Is Freight Payment a Core Competency?  Should it be?    If this is completed in-house, are your people performing the right activities needed to pay accurate and timely?  Are you getting the most out of the information that is captured - or are you simply paying the bills?

Many companies that we have worked with have a "feeling" that their current Freight Payment process is "broken".  Many can't define what is working improperly, or what needs to be done to improve things.   They also know that it not a core competency -- but many times it can be a core political issue. 

CSSI Consulting will work with you and your Freight Payables, IT group, and Logistics personnel to define what is important, and if you are accurately and efficiently performing a key business driver.  We help you to understand what is done today, and what can be done tomorrow.  Our approach is detailed and data driven. 

   

		Understanding your real cost to process a freight bill is often an enlightening activity.  Although many companies really don't have a cost to process a freight bill that approaches $10.00 or more per invoice, as many Freight Payment companies will state, it still needs to be defined and may very well be too high.  But the bigger value is in profiling how the payment process is completed, and what is done with the information that is generated.
		Where you are today is vital to understand, but where are you going may be more important.  There is likely a reason that you want to review your current operations.  If there are problems today, they will be exacerbated by future change that your company may be considering.    Benchmarking against leading freight payment processes with a greater understanding of other market leaders will help define what you may be missing.
		For many companies, the options to proceed usually fall into one of three "buckets".  These include "Fixing" the current process, Enhancing In-House operations with latest TMS solutions, or simply Outsourcing.    CSSI Consulting will help you to determine what option provides the best ROI for you.  If it is to Outsource, we have ready to deploy RFI/RFP documents that will expedite the process and ensure that your decisions are data driven, unbiased solutions that allow your organization to move forward.