{"id":1240,"date":"2016-03-10T15:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartvco.com\/trasporti-organizzare-una-gara-di-mercato-efficace\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:56:08","slug":"freight-how-to-organize-an-effective-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartvco.com\/en\/freight-how-to-organize-an-effective-tender\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight: how to organize an effective tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Companies focus on rationalising and monitoring of direct costs (mainly manpower and raw materials), without considering that <strong>indirect costs affect<\/strong> on average <strong>between 10 and 20% on turnover<\/strong>, depending on the industry considered.&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The logistic costs influence<\/strong> <strong style=\"font-size: 12px;\">almost half of the total<\/strong> (40-50%) of indirect costs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>Select the best supplier&nbsp;<\/strong>for the performance of the freight transport activities <strong>is essential<\/strong> for shipments with an appropriate level of service at the right price. The choice of a provider compared to another can not be based only on a tariff comparison; it must take into account other factors, for example the identification of objectives to achieve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">We should first consider <em>internal<\/em> company aspects, including:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Type of carried product and unit cargo;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Geograpy and route;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Abundance of point of withdrawal\/delivery;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Service level necessary\/desired (direct\/subcontract&hellip;);<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Performance.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Other factors are <em>external<\/em>, concern the market:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Type of service necessary\/required (courier, groupage, &hellip;);<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Way of transport (by road, air, sea, intermodal&hellip;);<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Reliability of providers on a specific service;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Financial soundness of carriers;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Regular activity (permissions, contributions&hellip;);<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Type of available assurance.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">This applies not only to outbound transport, but also to inbound ones, when these are borne by purchaser. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Without adequate industry-specific knowledge and a meticulous and critical study of the choice, create an effective freight tender is often difficult. It is therefore necessary to <strong style=\"font-size: 12px;\">implement<\/strong> a <strong style=\"font-size: 12px;\">consolidated approach<\/strong> to obtain <strong style=\"font-size: 12px;\">concrete results<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">How to make a successful freight tender and choose the &quot;right&quot; transport supplier?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The theme will be deepened in a <strong>free webinar<\/strong> scheduled for <strong>18 March<\/strong> at <strong>10.30<\/strong>. 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