Transportation and logistics
Is your business onboard? Let our experts help your business ensure the safe and timely distribution of goods through an agile, intelligent and lean operation.
On-time delivery without additional capital expenditure
Operating a business in transportation and logistic management process, the safe and timely distribution of goods through an agile, intelligent and lean operation is crucial for success. Service challenges, bifurcated supply chain management and workforce engagement dynamics are taxing for transportation and distribution leaders. You need to be reducing costs, transforming operations and effectively managing unexpected disruptions. We do this for our clients every day. And the results we deliver last.
Proudfoot capabilities
- Do you need to improve fleet utilization?
- Do you need to install further automation and train your employees to adapt?
- Do you need to reduce maintenance costs?
- Do you need to improve terminal time usage?
We achieve this by focusing on your people. We use our know-how of the transportation and logistic companies to design and implement best practices and training on scheduling, supply chain, maintenance, safety and operations. Reducing overtime hours, operating penalties and crew fatigue, we facilitate employees’ ability to direct efforts towards maximizing asset utilization, cost reduction and safe delivery of services.
As we work together with the people doing the work we uncover processes that are not required or can be fixed to save lost time. Simple fixes costing a few dollars can save minutes here and there saving thousands of dollars over the year. Fixing the frustrations of the people means more engagement from the team and a better work culture.
What if you could...
- Reduce overtime labor costs by 50% and fleet population by 14%?
- Create a more productive and effective workforce while improving operational performance?
- Reduce the number of injury incidents through training road foremen to be more effective?
- Improve control of planned maintenance, resulting in less unplanned activities?
...with Proudfoot you can!
Our clients
Featured results
Case studies
Improving Business Structure: Client needed to improve the existing business infrastructure to handle rapid expansion. The organization was suffering from poor planning, increasing costs, low morale, and high levels of stress.
Supply Chain Efficiency: The CEO of a distributor for a major home improvement chain wanted to achieve profitable growth. He felt the best way to do this was to develop a competitive advantage through efficient supply chain operations. Installing a new operational structure to govern demand planning, procurement and order fulfilment was a top priority.
Areas of impact
- Supply Chain
- Asset Management
- Customer Experience
- Contract and Vendor Management
- Operational Strategy
- Transformation Design and Management
- Culture Change Leadership
- Route and Fleet Optimization
- Fleet Profitability
- Transportation
- Procurement