BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 10, 2009) -
Aberdeen
Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), announced the release of its
latest transportation study, "
Integrated Transportation Management:
Improve Responsiveness with Real-Time Control of Execution." This
report examines what processes and technologies high-performing companies
are using to achieve exemplary results.
The focus of this report is on the advanced optimization and supply chain
visibility capabilities that differentiate superior performance in
transportation. Improving transportation management to achieve corporate
goals requires a combination of strategic actions, organizational
capabilities, performance management, and enabling technologies. For
Best-in-Class (77%) and Industry Average (66%) organizations, the
"increasing cost and service impact of transportation" represents the top
pressure driving action for transportation executives.
How do organizations, currently achieving superior results across
transportation, combat this pressure without compromising service levels?
"To answer this question both cost and service metrics were balanced and
then compared to rank top performers from their peers. There is no secret
formula for achieving superior performance in transportation," says Bob
Heaney, senior research analyst, Aberdeen Group. "However, those companies
achieving top performance shared several common characteristics, including
on-the-fly decision-making and near real-time visibility with optimization
of execution within their processes. For instance Best-in-Class companies
are 2.3 times as likely to measure external group (suppliers / carriers /
3PL) performance weekly and they are 29% more likely to use dynamic
shipment optimization software."
The study suggests that there are three key recommendations common to all
companies. They should: (1) acquire supply chain visibility to the item /
inventory and landed cost level, (2) employ near real-time dynamic
optimization to enhance cost / service, and (3) enhance collaboration with
internal groups and external customers and trading partners.
A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: CTSI, LeanLogistics, Manhattan Associates, and
MercuryGate. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=6016.
Visit
Research.Aberdeen.com for
additional access to complimentary
Supply Chain Management Research.
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
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demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the
past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving
market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering
meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the
global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that
drive decisions.
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
Bob Heaney
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5360
bob.heaney@aberdeen.com