Should freight and logistics be handled in-house or outsourced? Many companies are asking themselves that question these days.
Our experience is that the trend towards outsourcing continues unabated. There are several good reasons for this, but the questions are many: how much should be included, and what other consequences will it have? What savings are expected – and what new risks does the company take on?
We help to clarify this so that the decision is made on a well-documented basis, grounded in data, analyses and factual knowledge of the options that already exist in the freight markets.
Outsourcing often also brings uncertainty among employees.
LogistikPartner offers consultancy at every stage of a project that assesses the potential for outsourcing.
Outsourcing eller bevare afdelinger internt?
Outsourcing often takes place to maintain competitiveness – by minimising variable costs.
If freight-related tasks are to be outsourced, it is extremely important that the organisation’s employees are prepared and understand why it is happening and how freight will be handled afterwards.
An outsourcing process always leads to organisational changes, and this often results in uncertainty.
The process should therefore be prepared thoroughly and managed with sensitivity to the situation. For many, it is therefore a good idea to involve an external adviser.
- Good reasons to outsource
- Fixed costs for your own vehicle fleet are replaced by variable logistics costs.
- No issues with the vehicle fleet (workshop and repairs)
- Salary costs are eliminated.
- The savings potential is sometimes 10–30%.
- Fixed warehouse costs are replaced by variable logistics costs.
- For example, capital can be released from lorries for investment in plant and machinery.
Outsourcing – fully or partially? Find the level that gives your company the greatest benefits.
In collaboration with our customers, we analyse the potential of outsourcing.
Outsourcing consultancy
If you choose LogistikPartner, we offer the following services:
- Analysis of your own vehicle fleet and warehouse
- A sounding board for management
- Delivery of the project
- Consultancy at every stage of the optimisation project
We deliver a complete package with a clear decision brief containing data and analyses based on the company’s own circumstances – and our experience of what it is possible to achieve in the freight markets in which our customer operates.
Risks of outsourcing
We help to carry it through.
We have extensive experience with outsourcing projects. Once the decision basis is clear and the decision has been made, we support management and the company’s employees with the practical implementation.
We screen the market for suitable solutions, ensure benchmarking, and describe the advantages and disadvantages in clear language and in a way that enables every part of the organisation to understand the background and the potential.
Our aim is for all affected employees to be able to understand and keep track of what is going to happen. Throughout the process, we support management with suggestions for handling internal processes, defining specific interfaces, and managing communication internally and externally.
When a company closes internal departments and chooses to outsource freight and logistics tasks, new risks will always follow.
Questions quickly arise among both employees and management: