KEWILL RELEASES STUDY ON PARCEL AND LTL/FREIGHT BEST PRACTICES
Industry Leaders Share Insights into the State of the Shipping Market
September 14, 2011 - Chelmsford, MA. - Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of solutions that accelerate global trade and logistics, announced the availability of “2011 Best Practices Survey for Parcel Shipping and LTL/Freight Management". Survey participants revealed their challenges and strategies in parcel shipping.
This is the fifth year Kewill has conducted this highly anticipated benchmarking survey of logistics professionals, which highlights key trends and industry best practices. The findings of the survey are detailed in a whitepaper that also provides 10 best practices recommendations for parcel shipping and LTL/Freight Management. To download this informative whitepaper please visit: www.kewill.com/Benchmark2011.
Key findings from the report include:
- Twenty-one percent of shippers are still using a fully manual process to input parcel information, and only a small minority of progressive leaders – 8% -- claim to have a totally hands-free operation.
- The difference between 2010 and 2011 is that we see an improved economic environment, with an increasing number of companies in a position to add headcount to their shipping operations.
- Most LTL/Freight shippers currently use between two and five carriers in their operations.
- The majority of companies are still using from one-three parcel shipping carriers.
- The survey also looked at the use of blended postal solutions (i.e., Newgistics and Fedex Smartpost®) and a third of respondents who are using blended solutions clearly see the advantage of using USPS’s infrastructure for final delivery with another 19% considering the option.
Supporting Quote:
- “This report clearly highlights the challenges that shippers face when it comes to making strategic choices as to how to move forward as parcel and freight volumes start to increase,” saidAlan Gold, vice president of marketing and business development for Kewill Inc. “Organizations that were holding steady or contracting last year may now be in a position to consider growing their operations and investing in the future.”
To be included in the 2012 Best Practices Survey for Parcel Shipping and Global Trade Management, please send an email to: info@kewill.com.
About Kewill Plc
Kewill delivers solutions that accelerate global trade and logistics.
Our software solutions and deep domain knowledge enable our customers to drive revenue growth and measurable cost savings.
A global company, Kewill provides software that accelerates customs and forwarding, transportation & logistics, and eCommerce & B2B integration. All of our solutions and people are focused on increasing the speed of global trade for our customers.
Since 1972, Kewill has delivered global trade and logistics solutions to the most sophisticated companies in the world. Over 7,000 companies use Kewill solutions including Bayer, Ingersoll Rand, DHL, UPS, TNT, Toll, Hankyu Hanshin, Scott’s & Co,Hitachi, WaverleyTBS, Mothercare, Black & Decker and Damco.
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