Define my strategy and transport organisation

It must be inspired by business orientations and market context. It sets a course and mid-term goals on which transport organisation will align. It’s this very own strategy that will determine the value generated by transport.

After a long cycle of externalisation, drivers shortage and chronicle under-capacity of road freight questions all certainties. Should transport functions such as purchases, execution of planning be internalised and if so, to what extend? What is the right decision to secure both transport costs and service quality?

Warehouse network is often seen as unchangeable, whereas logistic flows are constantly evolving: customer and supplier locations, changes in orders typology, transport availability… An unsuitable network leads to an increase of transport costs, externalities and a deterioration of service quality.

Transport became a major innovation hub thanks to swift progress of e-commerce and associated services added to the advent of new technology. For transport teams, it’s a unique opportunity to increase productivity while contributing to business transformation. But this can only be achieved when you’re able to navigate properly amongst all the new actors that enter the market.

Your teams can take some inspiration from the best practices in your work area. Spot amongst your colleagues those who innovate and excel in the conduct of their transport activity.

Which resources do we have to combine in order to reach operational effectiveness and guaranty customer satisfaction? What can we do to get rid of the flaws in the transport process? How to reach an effective allocation of the different roles between logistics, purchases, customer services, providers (3PL, 4PL) and transport software ?

Transport is growing in importance and is complexifying. Internal and external stakeholders are multiplying which is leading to an increasing need to exchange quality data. TMS software, tracking platforms, analytics solutions, the options are quite abundant. You have to create an effective roadmap to get a great ROI.

E-commerce is one of the most amazing growth levers for your business. Regarding e-commerce, nothing matters more to the customer than the delivery experience. You’ll be blamed for any delivery flow. You have to make your delivery performance a strong strategic advantage and master the profitability of your sales.

The exponential e-commerce growth along with the LEZ (Low Emission Zones) systematization make the last kilometer delivery both complex and costly. You have to anticipate regulatory changes and set an efficient organization in order to honor your promises to your customers, lower your costs and limit your environmental impact.

In order to have at your disposal an efficient supply chain you have to know transport markets. However, the task is a bit complex. Indeed, their structure is different from one country to another: ruling, labor cost, location of the production and consumption centers… You have to analyze them step by step in order to better anticipate price variation and capacity availability.