You need your transportation & logistics processes to be more efficient and sustainable?

Transport Logistics Consulting

Changes in the product portfolio or in the customer structure, fluctuating freight costs and increased demands in terms of delivery speed and quality are fundamental challenges impacting delivery networks that have developed organically. New systems and services driven by the ongoing digitalization force players in the transport logistics industry to constantly review and rethink their delivery strategies and processes. In order to ensure that goods arrive anywhere in the world on time, efficiently and with the least possible impact on resources, it is vital to ensure that logistics structures, processes and systems are optimally interlinked. Based on our expertise and insight, we help our customers make the right decisions, enabling them to create highly efficient transportation processes.

We offer you advice on all aspects of transport logistics. No matter whether you are in the process of selecting the most suitable systems and service providers, want to design your transportation management processes or optimize your transportation networks and routes – together we can develop strategies and concepts tailored to your specific needs. Over 40 years experience as a leading software provider in the field of transport logistics means that we are able to provide our customers with viable solutions based on current best practices. 

Our consultants use PTV’s market-leading software and invest all their expertise and experience to solve your specific transport logistics issues.

We provide consulting support in the following areas ...

Transportation management and digitization

Design of transportation management processes

Design of cooperation models with logistics partners

Selecting and booking transportation service providers

Selecting and booking 4PL/lead logistics providers

Selecting suitable transportation management systems

Transportation consolidation strategies (e.g. optimization of delivery schedules, air-to-ocean)

Green logistics concepts for sustainable transportation processing

Digitization potential in the field of transport logistics

Optimization of transportation networks

As-Is analysis of the transportation network to identify performance deficits

Transportation network design: Cross-segment planning of depots and consolidation points

Design of distribution networks and warehouse structures

Tactical planning of delivery areas based on customer delivery patterns or defined shipment frequencies

Delivery service segmentation - e.g. based on customer or product segments or specific regions

Location planning and optimization

Route optimization and concepts for the last mile

Framework for the use of route optimization solutions (definition, processes, master data, collaboration)

Strategic route planning: Planning territories with standard routes as well as strategic delivery areas

Concepts and best practices to improve last-mile logistics

Selection and implementation of specialized logistics service providers for last-mile delivery

We carefully analyze a variety of measures in order to make logistics processes more efficient and sustainable. In doing so, we can help logistics service providers and public sector partners make informed decisions regarding transport logistics optimization.

 

Sebastian Scherer
Head of Consulting, Transport Logistics Unit