Transportation Planning Optimization:
The goal of a transportation analysis is to establish the least cost, most efficient transportation network while honoring all customer service requirements.

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Key Benefits

• Improved customer service
• Reduced transportation costs
• Improved transportation asset utilization
• Improved carrier utilization
• Optimized management of cross-dock or pooling facilities

Key questions answered:

• How should each order be shipped? (Which mode, carrier, consolidated LTL/TL/Intermodal?)
• Which orders can be combined into more efficient multi-stop truckloads?
• Which orders should be pooled/cross-docked to take advantage of larger shipment sizes?
• How can I minimize the assets in my private fleet?
• What pooling point or cross-dock should be used?

Transportation Studies on:
Strategic Level

• Pool Point and Cross-Dock Location
• Dedicated Fleet Sizing and Routing
• Shipment Consolidation
• Mode Analysis
• Carrier Bid Analysis

Tactical Level

• Multi-Stop TL Route Optimization
• Mode/Carrier Selection
• LTL to TL Order Consolidation
• Pooled and Cross-Docked Shipment Operations

Operational Level

• Daily/Weekly Transportation Plans
• Dynamic Planning, Execution and Tracking