American Shipper, in partnership with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), surveyed roughly 275 transportation buyers and sellers on procurement practices, processes, technologies and results.
Key issues addressed in this study include:
- Transportation spend and contract rates
- Length of negotiations and timeframe to implementation
- Assessing bids and timing procurement events
- Procurement and contract management technologies