Transportation Procurement: Determine Which Carriers Deliver the Best Value

Selecting the right carriers can make a significant difference in profitability and customer satisfaction, not to mention your peace of mind. But the best carrier for each case is not always the low-cost carrier. How can you sort out which combination of carriers will best meet your complex transportation requirements?

Manhattan Associates' Transportation Procurement gives you a powerful, Web-based solution for transportation contract sourcing. By using it to automate and standardize the entire process, you can get the best carriers available for each lane in your worldwide network—ocean, air, rail or surface.

Whether you are looking to bid out your entire network or just individual lanes, you can announce bidding events, receive and analyze bids and award contracts—all online. With Transportation Procurement, you can be confident that when the winner of each sourcing event is determined, you will be obtaining the best combination of price and performance for your company.

The advantages of Transportation Procurement begin the day you start preparing the first RFP — and they accelerate over time. Examples of these advantages include:

• Faster RFP preparation and better communication with bidders
• Shorter, more efficient procurement cycles using streamlined, repeatable processes
• Intelligent, optimized selection process that weighs price, quality, service and capacity factors
• Enhanced productivity for sourcing professionals, who can now focus on obtaining best value instead of coping with a myriad of details
• Faster reaction to business conditions

Put Transportation Sourcing in the Fast Lane

Without automated support, selecting carriers is a time- and resource-intensive process. Transportation Procurement magnifies your staff's productivity and effectiveness by:

• Using what-if scenarios to determine the impact of various business parameters on carrier assignments
• Weighing both price and non-price factors to select the best carriers, ensuring timely delivery of your shipments at favorable rates
• Leveraging technology to create RFPs and communicate with carriers
• Determining optimal lane assignments, taking into account such parameters as rates, capacity and historical performance
• Integrating contract awards seamlessly with Transportation Planning & Execution

Contact Information: To learn more about Manhattan Associates' supply chain solutions, simply complete the information request form, and we will contact you. For North & South America, call +1 877.596.9208 or e-mail info_americas@manh.com. For global inquiries, call +44 (0)1344 318000 or e-mail info_global@manh.com.