A little luck is always welcome by the transportation manager. Diesel costs on the world market just declined and that is a Godsend for the transportation industry. This was a lucky transportation solution.
But structural changes are what the smart companies are looking for. They want something that is a long lasting transportation solution. They are interested in reducing both costs and decreasing their carbon foot prints.
We use the expression "smart" because companies that have performed strategic analysis recognize that the price of diesel will continue to be pushed up over the foreseeable future - until the tight production capacity is alleviated with a new refinery or bio-diesel becomes viable.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal Reports on Diesel Prices) dealt with the matter. You can read about it with additional commentary by Tom Moore, a highly regarded transportation consultant who works for many of the Fortune 50 companies such as Procter & Gamble and BP by going to http://www.transportationoptimization.com/twoblog.asp.
Look at what well-run logistics operations are doing. Kraft is using new technologies to convert requirements into truckload shipments. P&G uses new optimization systems that not only cut costs but also reduces global warming. These companies stay abreast of the latest technologies to maximize efficiencies to find the best transportation solutions.
The technology that Kraft started using is particularly fascinating. It is AutoVLB (Automatic Vehicle Load Building) from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization in Franklin, Tennessee (just outside of Nashville). What this allowed Kraft to do was operate with much bigger load factors and even more importantly guided loaders in how to construct the optimized load. This accomplishes two things for Kraft transportation solutions: huge cost savings and real structural changes because they are reducing a large part of their carbon footprint.
Test your skills and see how efficient you are at managing costs by loading a truck or a warehouse. Visit www.TransportationOptimization.com. While there, request to be contacted by one of the associates at Transportation | Warehouse Optimization. Working for many companies in the top 50 Fortune 500 like Procter & Gamble and BP they understand your unique problems and know how to solve them. - 15359
But structural changes are what the smart companies are looking for. They want something that is a long lasting transportation solution. They are interested in reducing both costs and decreasing their carbon foot prints.
We use the expression "smart" because companies that have performed strategic analysis recognize that the price of diesel will continue to be pushed up over the foreseeable future - until the tight production capacity is alleviated with a new refinery or bio-diesel becomes viable.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal Reports on Diesel Prices) dealt with the matter. You can read about it with additional commentary by Tom Moore, a highly regarded transportation consultant who works for many of the Fortune 50 companies such as Procter & Gamble and BP by going to http://www.transportationoptimization.com/twoblog.asp.
Look at what well-run logistics operations are doing. Kraft is using new technologies to convert requirements into truckload shipments. P&G uses new optimization systems that not only cut costs but also reduces global warming. These companies stay abreast of the latest technologies to maximize efficiencies to find the best transportation solutions.
The technology that Kraft started using is particularly fascinating. It is AutoVLB (Automatic Vehicle Load Building) from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization in Franklin, Tennessee (just outside of Nashville). What this allowed Kraft to do was operate with much bigger load factors and even more importantly guided loaders in how to construct the optimized load. This accomplishes two things for Kraft transportation solutions: huge cost savings and real structural changes because they are reducing a large part of their carbon footprint.
Test your skills and see how efficient you are at managing costs by loading a truck or a warehouse. Visit www.TransportationOptimization.com. While there, request to be contacted by one of the associates at Transportation | Warehouse Optimization. Working for many companies in the top 50 Fortune 500 like Procter & Gamble and BP they understand your unique problems and know how to solve them. - 15359
About the Author:
Thomas Moore and his Associates at Transportation & Warehouse Optimization are premier Transportation Consultants.Working with respected companies like Procter and Gamble and BP they offer Transportation solutions that save you money.
