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Put our proven carrier management process to work for you. Reduce
costs, improve service, and better control supply chain partner
relationships.
Key Benefits
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Insure that you are receiving pricing that is in line with the
market.
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Standardize carrier contracts and make sure you are covered against
claims and hidden charges. If you're not controlling the
contracting process, the carriers are.
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Control transportation costs and provide for more accurate
budgeting.
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Improve vendor compliance.
Carrier and Contract Negotiation Program
1. Initial analysis
- Enter client’s paid freight invoices into our database.
- Analyze and detail current transportation costs.
- Develop summary information.
- Prepare cost savings estimates.
2. Carrier Request for Proposal (RFP’s)
- Document current carrier selection process and procedures.
- Discuss client’s corporate culture, distribution and purchasing
philosophies.
- Clarify future requirements and process expectations.
- Finalize carrier request for proposals.
3. Negotiate rates and finalize contracts.
- Analyze carrier pricing and service options.
- Modify and negotiate pricing and carrier service charges as needed.
- Prepare summary carrier information and present to client.
- Establish cost benchmarks.
- Discuss carrier selection recommendations.
- Finalize carrier contracts.
4. Implement the program.
- Work with client to make final carrier selections.
- Recommend administrative and operating improvements.
- Develop routing guides to meet client’s internal needs.
- Assist in implementing the program.
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