Purchase of transportation services

Transport logistics: strategic framework conditions

• Developments and trends.
• Strategic importance of transport purchasing, potential for cost reduction; organizational forms (make or buy, outsourcing).
• Network design and optimization.
• Optimal selection of modes of transport.
• Supplier management, supplier selection.

Economic framework conditions

• Logistics in the company; influence of order processing processes on transportation handling.
• Delivery service as a decisive competitive factor.
• Analysis of suppliers, customers and shipment structure.

Calculate transportation/freight costs - reduce costs

• Identify cost-cutting potential.
• Understanding how transportation service providers calculate; price structure analysis.
• Transportation cost calculation for e.g. part/full loads, groupage, air freight transport.
• Recognize sources of error in calculations.

Correctly prepare tenders for transportation/freight services

• Legal framework.
• The tender: structure, content, details, pitfalls.
• Transport exchanges on the Internet: Freight exchanges and tendering platforms.
• Evaluation of the offers: Comparison of freight and ancillary costs; value for money analysis.
• Selection of:the "right "provider:in.

Excursus: Contract design

• Important contract contents; liability bases.
• Practical tips for conducting negotiations.

Professional transportation management

• Optimization possibilities.
• Process optimization: integrated transport management in the supply chain; yard management, etc.
• Use of IT systems: Route planning; tracking & tracing; optimization of invoicing through credit note procedures/freight auditing.

Logistics and freight cost controlling

• Meaningful key figures.