Inbound Transportation

For most businesses, domestic transportation is the largest expense among their logistics activities. Efforts to better manage transportation typically deliver important top- and bottom-line financial improvements. While attention often is focused on outbound transportation, the same discipline can be applied to managing your inbound transportation.

With MIQ Logistics, we’ll help you with all your inbound transportation services. We provide you with:

• Greater understanding of the costs of products versus their transportation for better budget control.
• Enhanced visibility to order processing and inbound shipping for improved supply chain management.
• Optimized inbound transportation management for potential reductions in your transportation spend.
• Simplified transportation audits for greater accountability and continuous improvement.

At MIQ Logistics, we have the expertise and transportation management technologies to help you manage your inbound transportation, leading the way toward increased productivity and financial benefits.

It’s easy to manage your inbound transportation activities with the help of MIQ Logistics. Already using us for your outbound transportation? See how bundling inbound and outbound transportation can bring you even more benefits.

Contact Us Today

Contact us at 1-877-246-4909 to learn more about Inbound Transportation Management, or submit your information and we will contact you about our transportation management solutions.

Improve control of your transportation budget

• Separate out shipping costs on vendor invoices
• Select your proven and preferred transportation providers
• Negotiate transportation rates based on a combined inbound / outbound volume
• Consolidate orders from multiple locations into a single, cost-effective shipment
• Avoid indiscriminate use of expedited services
• Monitor carrier invoices and claims
• Prorate costs among internal departments
• Evaluate comprehensive reports when planning future transportation budgets

Gain greater visibility into your supply chain

• Manage vendor shipments to your supply chain objectives (e.g., order quantities, delivery points, safety levels, etc.)
• Stabilize lean manufacturing processes
• Check vendor compliance for order fill rates and on-time shipping
• Track order status – pending, shipped, or complete
• Schedule labor based on shipment status
• Plan deliveries to minimize dock congestion
• Know to activate backup plans with notification of shipping irregularities

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement

• Access a single repository for all transportation activities and shipping costs
• Measure carrier performance for load tender acceptance, on-time pickups and deliveries, compliance to status updates and claims
• Audit invoices for accuracy and financial reconciliation
• Ensure proper general ledger coding