The broader external environment comprises multiple, policy goals and directions, evolving economic trends and practices, social and cultural forces, technological advancements, legal and environmental considerations. These drivers affect the development and spatial organisation of the production and consumption of goods and services which in turn influence the demand and supply trends for logistics services, and the performance of the logistics sector (adapted from BE LOGIC, 2009). Demand trends refer to the evolution of demand characteristics for logistics services such as quantities transported, distances over which transportation/distribution takes place, size of shipments, inventory levels, demand for external (third-party) logistics services, demand for different types of 3PL services or demand for value-added services (e.g., aftermarket). Supply trends refer to the evolution of supply characteristics of logistics services, including vehicle characteristics, service provision (e.g., number of 3PL service providers), infrastructure characteristics (e.g., development of transport corridor and terminal infrastructure, development of infrastructure for cargo handling, size/area and location of warehouse/storage facilities).