Freight
Domestic/International
For most manufacturing or
distribution businesses, the cost of freight has a material impact on the bottom
line. Customer expectations continue to increase and the ability to satisfy
their requirements can often be a company’s competitive advantage.
Despite the importance of these services, the visibility and management of logistics and transport is sub-optimal in many cases. Existing systems and processes often limit the ability to access meaningful information to assess and improve performance and control expenditure. In addition, standard procurement processes only deliver one-off cost benefits since the operational processes and systems are rarely considered and challenged.
Innovation is the key to unlocking the optimal
solution to access the available savings and service outcomes.
Services
As experienced logistics consultants, Tribs Consulting can assist your business by:
- Conducting an audit of your domestic freight network
- Designing a freight network aligned to your customer promise and cost constraints
- Managing the selection of appropriate carriers through our tender process
- Defining the specification for a Freight Management System (FMS) and managing the selection process
- Developing a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework for internal and external performance management
- Implementing freight solutions and FMS software
- Providing ongoing freight management and
Reporting Service
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Results
Tribs Consulting’s holistic approach to review, challenge, design and implement freight solutions is focused on innovation, collaboration and industry engagement to deliver optimised and sustainable outcomes. Our Clients typically enjoy:
- Reduction of freight costs (10-35%) depending on the scale of the network and potential for innovation
- Improved visibility of freight spend and cost-to-serve by customer, geography and product
- Reduction of fleet mileage and carbon footprint
- Improved visibility of customer service promise and shipment tracking
- Improved Delivered ln Full, On Time (DIFOT)
- Optimised organisational structure to better manage freight service and cost
- Controlled carrier selection and subsequent approval of freight expenditure