BSI serves a variety of logistics providers, including:
- Ports & terminals
- Ocean carriers
- Railroads
- Airlines
- Intermodal marketing companies
- Trucking companies
- Freight forwarders
- Third party logistics providers
- Integrated carriers
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| BSI's Logistics and Transport Solutions |
Our core solutions for Logistics and Transport providers are in the areas of:
Traffic analysis and forecasting
Offering a new service, like starting any new business, involves getting accurate customer input and taking measured risks. Through our network of shippers, carriers, and solution providers, BSI has conducted hundreds of studies to help articulate value propositions, set rate levels, and assess competitive threats and positioning.
Rate forecasting and pricing consulting
The transportation industry is notoriously cyclical. BSI has 25 years of experience in monitoring and forecasting rates across all modes. We also have econometric models to assess the impact of demand and capacity factors in the short and long term, and set price levels that are both profitable and competitive.
Regulatory policy consulting
Due to the economic and social impact of transportation, regulation is a part of doing business for every company in the industry, especially those shipping internationally. BSI has analyzed the impact of regulations on business strategies across many modes and countries, thereby helping to establish or refine policies that are effective and reasonable to all concerned parties.
Technology selection and implementation
For shippers, the array of choices can be dizzying, and the acronyms can be confusing – TMS, WMS, P2P, PLM, GTM, etc. BSI helps to decide which systems to implement and which solution providers are the best fit for each company. We have a strong track record of establishing solution partner relationships that have lasted for decades and are still productive.
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| Featured BSI Articles on Logistics and Transport |
| Registering and Transporting Hazardous Substances
November 2010 was the first major deadline for registration of chemical substances affected by the European program “Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation
of Chemicals” (REACH). The US Department of Transportation’s Final Rule 76 FR 3308, which took effect in January, also made several important changes and reclassifications of hazardous materials. Are you compliant? Read this article for tips for complying with New European and American Legislation on Registering and Transporting Hazardous Substances.
Click here to download the article.
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Economic Impact of Freight Investments
| Ports and Infrastructure Development: Integrating Supply Chain Benefits into the Economic Analysis of Freight Investments
While the research literature and the number of model applications is fairly robust with respect to transportation and economic impact models, data and methodologies to model the supply chain linkage between transportation effects and broader economic impacts is relatively sparse. This presentation identifies the key sources of supply chain program benefits derived by companies that move goods. It also provides preliminary estimates of the supply chain and logistics benefits to industries from improvements to the freight transportation system.
Presented to Technology & Economic Development Conference.
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| Trade, Traffic and Rate Forecasting:
2011 Container and Intermodal
Freight Rate Outlook for Trades to
and from North America
Although West coast container
imports were up 5-10%
for 2010 and export trade was
up 10-15%, US trade will grow
at only 4.4% in 2011.
This article explains why, after rates fall a bit further,
carriers will seek rate increases
and manage vessel capacity in
order to at least hold rates, on
average, at current levels for
most of the year.
Click here to download the article.
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| Third Party Logistics: 10 Tips for Selecting a Carrier or 3PL
Many people think of carrier selection as a paper-pushing exercise involving three bids and a spreadsheet. Taking this approach may result in sub-optimize bid responses and a foregone opportunity to leverage supply chain management to your company’s competitive advantage. Depending on the complexity of the network and the importance of the decision, you may want to consider some or all of these 10 steps.
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| Systems selection and integration: Best solutions in SCM
The high and volatile cost of fuel, labor
shortages, capacity constraints have caused
transport rates to increase - a pain point for
most shippers. What can shippers do to
minimize the effect on their budgets?
Transportation optimization software is a
relatively quick way to identify and embed
long-term savings in a transportation
network. But buyers need to choose the
solutions and the providers carefully to
ensure the return on investment and userfriendliness.
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| Intermodal Integration: Responding to Market Needs
Global markets have no tolerance for delays, disconnects, or mistakes. Intermodal linkages are often examples of these problems because the problems and gaps between their different networks and approaches come together in high relief. For this reason, shining a spotlight on intermodal connections can reveal waste and inefficiencies that extend throughout the supply chain.
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