Why a modern Freight Tender Platform?
Why do you need a modern Freight Tender Platform?
Running a Freight tender…like we have pointed out in our previous posts, is simply put, not an easy job. So how can you avoid the usual freight tender pitfalls? The difference between manual and digital procurement processes is massive. Especially in freight and logistics.
How to make Freight Tenders easy
Tendering freight can, in fact, be easy and efficient. This is exactly what we envisioned with Freightender, the cloud-based tender platform that will create lanes and rate cards for you automatically. On top of that, our tool will enable you to run analysis, reporting, and nominating of carriers in just a matter of clicks. This means, your Excel shipping data crunching will run via our cloud-based tool! Let’s take a look at 5 of our key elements that will make freight tenders easier.
The role of logistics technology in freight purchasing
A short explainer on why make or buy decisions should be curtailed in logistics technology and why it should always be BUY:
- People that entertain these discussions tend to overvalue their own abilities and undervalue the complexities of building software
- Software is not just about building a tool and that’s it. It’s about maintenance, IT security, updating to new versions, adding new functionality, managing access, documenting code and processes and maintaining usability and managing support. It never stops.
- Company execs hardly think it through beyond the budget to get to the MVP stage(Minimum Viable Product) but you need to have a dedicated organisation to manage this product.
- “We have some smart guys who could build this in 2 months” is what I have heard quite a few times. That’s very flawed thinking and an oversimplification of what’s really needed long-term.
- Within large companies focus changes, there are budget politics and project ownership changes frequently. Who will take care of the software from a business perspective.
- When you have your own IT resources build a tool, you will always have to fight to get those resources later on to add new functionality, that’s a losing game long term.
- How do you motivate end-users to use your tool if you have no organisation to manage it and “selling” the use of a tool from an internal organisation is always delicate, takes a long time and people can easily say no especially if they are far from your direct hierarchy.
- If you want to do this well you cannot drive it as a side project, it must receive a dedicated approach, it’s not recommended when your core business is something else than building software.
- There are dedicated companies who have build this tool already and have perfected the service, the support and the implementation of it. Why re-invent the wheel when you can take it off the shelve?
5 key elements to improve your freight tender process
1. OUT of the BOX. No more training-or instruction manuals. The tool is so INTUITIVE that you can start working immediately.
2. STOP constructing lanes in EXCEL. The tool makes the lanes AUTOMATICALLY when you upload your shipment file.
3. COMMUNICATION runs via the tender platform. No more e-mails and their notorious attachments.
4. The tool creates the RATE CARDS. You can CUSTOMIZE these rate cards online. It only takes clicking to create the perfect rate card.
5. SCENARIOS and simulations can be built ONLINE. Reporting is only a few clicks away!
Freightender – The ultimate Freight Tender Solution
We are the largest independent freight procurement platform in the industry. 0% venture capital, 100% privately owned. Product focused, and customer obsessed. Find out for yourself how the Freightender platform can improve your freight tender processes and request a demo. Click here.
