-- Improved VISIBILITY of transportation information across departments
-- Enhanced COLLABORATION with carriers and suppliers
-- Continued REDUCTION in freight spend
For most companies, however, these goals are never realized. Transportation
initiatives continually get pushed to the back burner, and freight spend
increases year after year, while companies still struggle to meet customer
service goals.
The new report, titled, "Integrated Transportation Management -- How
Best-in-Class Companies View the World Differently," reveals how
Best-in-Class companies understand that effective transportation management
doesn't just reduce freight spend. It has a broad affect on overall supply
chain performance, and can contribute to reduced inventory carrying costs
and improved warehouse productivity. It is precisely because of this
broader view that Best-in-Class companies often have more success winning
executive level support for transportation initiatives, and enjoy much
greater ROI on these projects.
The report discusses the integrated role of transportation management in
overall supply chain performance. Based on survey data from hundreds of
shippers, the report explores how the use of carrier and supplier
collaboration tools can be a key component to reducing freight spend. It
discusses how improved internal visibility to transportation data can
improve warehouse efficiency and affect inventory policy. It examines the
role of private fleet/common carrier optimization tools in effective fleet
management.
"You don't have to have a seven-figure budget to improve transportation
management," says Ian Hobkirk, Senior Analyst with Aberdeen's logistics
group. "For many companies, excellence can begin with the realization of
the many areas of the supply chain budget that can be positively affected
by better visibility into transportation information."
This study is made available to the public through the underwriting of:
LeanLogistics, Infor, Sterling Commerce, Mercury Gate and Agile Network.
To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4017
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