One of the most enjoyable aspects of our work as consultants is that my colleagues and I have an opportunity to visit companies in a variety of industries. We typically are engaged to help businesses that have issues with freight management. While some of our clients may be best-in-class when it comes to manufacturing or retail, they are often not as skilled in managing freight transportation. We often notice that their freight strategies are not aligned with their business strategies. In fact, the strategies often inhibit these companies from achieving the bottom line results they are so desperately seeking. Here are some of the things that we commonly observe: Many companies focus on the outbound movement of their freight to their DCs, retail stores or customers. They let their vendors control all or some of the deliveries of raw materials or finished products to their main manufacturing or distribution facility. This can produce several negative financial impacts.
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