Being a Transportation Manager sometimes calls for a stroke of luck. Just as the country is plunging into another recession and management is asking for cost concessions, the world price of diesel declines. The expression "better to be lucky than smart" comes to mind, as this stroke of luck became one of the bigger transportation solutions.
Reducing cost is great, but smart companies want to make structural changes in their transportation that last for a while. Decreasing the carbon footprint is very important as well and has the potential to offer much needed transportation solutions for the long haul.
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.
So what can be done? Again, follow the example of "smart" companies like P & G, which is using optimization technology to provide the transportation solutions to cut costs and reduce global warming. Another leading company, Kraft has replaced the system it uses to convert requirements (items that need to be shipped to its distribution centers) into truckloads.
Kraft uses a non-optimizing load builder that was replaced with AutoVLB - also known as Super Truck from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. This enabled much bigger shipments (more product - fewer trucks) and, more importantly, guided loaders in how to construct the optimized load. Kraft's transportation solution is saving big money together while eliminating a significant part of their carbon footprint.
Thomas Moore and his associates have worked with the best of the best. Procter & Gamble, and other top 50 Fortune 500 companies are among their client list. More importantly, P & G is a long-term client (Since 1992). They have saved them millions of dollars with warehouse and transportation consulting solutions. Taking a long-term view, they understand the industry, the market place and as good consultants do, keep the client as the top priority. Contact them at www.TransporationOptimization.com today. Also TEST YOUR SKILLS and see how well you manage your costs. Load a truck and see how efficient you are.
Reducing cost is great, but smart companies want to make structural changes in their transportation that last for a while. Decreasing the carbon footprint is very important as well and has the potential to offer much needed transportation solutions for the long haul.
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.
So what can be done? Again, follow the example of "smart" companies like P & G, which is using optimization technology to provide the transportation solutions to cut costs and reduce global warming. Another leading company, Kraft has replaced the system it uses to convert requirements (items that need to be shipped to its distribution centers) into truckloads.
Kraft uses a non-optimizing load builder that was replaced with AutoVLB - also known as Super Truck from Transportation l Warehouse Optimization. This enabled much bigger shipments (more product - fewer trucks) and, more importantly, guided loaders in how to construct the optimized load. Kraft's transportation solution is saving big money together while eliminating a significant part of their carbon footprint.
Thomas Moore and his associates have worked with the best of the best. Procter & Gamble, and other top 50 Fortune 500 companies are among their client list. More importantly, P & G is a long-term client (Since 1992). They have saved them millions of dollars with warehouse and transportation consulting solutions. Taking a long-term view, they understand the industry, the market place and as good consultants do, keep the client as the top priority. Contact them at www.TransporationOptimization.com today. Also TEST YOUR SKILLS and see how well you manage your costs. Load a truck and see how efficient you are.
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Thomas Moore and his Associates at Transportation & Warehouse Optimization are premier Transportation Consultants.Consulting with highly regarded companies like Procter and Gamble BP they offer Transportation solutions that save you money.
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