Negotiating all aspects and components of a dedicated capacity or a dedicated contract carriage agreement can be daunting for most business folks. For over 35 years PR Business Consultants have been dedicated to providing the service expertise needed to bring balance and value to our customers. We can provide a turn key solution that is based on a properly developed blue print of services needed to address your transportation and customer challenges. This is significantly different than accepting what is offered by the 3PL. We create the blueprint, and have qualified carriers bid on the RFP developed for your company.
We deliver results you need by addressing those services vital to your business and tailoring a customized solution around those needs, thus eliminating those costly added in services you do not need. So you ask, what is it that PR Business Consultants will do or add to the mix to properly facilitate a good outcome for your company? We will:
- Determine if outsource is right for your company, versus improving or replacing the distribution process in place today
- If outsource is the right option, then eliminate the risks of outsourcing by controlling and coordinating -
- Coordinate all request for cost, as compared to developed RFP and your company blue print
- Keep management and internal logistics team of your company updated and involved in the process
- Keep your customer and his service needs paramount in the solution process. Low cost is not the focus
- Keep open mind so there is no developed bias toward any supplier or vendor option
- Manage process so there is no leakage of sensitive data or company information.
- Work with your management team so they understand the process, and outcome
- Do the negotiations with selected vendor so the agreement is fair, but based on performance that must be met.
A key question that a company has to ask before considering an outsourcing option is 'What benefit is in there for us? Here we list some potential reasons that you may have you leaning in favor of outsourcing, as guided by PR Business Consultants. Those are:
- Improve company focus
- Access to world class capabilities in transportation and to new technology, without all the investment
- Accelerate re-engineering benefits
- Share (pool) risk
- Free up resources
- Cash infusion - with the elimination of equipment and manpower as provided each week by the 3PL
- Reduce and control of operating costs
- Access to resources not available internally
- Eliminate labor problems
The typical savings for our engagement to aid our customers is 11% of the transportation outsource budget. Contact us today so we can assist your company
