Freight Management and Contract Logistics support services.
FreightPartner offers support to users of outsourced logistics services and helps them navigate the complexity and cost associated with the services listed below.
Freight Management
Freight Management
Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearing and relates to the Import and Export freight supply chains.
RFP, RFQ and RFI (Request for Quotations/Proposals/Information) FreightPartner has developed a thorough yet concise process which enables clients to select the most appropriate service provider based on price, service and other considerations, such as, B-BBEE certification level and scale of enterprise. • Contractual Assessment - FreightPartner offers contractual support to clients by supporting negotiations or by critically reviewing existing agreements in order to ensure that it is being interpreted by both parties, correctly. FreightPartner’s neutrality and deep understanding of logistics allow it to act as fair arbiter in time of dispute and offers a skilled and effective approach to mediation where the subject involves logistics in its broadest form.
General Freight Management Support Services
• Customs Refund and drawback processing – FreightPartner will advise, through its associates, on whether duty refunds are obtainable where imported goods are subsequently exported. FreightPartner can also engage with SARS: Customs for the purposes of applying for such refunds.
• Bilateral and Multi-Lateral Trade Agreements - FreightPartner is able to create value for its customers by guiding them on how to take advantage of the benefits available under the many that exist.
• Project Management - offering support to engagement and operational matters, FreightPartner can free up valuable management resources and execute professionally for the benefit of its clientele.
Dispute Resolution
Contract Logistics
The distribution value chain including Warehouse management; primary and secondary distribution and related information systems and management.
The value created is premised on a synergy imperative by way of the reduction of costs through shared and thereby, optimised resources. Through its network of strategic partners and years of hands-on experience, FreightPartner provides a comprehensive range of skills to firms wishing to optimise their Freight Supply Chains. Typical services include: The very nature of these engagements is prone to tension within the relationship due to conflict to between the operational objectives of each party: The Service provider strives for operational efficiency which is often at the expense of Customer service - to the customer's customers. This can be destructive unless set-up and managed correctly and the range of services provided by FreightPartner have been designed with this objective in mind. FreightPartner acts a neutral and highly experienced relationship manager that has been able to facilitate effective and better performing relationship Customer and Service Provider. FreightPartner is able to quickly identify problematic areas and the drivers behind these before proposing alternative recovery, or improvement plans that will strengthen the relationship and resultant value to the Customer. FreightPartner has run several RFP’s and RFQ’s for Clients wishing to test the market and is able to scope appropriate bid packs based on sound procurement governance frameworks and to guide its principal on service provider selection for participation based on contingent factors such as scale, niche and territory. The adage: devil is in the detail is no more evident than in the negotiation of a three/five year contract with a logistics service provider with both parties intent on ensuring that the scope captures every nuance of the commercial nuptials as failure to conclude an inclusive contract can cost clients dearly over the life of the contract. FreightPartner has extensive experience in such negotiations from the position of service provider and customer and offers pragmatic support to this process on behalf of its principals. As a known and respected neutral party, FreightPartner is called upon to support or broker disputes between service provider and principal.
Contract Logistics
Relationship Optimisation
Requests for Quotations/Proposals/Information
Contract negotiation
Dispute Resolution