Centralize Transportation Planning to Improve Logistics Performance

Published On:

September 13, 2018

Authored By:

APQC

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Many organizations with multiple locations centralize transportation planning to reduce costs and errors and improve efficiency. More specifically, the centralized structure can help in tracking products, transportation costs, and carrier management so that the organization can have full visibility into transport, standardize priorities and processes, and negotiate the best rates. Read this performance driver from APQC’s Blueprint for Success: Logistics.

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Articles

Topics:

Warehousing, Supply Chain Management, Shipping, Outbound Transportation, Logistics, Fleet Management, Distribution

Available Tools:

APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF)

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Centralize Transportation Planning to Improve Logistics Performance

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