Categories Uncategorized Testing Post author By Mike Hawkins Post date August 11, 2021 Shipping Strategy AssessmentToday’s parcel shipping landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. Consumer expectations have shifted how companies look at their parcel shipping operations and the technology they leverage to meet market demands and gain competitive advantage. Many shippers have gaps they need to close that will solve cost, resource, and visibility issues. Do you? Take our 10 question Shipping Strategy Assessment to get a quick glance at how your shipping operations are performing against market expectations.Do you have a consolidated data strategy? Does your data platform enable transportation actions? Do you have a diversified carrier strategy?Do you have systems in place that allow you to be agile and switch shipping workflows?What is your strategy for controlling shipping costs including mitigation of unanticipated carrier fees?What best describes how you manage the customer delivery experience?Do you have one centralized system that manages to each of these tasks?1. Data analytics & business intelligence2. Transportation management3. Customer delivery experience & alerts4. Carrier rate negotiation5. Parcel shipping auditsHow do you manage challenges of limited headcount or under-staffing?How many of these tasks are fully automated?1. Shipping label creation & printing2. Carrier & shipping service selection3. Shipping performance reporting4. Cartonization5. Return label generationHow often do you re-evaluate your shipping process & workflow?Improvement NeededBased on your answers, there is a significant amount of room to make improvement in your shipping strategy to align with current market expectations & operational best practices. We recommend to check out this blog post on 5 Best Practices to Turn Your Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Operations into a Competitive Advantage to learn more about current market expectations surrounding parcel shipping. We’d love to chat with you to recommend short- and long-term improvements in shipping strategy. Whenever you’re ready, schedule a demo to start the conversation. Room to GrowBased on your answers, there is a good amount of room to grow your shipping strategy to align with current market expectations & operational best practices. We recommend to check out this blog post on 5 Best Practices to Turn Your Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Operations into a Competitive Advantage to learn more about current market expectations surrounding parcel shipping. We’d love to chat with you to recommend short- and long-term improvements in shipping strategy. Whenever you’re ready, schedule a demo to start the conversation. You’re Doing Pretty WellBased on your answers, your shipping strategy is fairly aligned with current market demands & operational best practices, but there is room to grow and gain competitive advantage. We recommend to check out this blog post on 5 Best Practices to Turn Your Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Operations into a Competitive Advantage to learn more about current market expectations surrounding parcel shipping. We’d love to chat with you to recommend short- and long-term improvements in shipping strategy. Whenever you’re ready, schedule a demo to start the conversation. Nicely DoneBased on your answers, your shipping strategy is doing very well and is aligned with current market expectations & operational best practices. As you know, the market is always shifting. As consumer expectations change and new technology innovations emerge, those organizations who are early to shift are typically those to get the worm. We’d love to chat with you about your goals and how we can help to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction to take your shipping operations to the next level. Whenever you’re ready, schedule a demo to start the conversation. ← testing embed →