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From the data given, it seems as though the number of supply chain management services provided to a logistics company's customers is definitely correlated to the IS capability rating of that logistics company. In other words, the higher a company's IS capability rating, the more supply chain logistics services that company is likely to offer. The coefficient correlation suggests a strong link, but also suggests that there are other influential factors; the p-value definitely suggests that a rejection of the null hypothesis -- i.e. that there is no correlation between these two aspects of the company -- is entirely justified.

Likewise, the figures also suggest that there is a strong correlation between the number of supply chain management services provided and the level of revenue brought in from third party logistics -- that is, the more services the company offers the higher their third party logistics revenues are. This correlation is slightly weaker than that observed between IS capability ratings and supply chain management services, and the p-value is slightly higher as well, but the correlation and rejection of the null hypothesis are still well-evidenced.

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Given these figures, trucking and logistics companies would be well advised to increase their IS capabilities and their supply chain management services offerings. Both of these moves would allow a company to gain a competitive advantage first y allowing them to offer more services and so attract more customers, and also increasing their revenue streams making them more profitable and able to compete in price, as well.

Comparison of Companies

The logistics services that UPS offers its clients, according to its website, include route planning, real-time dispatching services and GPS tracking, and strategic territory planning. These are all logistical services involved in increasing the efficiency of route planning and operation, allowing for overall strategic planning and real-time vehicle-specific adjustments. Vehicle telematics and web-based reporting are also offered as well as a variety of other services to numerous to list here, enabling easier and more immediate access to information for clients. Schneider offers a similarly wide array of services, and places an emphasis on the scalability of its offerings in transportation and supply chain management processes and services. The company appears to primarily operate as a broker, able to find appropriate and cost-effective transportation for a variety of shipment sizes and on a variety of different transportation modes; while this might be more cost effective, this also means that there will be less ultimate control in the actual transportation of goods.