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Transportation
is often a company's most over-looked and under-scrutinized
cost area. Year after year, surveys show that transportation
is by far the biggest segment of overall logistics costs.
On average, companies spend 10 percent of their budgets on
logistics, and transportation, at six percent of most budgets,
is by far the largest component of logistics costs. Companies
simply must attack what is arguably the greatest potential
area for savings.
Today's
shippers face more cost and service pressures than ever before.
Rising record fuel costs, tight carrier capacity, new hours
of service rules and a customer base that continues to consolidate
and demand more challenging "perfect order" fulfillment
service levels as a starting point mean there has never been
a more critical time to focus on best-in-class performance
in your transportation operations.
Transportation
Solutions
A dollar
saved in transportation costs falls directly to the bottom
line. Accurate, timely information about shipments allows
companies to better manage costs and improve efficiency, while
infrastructure improvements that utilize the strengths of
each mode reduce gridlock. A combined investment in technology,
process and infrastructure will allow companies to reach their
true potential while enhancing performance.
Understanding
Transportation
At Tompkins,
we use proven analytical tools and industry expertise to help
you optimize your transportation operations and add value
to your bottom line. Our capabilities include the following
strategic transportation initiatives:
- Network
Optimization [Read
More]
- TMS
Selection and Implementation
- Transportation
strategy development
- Freight
Bids—Inbound, Outbound, Lane and Spot Bids
- Outsourcing—Services
and Strategies
- Inbound
Freight Optimization (Conversion from Pre-Paid to Collect)
- Best
Practice Gap Analysis and Implementation
- Private
Fleet Rationalization
- Transportation
Modeling
- Transportation
Assessment
- Ports and Maritime [Read More]
See
how we've helped clients optimize their transportation operations
(web presentation)
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Transportation
Assessment Benefits
A comprehensive
transportation assessment will help you benchmark your transportation
operations against current and emerging industry best practices.
This assessment should cover all areas of your transportation
planning, execution and management. The end results of a well-executed
assessment include:
- Reduced
carrier rates
- Optimized
carrier and mode selection
- Maximized
transportation system utilization
- Maximized
systems and network utilization
- Reduced
administrative costs
- Improved
shipment tracking and tracing
- Improved
carrier performance
- Reduced
transit times
- Improved
speed to market
- Increased
product availability in stores
Resources
For this Congestion, You Need More than Chicken Soup: Shippers Seek New Solutions to Ease Port Crowding
The 12 Best Practices of Freight Bidding
Q&A: The Carrier Perspective on Freight Bidding
Peak Times Strain Labor Strategies: Survey finds training is weak link in temporary labor
Case Study: CanGro Foods (Acrobat PDF, 207 Kb)
Supply Chain Consortium Suggests Ways to Cut Transportation Costs
Transportation:
Stuck in the Slow Lane
Seven
Steps to Transportation Optimization
Creating
a Trans-Pacific Supply Chain Strategy
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