Parcel Shipping Contract Negotiation SupportParcel shipping refers to the shipment of packages that are less than 150 pounds. Parcel shipping is typically cheaper than freight shipping, but pricing models for parcel are evolving to help small package carriers get a competitive edge. This competitive edge can impact your company's transportation costs depending on the relationship you have with your carrier.
Transportation costs have a big impact on your organization's bottom line whether you're a small business or a large corporation. Unfortunately, many companies pay premium rates for not-so-premium services when it comes to shipping parcels. That's where AFMS comes in. AFMS offers a wide variety of parcel services to ensure your business has up-to-date and cost-effective parcel shipping solutions. Our team of parcel pricing experts will conduct an assessment of your business for prime parcel contract optimization by conducting the following services:
The parcel shipping market is served by a combination of privately owned couriers, global integrators, and national postal operators. It's not uncommon for even the most sophisticated logistics and transportation professionals to overlook savings opportunities. Our parcel pricing experts at AFMS are sure to deliver a thorough a no-cost assessment, pricing review, and benchmark analysis to identify overcharged areas within your carriers and contracts including all accessorial add-on charges. |
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Parcel shipping contract benchmarking is the process of determining what improvements are called for in parcel shipping contracts and where they're called for. Parcel shipping contract benchmarking also analyzes how other organizations achieve their performance levels and how you can use this information to improve your own organization's shipping performance.
AFMS offers benchmarking services as a valuable way for your organization to gain perspective on the effectiveness of its performance. When benchmarking is done right, your organization will understand where it stands in terms of parcel shipping and where it needs to go. AFMS removes the guesswork from the parcel contract negotiation process. |
Some of the most common reasons why carriers may issue refunds on service failures and overcharges include:
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Parcel contract auditing is the review of your company's shipping bills and invoices and it's essential for reducing your shipping costs. AFMS will analyze your invoices and shipping bills to locate any instances of overcharging or service failures that may be present in your shipping history.
Every year, over $2 billion in refunds and credits go unclaimed by U.S. businesses. In a thorough parcel contract audit, software technology is used to analyze charges and refund requests for errors or violations to service standards. Parcel contract auditing ensures that billing mistakes, delivery failures, and errors in accessorial charges are detected and recovered. Every shipping invoice has the potential for error. This includes shipments delivered by FedEx and UPS services. Parcel auditing ensures FedEx contract pricing optimization and UPS contract pricing optimization. AFMS analyzes your organization's billing documents and data for these incorrect charges to ensure that your company gets the necessary refunds.
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