Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book presents an operational transportation planning problem typical of the consumer goods industry focusing on a network of suppliers, production facilities and warehouses. With respect to the large share of outsourcing in these networks a detailed analysis of freight costs based on contractual agreements is provided. From this analysis a number of opportunities for efficiency gains are identified and consolidated in an operative transportation planning problem that is numerically investigated. Furthermore, an overview of processes and organizational requirements in transportation management is given with special focus on the integration of existing commercial Transportation Management Systems (TMS).

Operative Transportation Planning: Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains (Contributions to Management Science) | Thorben Seiler (Author) | Physica

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Transportation Services in the Consumer Goods Industry
Chapter 3: Assessment of Transportation Cost Saving Opportunities in 3PL Operated Consumer Goods Industry Networks
Chapter 4: Transportation Management in a Consumer Goods Industry Network
Chapter 5: Solution Approach
Chapter 6: Numerical Investigation
Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusion