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| • Transportation Strategy Development Laying the foundation for performance. More • Carrier Portfolio Upgrade Streamlining for better performance and increased leverage. More • Performance Measures Development Developing key benchmarks for evaluating your transportation systems. More • Transportation Systems Process Planning Designing and supporting the planning processes that can take your farther. More • Transportation Asset Base Management Optimizing your investment in equipment, drivers and transit inventory. More |
• Transportation Strategy Development Laying the foundation for performance. |
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Transportation strategy development is part art, part science. It must deliver a service that is flexible, yet reliable. Its scale and complexity should be properly aligned with existing and emerging customers in markets served. And it must be intimately integrated with your approaches to supply chain management. The Progress Group’s transportation strategy planning process can incorporate a formal evaluation of internal vs. outsourced solutions, a plan for how to utilize mode mix options, a technology review to assess future needs and an organizational plan. We can give you the tools you need to redirect and effectively manage your strategy. For more information, contact: Bruce Strahan, 770-804-9920, bstrahan@theprogressgroup.com |
| • Carrier Portfolio Upgrade Streamlining for better performance and increased leverage. |
Reducing the number of carriers you use can lead to lower transport costs – but it’s not automatic. The key is to contract wisely with a few carefully selected carriers and then direct the usage of the right carriers to the correct inbound and outbound destinations. Low cost carriers must be able to constantly provide reliable capacity during peak and new growth opportunities – AND meet the customer’s requested delivery date.The Progress Group has extensive experience in driving performance-based transport contracts and related contracting processes that deliver high quality, low cost service. We have the business and technical knowledge – both domestic and global – to help you turn carrier selection and management into a competitive advantage. For more information, contact: Randy Telfer, 860-416-2427, rtelfer@theprogressgroup.com. |
| • Performance Benchmarking Developing a “yardstick” for evaluating your transportation systems. |
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Key performance measures are central to evaluating and improving transportation services. Of course, timeliness and damage-free delivery are the bottom line, but more can be expected. The goal of benchmarking is to provide a structure that supports and requires consistently excellent performance in a variety of demanding, global markets with an extensive portfolio of carriers. The Progress Group can help you identify and focus on the key benchmarks that can make your transportation systems great. We’ll guide you in establishing the right combination of customer-focused measures and internal processes for managing costs and value. For more information, contact: Randy Telfer, 860-416-2427, rtelfer@theprogressgroup.com. |
| • Transportation Systems Process Planning Designing and supporting the planning processes that can take your farther. |
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Process is your friend! Matched with the right technology, it is the cornerstone of high-quality, low-cost transportation management. Robust planning and execution systems with supporting processes can help you at every stage of the game: raw materials vendors and contract manufacturers, choosing your lowest-cost mode of transport, carrier selection, exception tracking and tracing and automated freight bill payment. The Progress Group can help you develop an effective transportation strategy and set you up with the software you need to support it. We can help you reduce freight costs and respond more quickly and accurately to your customers and suppliers – making a vital contribution to your enterprise’s profitability. For more information, contact: Randy Telfer, 860-416-2427, rtelfer@theprogressgroup.com. |
| • Transportation Asset Base Management Optimizing your investment in equipment, drivers and transit inventory. |
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If equipment, drivers and transit inventory are not moving swiftly through the supply chain, the chain isn’t optimized. As customer order cycles become shorter, in-transit shipment visibility and exception alerting become even bigger issues. Increasingly, as the cost of capital continues to increase, companies are scrutinizing their investments in transportation-related equipment, drivers and transit inventory and demanding higher levels of service and increased turns. The Progress Group has saved our clients millions of dollars in operating savings through improved asset management, and we can do the same for you. We offer objective processes and measures that can help you meet your objectives and improve performance. For more information, contact: Randy Telfer, 860-416-2427, rtelfer@theprogressgroup.com. |
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