By Kenneth Moyer
Partner/Vice President of Supply Chain Strategies

This SCOPE session focused on Parcel Carrier Contracts, their basic elements and the cost drivers which dictate them. Attendees to this April 22nd Summit Event learned how to “think like a carrier” when it comes to carrier cost to serve their business, including defining Carrier Operating Ratios and how to influence them.

Review how to identify, interpret and impact negotiable areas within small parcel carrier contracts. With the carrier focus shift from market-share to margin management during the pandemic swinging back again to a market-share focus, attendees will learn the influencing factors impacting carrier pricing levels and how to take advantage of them in today’s environment.

Key Takeaways

• Understand how to interpret a carrier parcel contract
• How to think like a carrier to optimize your small parcel carrier contract
• Influencing factors that will impact carrier pricing levels in the current market