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Mastering Freight Procurement: 10 expert tips for launching better RFQs

Our experts share their accumulated knowledge in this whitepaper to equip you with invaluable process-based expertise and dramatically increase your Freight Procurement RFQ success.

What’s inside:

• 10 detailed and universal tips derived from years of experience
• Expert-approved checklist to launch a well-prepared bid invitation

9 steps to leverage the spot market

This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of the spot freight market and explains how to leverage it to improve your procurement strategy, your transport assignment operations and your business’s bottom line.

Read it now and gain an understanding of:

• The dynamics of the spot market vs. contracted freight

• Which lanes to assign via spot market for optimal efficiency

• The benefits of automating the assignment process

Transportation Pulse Report 2024

Prepare for dark clouds on the horizon.

Find out from industry experts why automation, real-time insights and collaboration are more important than ever to prepare and respond effectively to the challenges ahead.

Adrian Gonzalez has curated a comprehensive view of the industry's trajectory, using exclusive insights gained from interviews at Transporeon Summit 2023.

Science-based transportation: shifting the portfolio mix

Written by Dr. Angela Acocella, a Researcher at Tilburg University School of Economics and Management and the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, this report contains actionable insights, based on scientific research.

Find out:

• How shippers can identify network segments unsuitable for contracts and strategically opt for spot assignments
• How alternative contracts like dynamic pricing can outperform traditional fixed-price contracts

Do you want to stay ahead of the curve and make sense of changing market dynamics? Look no further!

Our Market Update Webinar: Navigating Road, Ocean and Air Freight Markets will equip you with valuable insights into current market challenges across road, ocean and air transport. 

Watch and learn as our industry experts leverage the latest data from Transporeon to ensure you are well-informed on the key trends and shifts affecting transportation. 

But that's not all! We were thrilled that Mark Gibson, Manager FAP and Pricing Management at NCR Corporation, also joined us for an insightful discussion on the developments and impact of the current market situation. 

The market waits for no-one! Watch this webinar now to stay informed and learn how to adapt and thrive in today's ever-changing business landscape.

Five reasons why your business needs to join the automation revolution

The spot market has always been a challenging place. Supply chain disruptions, market fragmentation, and pricing uncertainty all contribute to a complex, fluctuating marketplace dominated by manual effort and time-consuming procurement processes.
 

Dive in to discover how to:
 

• Increase productivity by 20% 

• Achieve average match times of just one to two hours 

• Reduce costs by 8-12% on average

From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Decision Making: How to Unlock New Value in Transportation Management

Our report presents and assesses the countless advantages to exploiting data for all its worth.

Find out how to:

• Use market intelligence to save time and money
• Exploit freight audit as a source of actionable transportation data and intelligence 
• Deepen the value of network-based transportation management platforms with automation

Network Horizon Report 2022: 7 key discoveries from carriers

The report summarizes the findings of our Global Carrier Survey 2022.

Use it to:
 

• Support your efforts to stress-test your current strategies with a deepened understanding of the entire logistics landscape based on market-leading logistics data and trusted insights 

• Make progress towards stabilizing relationships with shippers based on new findings representing industry-wide sentiment, despite major pressure caused by supply chain shortages and energy prices 

Transportation Pulse Report 2023

Welcome to the Platform Era.

Bridging the gap between the transportation of today and tomorrow: gain insights into transformational trends, greater collaborations and new platform solutions.

Authored in collaboration with Adrian Gonzalez, Founder of Talking Logistics and President of Adelante SCM, the third edition of our annual Pulse Report is based on the views and experiences of industry leaders from around the world.

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Matching freight demand with capacity is becoming increasingly challenging, especially in today’s volatile environment. Carriers are rejecting up to a quarter of all contract loads, forcing more Shippers into the spot market. The solution to this imbalance is an investment in network-based transport management systems. New technologies make automated freight-matching possible for both Shippers and Carriers at a whole new scale.
 

This original report includes survey responses from industry insiders and expert analysis from Adrian Gonzalez, President of Adelante SCM. 

Navigating supply chain risks: Three strategies to create resilience during uncertain times

In today's dynamic business landscape, supply chain professionals face a variety of challenges. While unpredictable events are unavoidable, their impact can be mitigated – and even used as a force for transformative change. 

Discover the three key strategies that will help you supercharge your supply chain:

• Carrier management 

• SWOT analysis and sanity check  

• Forecast & action methodology 

How to become a Shipper of Choice: Rate Structure

Receiving as many good quality rates as possible is one of the most important outcomes of a tender. But how do you achieve this?

• Keep it simple 
• Use an efficient rate structure 
• Optimise your tender strategy 
• Allow flexibility in your bidding process

How to become a Shipper of Choice: Documentation

To navigate these challenging times, shippers need to adopt a strategic tendering approach. And a good tender starts with good documentation. What does a good tender document look like?

• Clear, accurate information

• High-quality data

• Carefully structured

• Succinct and to the point

How to become a Shipper of Choice: Fuel Floater

Implementing a widely accepted and well-understood fuel floater for your main carrier base is crucial. Use our checklist to minimise risks, avoid frequent price renegotiations, and secure your contracted carriers.

• Choose the right floater model for each transport mode 
• Ensure your fuel model is accepted by every carrier  
• Regularly evaluate your pricing strategy 
• Always use a readily accepted fuel source 

How to become a Shipper of Choice: Communication

Becoming a valued shipper all starts with great communication. We’ve put together a simple guide, with the steps you need to take to foster strong relationships with your carriers and ensure smooth operations.

• Communicate throughout the tender process 

• Find the communication methods that best suit both parties 

• Implement a communication matrix 

• Schedule regular reviews about the communication matrix