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Creating Shipping
Profit Centers2008 Survey Results
Written By:
Tim Sailor, DLP
Founder/President of Navigo Consulting Group
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Agenda
Rising logistics costs
Carrier increases
Parcel/Traffic World Shipper Survey
What do these benchmarks meanWhat do these benchmarks mean
What can you do
Common carrier charges
Solutions and strategies
Key steps before carrier negotiations
Key negotiating points
Question & answer
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Total U.S. Logistics Cost (In $billions)
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Source: Traffic World June 2008
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Annual Rate Increases
Year
Published
Increase
Actual
Commercial
1-5 lbs
Actual
Residential
1-5 lbs
2002 3.50% 3.90% 4.08%
2003 3.90% 4.67% 4.64%2003 3.90% 4.67% 4.64%
2004 1.90% 1.91% 6.06%
2005 2.90% 4.71% 5.80%
2006 3.90% 4.57% 7.57%
2007 4.90% 5.50% 5.56%
2008 4.90% 5.23% 5.20%Total 25.90% 30.49% 38.91%
Average 3.70% 4.36% 5.56%
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Accessorial Increases
Calendar
Year% Increase
Number of Surcharges
Added or Increased
2003 2.48% 3
2004 18.94% 7
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2004 18.94% 7
2005 14.87% 3
2006 15.46% 3
2007 19.34% 4
2008 19.58% 2
2002 - 2008 128.87% 22
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Shipping Cost Survey ’08
SURVEY RESULTS
Shipping Cost Survey ’08
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Is your shipping…
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How many parcels do you ship per year?
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What Percent of Parcels do you Ship?
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What percent of COGS is shipping?
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Do you pass on the cost of S&H to customers?
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What basis do you charge back to customers?
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What basis do you charge for returns?
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How have you dealt with higher shipping costs?
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Do you offer your customers a shipping choice?
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How often do you review and adjust your S&H rates?
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Last time you renegotiated private carrier contracts?
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Pros and Cons of charging back actual carrier costs
Pros
Allows shipping to break
Cons
Shipping cannot become Allows shipping to break even
Stay current with carrier rate increases and surcharges
Shipping cannot become marketing tool
Cannot publish shipping charges
It takes a lot of work to really know if you are passing along full costs
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Pros and Cons of flat rate
Pros
Marketing tool
Cons
No flexibilityMarketing tool
Simple for consumers
No flexibility
Cannot reflect rising carrier costs
May not include all accessorial charges
Most shippers lose money
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Pros and Cons of giving customer choices in carriers
Pros
Better perceived customer service
Cons
Dilute revenue and incentivescustomer service
Better delivery/transit times
Your customers want it
Less cart abandonment
More sales
incentives
May be harder to process operationally
Increased customer service time to track
Multi-carrier complexity
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Pros and Cons of giving choices in shipping methods
Pros
Allows lower cost/lower
Cons
Cannot set default shipping service options
Allows shipper to align costs with delivery method
Could make shipping profit center
Your customers want it
Less cart abandonment
More sales
method
Makes charging back more difficult
May not take advantage of best rates
Shipper loses some control
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No Choice
Pros
Set Shipping defaults
Easier to reconcile costs with charge backs
Cons
Customers like choices
No flexibility for lower cost/lower service optionswith charge backs
Potentially get larger discounts and incentives from carrier by single sourcing
cost/lower service options
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Factors in deciding when to review and adjust shipping and handling rates
Annual Carrier GRI’s
Don’t use average increase
Model costs based on historical database
Fuel Surcharges
Periodic audits and reconciliations
Change in Carriers
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What Do These Results Mean for You?
Most shippers are struggling with shipping costs
30-40% of total shipping charges are applied on the backend
Carriers are constantly adding new charges and accessorial fees
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What Can You Do?
Change the way you process shipments
Implement least-cost routing software
Change the way you chargeback shipments
Use carrier APIs for real-time rating
Negotiate waivers and concessions from your carrier
Change carriers
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Carrier charges that could lead to hidden uncaptured shipping costs
Address Corrections- $6.00-$10.00
Residential Designation- $1.95-$2.30
Spilt Shipments
Dimensional Charges
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Residential Charges
Additional Charges of $1.95 to $2.30
Lower incentives and discounts on up front rates
Adjustments made after the fact on invoicingAdjustments made after the fact on invoicing
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Residential Solutions
Install RDI software to identify residential addresses
Have Customer Service ask for commercial address
Negotiate waivers or concessions with your carrierNegotiate waivers or concessions with your carrier
Use USPS Priority Mail, 1st Class Parcels and Parcel Select services
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Delivery Area Surcharges (DAS)
Additional Costs of $1.50-$2.30 per shipment
Over 25% of the US population lives in a DAS zip
23,427 DAS zips out of 43,00023,427 DAS zips out of 43,000
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DAS Solutions
Load DAS zips into order entry software
Negotiate concessions from carriers
APIs for real-time ratingAPIs for real-time rating
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Dimensional Charges
Use cubing equipment to accurately enter shipment dimensions and weight into your shipping system
Utilize drop downs on carrier provided system for most common box sizesmost common box sizes
Audit carrier invoices for dimensions and billed weight vs. entered weight
Negotiate Dim concessions with your carriers
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Impact of Dim Factor17 X 17 X 23
Service Common 194 250 Factor 250 Savings
Next Day AM $44.04 $28.24 35.88%
Next Day PM $41.43 $27.19 34.37%
2 Day $25.18 $16.68 33.76%
Ground $7.97 $6.03 24.34%
22 X 22 X 5
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Service Common 194 250 Factor 250 Savings
Next Day AM $25.06 $16.69 33.40%
Next Day PM $22.90 $15.41 32.71%
2 Day $12.28 $8.30 32.41%
Ground $5.43 $4.20 22.65%
31 X 31 X 5
Service Common 194 250 Factor 250 Savings
Next Day AM $34.92 $23.83 31.76%
Next Day PM $33.51 $23.13 30.98%
2 Day $19.30 $13.30 31.09%
Ground $7.14 $4.75 33.47%
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What should you ask for from your carriers
Automation and integration support
Packaging
API rating softwareAPI rating software
Billing tools to increase visibility
Pricing concessions
Comprehensive portfolio of services
FCM under 1 pound (Smartpost, UPS Mail Innovations)
Parcel Select (Smartpost, UPS Basic)
Ground, Express, International
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Carrier Technology Tools
Utilize RDI software
Load DAS ZIP Codes into mainframes
Use APIs to look up carrier tariff rates with residential, Use APIs to look up carrier tariff rates with residential, delivery area surcharge, and fuel surcharge
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Gather detailed shipping data
Put a team together
Consider seasonality
Key steps before beginning carrier negotiations
Consider seasonality
Establish timelines and expectations
Get help
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General Strategies to Lower Overall Costs
1. Negotiate improved discounts (5-20%) & accessorial concessions
2. Change carriers (Retention, Penetration or 2. Change carriers (Retention, Penetration or Competition)
3. Cap annual rate increases
4. Negotiate fuel surcharge caps
5. Seek outside assistance
6. Audit invoices
7. Use bonus weight envelope
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Strategies to Lower Overall Costs (cont.)
8. Use Ground for zones 2-3• Guaranteed delivery
• Fraction of cost of air
• Less fuel surcharge• Less fuel surcharge
9. Use addressing software to avoid address correction fee, reships, returns
10. Catalog & eCommerce shippers ask for commercial delivery address
11. Consider regional carriers and parcel aggregators
12. Evaluate LTL versus Hundredweight
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Strategies to Lower Overall Costs (cont.)
13. Use carrier’s free packaging (co-branding also available)
14. Develop a routing guide or use least-cost routing14. Develop a routing guide or use least-cost routing
15. Update shipping database
16. Utilize rebates
17. Consider First Class Mail for under one pound shipments
18. Use prepaid or unlimited weight products
19. Don’t overlook returns
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Conclusion
Shipping costs are continuing to rise
Many ways to chargeback shipping
Information and visibility are crucialInformation and visibility are crucial
Monitor frequently
Involve your carrier to get help
Use outside resources
Shipping cost savings go straight to the bottom line
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