Types of Services Offered

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 -   4 Day Planning Report logic and display   

 -   Manhattan spreadsheets and training    

 -   Data cleanup    

 -   Data setup    

 -   Software selection/Software setup and support  

 -   Discrete zone setup (3ZIP and Manhattan Zones)    

 -   Profitability analysis and calculation

 -   Network analysis    

 -   Rate analysis    

 -   Network rationalization    

 -   Balance (by region/zone) analysis and reports

 -   Core area/Blue Chip area definition    

 -   Indirect spend analysis/reduction    

 -   Driver utilization (miles/hrs/stops by driver)    

 -   Detention improvement 

 -   Deadhead reduction    

 -   Layover identification/reduction    

 -   Toll policy implementation and toll reduction    

 -   SaaS integration and project management    

 -   Customer segmentation/rationalization    

 -   Revenue per truck per week calculation    

 -   Fuel policy creation and implementation    

 -   Out of route mileage identification and reduction    

 -   Recruiting area identification    

 -   Data cleanup    

 -   Data setup    

 -   RFP/Bid Process Instruction    

 -   Lane analysis    

 -   Carrier rationalization    

 -   Brokerage identification (and carrier substitutes)    

 -   SaaS integration and project management    

 -   Software test plan development, testing and rollout    

 -   Private fleet optimization and rationalization    

           - Revenue/truck rationalization    

           - Per mile/trip/hour/day costing exercises    

           - Pricing v. costing, and service implications    

           - Slip-seating    

           - Private v. common decision support    

           - Out of route mileage identification and reduction    

           - Load building/routing/planning approach

           - Potential backhaul (and other) revenue generation    

 -   Routing/Optimization software selection   

 -   Dedicated carrier review and optimization

 -   Dedicated carrier contract negotiation 

 -   Equipment selection and justification

 -   WMS design, implementation, support and enhancement

 -   Storage methodology analysis/implementation

 -   Cycle count program development and certification

 -   Complimentary item co-location exercises

 -   Pick list design, generation and optimization

 -   Fast-mover/slow-mover identification and location assignment

 -   Inventory consolidation and space creation

 -   Receiving and put-away improvements 

 -   Inventory accuracy improvement

 -   Pick process analysis and optimization

 -   Pick speed improvement

 -   Shipping consolidation

 -   Shipping accuracy and speed

 -   Material flow analysis for raw, WIP and finished goods  

 -   Item labeling and identification 

 -   Capital improvement and investment analysis 

This targets  expenses that are not payroll-related or direct material/supplies—basically items that fall below the gross margin line.  At many companies, indirect spend management is fragmented and policies are often not uniformly followed.  This is an area of expense for a company that is easily reduced without compromising service or impacting revenue. 

 -   Category determination and GL classification 

 -   Waste identification and (nearly) immediate elimination

 -   Benchmarking and comparatives 

 -   Contract review and renegotiation

 -   Recurring expense identification 

 -   Contractual service provider validation and review

 -   Implementation of contract approval 

 -   Turnaround time analysis 

 -   Vendor invoice review 

 -   Vendor performance review

 -   Implementation of enhanced indirect spend policies

 -   Service standards audit

 -   “Phantom” invoice identification