{"id":450,"date":"2016-07-13T13:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T18:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/prasad\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2016-07-13T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T18:02:45","slug":"a-framework-for-transportation-decision-making-in-an-integrated-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/prasad\/teaching\/independent-study\/a-framework-for-transportation-decision-making-in-an-integrated-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"A framework for transportation decision making in an integrated supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theodore P Stank and Thomas J Goldsby<\/p>\n

Supply Chain Management<\/h2>\n

2000, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 71-77<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. a) Transportation decision faced with<\/li>\n
  2. i) Economic deregulation<\/li>\n
  3. ii) Safety and social regulation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Escalating customer expectations<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. iv) Increased globalization<\/li>\n
    2. v) Improved technologies<\/li>\n
    3. vi) Labor and equipment shortages<\/li>\n
    4. b) Transportation managers<\/li>\n
    5. i) Must be grounded in traditional logistics functions<\/li>\n
    6. ii) Provide a strategic edge by meeting elevated service requirements and increasingly lower costs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Decision-Making framework<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. a) Leading firms<\/li>\n
      2. i) Coordinate purchasing, operations and logistics<\/li>\n
      3. ii) Manage the physical and information flows internally and externally<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Collaborate closely with external materials and service providers<\/p>\n

        (1)\u00a0\u00a0 To cut channel cycle times<\/p>\n

        (2)\u00a0\u00a0 To reduce inventory levels<\/p>\n

        (3)\u00a0\u00a0 Tom improve goods flow<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. b) Planning information<\/li>\n
        2. i) Managers provide information including<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          (1)\u00a0\u00a0 Resource availability<\/p>\n

          (2)\u00a0\u00a0 Delivery requirements<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. ii) Transportation department should provide information including<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            (1)\u00a0\u00a0 Capabilities<\/p>\n

            (2)\u00a0\u00a0 constraints<\/p>\n

            iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Planning allows managers to<\/p>\n

            (1)\u00a0\u00a0 Arrange shipments and consolidate loads or routing efficiencies<\/p>\n

            (2)\u00a0\u00a0 Take advantage of associated cost savings<\/p>\n

            (3)\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure minimal customer service failures<\/p>\n

            (4)\u00a0\u00a0 Avoid unnecessary costs<\/p>\n

            3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total network and lane design decisions<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. a) Consideration of Network link \/ node structures<\/li>\n
            2. i) Supplier<\/li>\n
            3. ii) Plant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Distribution center<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. iv) Customer locations<\/li>\n
              2. v) Physical flow<\/li>\n
              3. b) Decisions at this level<\/li>\n
              4. i) Long term decisions of appropriateness and availability of transportation modes<\/li>\n
              5. ii) Level of outsourcing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lane operations decision<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. a) Focus on daily operational freight transactions<\/li>\n
                2. i) Coordinate product movements to meet service requirements<\/li>\n
                3. ii) Facilitate JIT and value added activities<\/li>\n
                4. b) Decisions at this level<\/li>\n
                5. i) Inbound\/outbound consolidation<\/li>\n
                6. ii) Temporal consolidation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vehicle consolidation<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. iv) Carrier consolidation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mode\/Carrier assignment decisions<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. a) Focus on evaluation and selection<\/li>\n
                    2. i) Pool of potential carriers, decreasing based on criteria identified<\/li>\n
                    3. ii) Shipments evaluated based on the service criteria to be met and cost constraints<\/li>\n
                    4. b) Decisions at this level<\/li>\n
                    5. i) Selecting carrier from multi-modal set based on availability and existing rates<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service negotiations<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. a) Focus on<\/li>\n
                      2. i) Managing relationships with Transportation service providers<\/li>\n
                      3. ii) Price is central concern<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding of service expectations is also necessary<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. b) Decisions at this level<\/li>\n
                        2. i) Every facet of the relationship must be negotiated<\/li>\n
                        3. ii) Contract must be developed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dock level decisions<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. a) Focus on<\/li>\n
                          2. i) Timeliness of information<\/li>\n
                          3. ii) Effective planning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blocking and bracing of loads to protect goods<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. b) Decisions at this level<\/li>\n
                            2. i) Load planning<\/li>\n
                            3. ii) Routing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scheduling<\/p>\n

                              8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusions and key points<\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. a) Processes will continue to evolve affected by<\/li>\n
                              2. i) Deregulation<\/li>\n
                              3. ii) IT advances<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Time-based competition<\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. iv) Globalization<\/li>\n
                                2. b) Managers must ensure that shipper goals are aligned with those of the transportation provider<\/li>\n
                                3. c) Managers must ensure that risks and rewards are shared<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                   <\/p>\n

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