Whether you are an SME, an e-merchant, or even a large group, part of your company's success depends on your carriers, both upstream and downstream in your Supply Chain.
Your carriers contribute to the satisfaction of your internal and external customers, but also to the profitability of your business.
Launching a transport tender is an opportunity for the company to improve its organization.
Upstream, a comprehensive review will enable the following questions to be answered:
- What are my expectations in terms of transportation?
- What organizational structure should be adopted?
- What is my ability to manage a panel of carriers?
- Which delivery areas are currently experiencing problems?
Conducting a transportation tender cannot be improvised!
Achieving objectives depends on careful preparation and the application of best practices, all within a generally very tight deadline.
Why issue a transport tender?
- Your goods flows are constantly changing with the development of new products.
- The quality of service provided by my carriers is not optimal.
- Opening up to new countries and new markets
- Transportation expenses increase every year and represent a significant portion of my company's profitability.
- Limit your inventory
- Your company has carried out an external growth operation and you want to consolidate your cash flows.
- Shorten lead times
- Need for new services
- Optimizing your transportation solutions is a real competitive advantage, so you need to launch a call for tenders using a structured and effective approach!
There are many transport providers on the market, but it is necessary to know the main ones in order to select those that are best suited to your specifications.
It is better to select only three or four carefully chosen carriers rather than inviting all 37,000 carriers registered in France!
