems 29,569 42.2 Transportation Management Software 25,369 36.2 TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 70,052 100.0 3b. QUALIFICATION SOURCE BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF MAY 2017 Qualified Within QUALIFICATION SOURCE 1 year 2 year 3 year Print Digital Qualified Percent I. TOTAL Direct Request: 53,294 16,758-49,138 20,914 70,052 100.0 a. Written 2,175 405-2,570 10 2,580 3.7 b. Telecommunication 23,354 11,263-28,003 6,614 34,617 49.4 c. Electronic 27,765 5,090-18,565 14,290 32,855 46.9 II. TOTAL Request from recipient s company: - - - - - - - a. Written - - - - - - - b. Telecommunication - - - - - - - c. Electronic - - - - - - - III. TOTAL Membership Benefit: - - - - - - - a. Individual - - - - - - - b. Organizational - - - - - - - IV. TOTAL Communication from recipient or recipient s company (other than request): - - - - - - - a. Written - - - - - - - b. Telecommunication - - - - - - - c. Electronic - - - - - - - V. TOTAL Sources other than above (listed alphabetically): - - - - - - - Association rosters and directories - - - - - - - Business directories - - - - - - - Manufacturer s, distributor s and wholesaler s lists - - - - - - - Other sources - - - - - - - VI. TOTAL Single Copy Sales: - - - - - - - TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 53,294 16,758-49,138 20,914 70,052 100.0 PERCENT 76.1 23.9-70.1 29.9 100.0 Logistics Management / June 2017 4
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF MAY 2017 State Print Digital Qualified Percent Maine 231 56 287 New Hampshire 268 77 345 Vermont 117 36 153 Massachusetts 1,051 339 1,390 Rhode Island 196 52 248 Connecticut 626 168 794 NEW ENGLAND 2,489 728 3,217 4.6 New York 2,389 709 3,098 New Jersey 1,725 518 2,243 Pennsylvania 2,809 757 3,566 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 6,923 1,984 8,907 12.7 Ohio 2,861 863 3,724 Indiana 1,314 422 1,736 Illinois 3,167 934 4,101 Michigan 2,036 562 2,598 Wisconsin 1,992 509 2,501 EAST NO. CENTRAL 11,370 3,290 14,660 20.9 Minnesota 1,346 383 1,729 Iowa 829 217 1,046 Missouri 1,110 347 1,457 North Dakota 201 38 239 South Dakota 223 57 280 Nebraska 485 143 628 Kansas 612 179 791 WEST NO. CENTRAL 4,806 1,364 6,170 8.8 Delaware 107 38 145 Maryland 628 186 814 Washington, DC 57 27 84 Virginia 975 331 1,306 West Virginia 236 49 285 North Carolina 1,686 475 2,161 South Carolina 744 215 959 Georgia 1,627 568 2,195 Florida 2,103 762 2,865 SOUTH ATLANTIC 8,163 2,651 10,814 15.5 State Print Digital Qualified Percent Kentucky 735 212 947 Tennessee 1,184 316 1,500 Alabama 595 181 776 Mississippi 315 77 392 EAST SO. CENTRAL 2,829 786 3,615 5.2 Arkansas 445 136 581 Louisiana 424 120 544 Oklahoma 451 141 592 Texas 3,229 1,168 4,397 WEST SO. CENTRAL 4,549 1,565 6,114 8.7 Montana 156 30 186 Idaho 223 73 296 Wyoming 77 14 91 Colorado 556 183 739 New Mexico 126 44 170 Arizona 539 204 743 Utah 372 140 512 Nevada 214 74 288 MOUNTAIN 2,263 762 3,025 4.3 Alaska 114 32 146 Washington 779 281 1,060 Oregon 477 181 658 California 4,015 1,522 5,537 Hawaii 208 50 258 PACIFIC 5,593 2,066 7,659 10.9 UNITED STATES 48,985 15,196 64,181 91.6 U.S. Territories 153 134 287 Canada - 739 739 Mexico - 198 198 Other International - 4,647 4,647 APO/FPO - - - TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 49,138 20,914 70,052 100.0 SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL Logistics Management / June 2017 5
ADDITIONAL DATA METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION: All qualified circulation conforms to the field served and definition of recipient s qualification, as reported. Print copies are distributed via postal services or other carriers. Recipients of the digital version are notified via email when the version is available. STATEMENT OF CONTENT PLATFORM: Editorial Replica If a print edition exists, editorial and design are unchanged from the original print edition. Each issue s content and design are identical to the original edition. Apart from minor updates, the content cannot change once the issue is made available. MAGAZINE: QUESTIONAIRE USED BY PUBLICATION TO ELICIT SUPPLEMENTARY DATA: PUBLISHER S AFFIDAVIT We hereby make oath and say that all data set forth in this statement are true. Brian Ceraolo, President Michelle McKeon, Senior Audience Marketing Manager (At least one of the above signatures must be that of an officer of the publishing company or its authorized representative.) IMPORTANT NOTE: This unaudited brand report has been checked against the previous audit report. It will be included in the annual audit made by BPA Worldwide. Date signed July 11, 2017 City Framingham State Massachusetts Received by BPA Worldwide July 11, 2017 Type BSD ID Number L072B0J7 About BPA Worldwide: A not-for-profit organization since 1931, BPA Worldwide is governed by a tripartite board comprised of media owners, advertising agencies and advertisers. Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, USA, BPA has the largest membership of any media-auditing organization in the world, spanning more than 30 countries. Globally, BPA audits media properties including consumer magazines, newspapers, web sites, events, email newsletters, databases, wireless, social media and other advertiser-supported media as well as advertiser and agency members. Visit for the latest audit reports, membership information and publishing and advertising industry news. Recycled Paper Copyright 2017 BPA Worldwide. All rights reserved. Logistics Management / June 2017