Managed Transport
DHL Supply Chain’s managed transport solution provides transparency, consistency of performance and operational efficiencies leading to improved customer service. The control tower concept provides an independent centralised transport management organisation which offers the following benefits:
- visibility throughout the entire supply chain
- reliable global distribution network
- outsourcing of non-core activities
- standardised documentation / labelling
- interactive performance measurement
- improved warehouse efficiencies
- carrier rationalisation
- simplified channels of communication
- transport invoice management.
The Components of Managed Transport
- Network Management
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- Flow analysis
- Transport network design
- Contract Management
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- Carrier RFI, RFP RFQ management
- Carrier assessment and rationalisation
- Carrier SLA and quality management
- Transport Management
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- Transport planning and optimisation
- Documentation management
- Transport booking and carrier compliance
- Supply chain event management (SCEM)
- X-dock and MIT activities
- Financial Management
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- Freight audit
- Settlement
- Consolidated invoicing
- Cost allocation
- Information Management
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- Supply chain visibility
- Tracks and trace
- Inventory visibility
- Reporting
Competencies
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- Supply chain visibility
- Exception management
- KPI reporting
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- Consolidated invoicing
- Freight audits
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- Transport planning
- Documentation
- Event management
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- Carrier quality management
- SOP control
- Complaint handling
- IT validation (GAMP 4)
- Returns / recalls management
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- RFP, RFQ management
- Carrier assessment
- Rationalisation
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- Flow analysis
- Network design
