Transplace launches consulting group
In managing $2.75 billion in freight, Transplace says it has an accurate and current database of information on present lane costs and capacity available in the market.
The Trucker News Services
7/17/2008
FRISCO, Texas — Transportation management company Transplace has launched Transplace Consulting, designed to deliver comprehensive logistics engineering analysis, design and consulting to customers in manufacturing, distribution and retailing.
Transplace Consulting focuses on the identification of supply chain improvements to uncover areas where customers can reduce total transportation and inventory holding costs. Best-in-class benchmarking information and sophisticated analysis tools allow Transplace Consulting to provide customers with the technical expertise and direction to maximize efficiency without sacrificing service or performance, the company said.
“Transplace Consulting drives customer value in several unique ways,” said Matthew Harding, vice president of consulting for Transplace. “Transplace Consulting deepens existing customer relationships through planning and execution-related activities and analysis. In short, we provide insights on their complex supply chains in an evolving environment that that has reached a new tipping point in terms of cost to serve and supply chain trade-offs.”
Transplace Consulting helps quantify Transplace’s full suite of value opportunities for new and prospective customers.
“We are held accountable for delivered value,” added Harding: “Our procurement services have to work because we own the execution. Since we are a 3PL, service and cost-based auditing are a given in our business.”
Harding joined Transplace last August and was tasked with leading the consulting team and growing this area of the company.
In managing $2.75 billion in freight, Transplace says it has an accurate and current database of information on present lane costs and capacity available in the market. Transplace Consulting combines accurate information with analytical skills sets and sophisticated software to uncover an understanding of specific supply chain challenges and to jointly explore opportunities with customers for improvement in accuracy, timeliness, reliability and efficiency.