Transportation Planning and Optimization

The current economic situation has changed many company’s views on managing transportation. The mandate is to lower costs and improve cash flow – now! Transportation costs and transportation service are no longer “back-office” or “out the door” operations that can escape scrutiny. Every dollar spent to serve a customer and every action to fulfill the “perfect order” to a customer must be optimized.

Spinnaker’s approach leverages years of operational experience tailored to your company’s particular needs so you focus on your core business. Let us put our logistics and transportation expertise to work for you in the following areas:

Transportation & Distribution Network Analysis

• Opportunity Identification
• Network Optimization
• Mode, Carrier and Route Optimization
• Cost-Benefit Analysis and Solution Implementation

Spend Management

• Transportation Procurement and Contracting
• RFx Process Management and Logistics Service Provider Selection
• Parcel Audit and Recovery Services

Operations and Transportation Strategy

• Logistics and Transportation Process Assessment and Gap Analysis
• Organizational Design and Change Management
• Strategy Development, Performance Management and Metrics Definition

Enabling Technology

• Program Management
• Solution Design, Selection and Implementation
• Support Services

Spinnaker’s approach focuses on delivering quick results with limited capital investment. The solutions are aligned with your business objectives and in most cases, augment, rather than disrupt, existing processes. They deliver results directly to the bottom line – typically resulting in cost-reduction opportunities of 5-20%. For a typical company that spends anywhere from 3-10% of gross sales on transportation, this represents a clear opportunity for improving operational performance.