Month: March 2012

Promotional Items That Work Well To Support Your Business

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When looking to advertise for your company there is many avenues that can be sought out.  Of course traditional methods are tried and true however simple, boring and the same old thing are.  What do you do to spark new interest?  During corporate events, company picnics, trade shows and even for holiday gifts clients, new and old are looking to see what you are offering that is unique and new.  Proving to them you are still in the game.  Many companies are looking towards a variety of promotional products and gifts to promote the business.

Choosing promotional items for a company is a difficult challenge to say the least.  It is pertinent to offer something that is useful to the client and provides a benefit to them as well as to increase the awareness they have with your company. As with anything there are individual pros and cons to each chotchkie item.

Many companies will choose to advertising using food products.  This is especially appropriate ate golf outings, corporate picnics and for holiday gift giving.  The nice thing about offering a food item is that the price level you desire is often easy to match.  For instance, offering a packet of gum with your logo advertising the company is inexpensive and will be enjoyed by individuals after they are finished eating.  The nice thing is that later when they reach for another piece after the event is over they will again remember who supplied it.  If you have an increased budget, baskets of coffee or fruit make a nice offering at a higher price level.  It is easy to stick with in a budget even for a large amount of clients.

The drawback to food items are that they often perish reasonably fast.  This limits the amount of time clients will be exposed to your company advertising product.  Another thing to consider is the ever abundant food allergies and clients with special dietary needs.

Another often thought of item to use for a promotional product are things that offer a utility purpose.  This could range from a pen, a reusable bag, insulated lunch carrier, a calendar or a simple mug.  The benefit of these items is their longevity. Clients will see your company advertisement over and over without a sales person being in their face.  These simple items are things people will use day in and out which in turn become more free advertising for you.

The drawback is that the item could end up in the hands of someone who is not responsible for decisions that could lead to business for your company.  These promotional items really only end up working as company advertising if the person using it is the one that will be a future decision maker to send business your way.

A new recent category that has come about in promotional advertising is items for the office.  These items include unique USB drives, adhesive notes and mouse pads.  With the range of products with in this category it will be for sure that one of the items will fit within your company’s budget for promotions.  This is an advantage for companies of all sizes seeking to advertise. This has become a popular promotional category therefore the major drawback is that these products may already be overwhelming the desks of the clientele you are seeking.

The business advertising and marketing of companies is such an important division within a company.  The choices made will affect the perception of the clients.  It is important to keep your companies name and logo top of mind to clients.  You want to be the first person they think of when your industry is brought up and they seek support.  This will lead to relationship building which will grow bringing referral business for decades to come.

The Corporate Game

Love What You Do With Network Marketing

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When individuals are successful do you ever wonder what they are doing that you aren’t?  What makes them so successful?  It is easy to be envious of these individuals however truth be known their success is not based upon a big secret. Anyone can be successful at anything as long as they love what they are doing. This is the secret that so many prosperous people share when asked about their success.  They absolutely love what they do day in and day out.  This is why so many people turn to opportunities within the network marketing industry.  It allows them to do what the love, have a good time do it and feel good about the products they sell and the people they help along the way.

With network marketing success stories there are equal opposite stories.  Why you ask?  Often people enter into a networking under the impression that they will get rich quick with little to no effort.  If you ask me this is a set up for failure straight out of the gate.  Networking is about working hard, representing something you love and some more hard work.  Much network marketing success is about making money from home running a home business through hard work and loving what you are doing.

The keys to network marketing lay within each individual who decides that they are interested in the benefits of entrepreneurship. This entails all aspects of building a business including; recruiting, generating leads, building long lasting relationships, converting leads into actual sales, continuing to service clients needs building their rate of consumption of the products you are offering, and motivating and training other like minded entrepreneurs to build upon your existing network marketing success.

In order to get started you need to start getting people interested in what you are offering.  This begins by recruiting and generating leads.  If you are unsuccessful in this phase your business will never have legs.  You must begin building relationships with everyone you come in contact with.  Not every person has to be a sale or a prospect entrepreneur but everyone should be considered a prospect.  You can’t read minds.  People will only know about your new venture and then pass it along to the people they know is if you to tell them. This is phase one.

The next area to work on is the bottom line. When I say this I am referring to profit but not how you might envision.  The profitability of network marketing does not come for the sale of your products.  Yes it is extremely helpful and selling more will lead you to more people and the more people you come into the more opportunities you have to find someone with a like mind set as yours.  The objective in any network marketing opportunity besides to work from home, making money, is to interest other entrepreneur minded people to work under you.  The goal is to find people who are willing to work as hard as you do to become successful.

A great network marketing success is found in an individual who is passionate about their business and the people they bring on board to continue that commitment.  This individual will find their residual income opportunity through network marketing to be something that the love to do and enjoy sharing with others.  It will not feel like a burden.  It will not be something they dread waking up and doing.  When you find someone who loves what they are doing you will find someone who is successful.  This is a guarantee.

Arbonne - Leslie Hipp

Solving The Mystery Behind Types of Land Surveys

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When surveying land the type of survey you need can often be a bit confusing.  There are many different types of land surveys that can be done.  Your need will determine exactly what you are looking for in a survey.  Land surveys for construction, home and business vary in the way they are handled by professional land surveyors.  It is best to know have some idea of what you are looking as you begin the process of hiring a professional to work with.  You will both need to be on the same page as far as expectations as well as what the professional fees cover.

  • ALTA Survey:  An ALTA survey stands for American Land Title Association.  This type of survey is necessary to supply title companies and financial lenders with a survey and exact location data needed for the issuing of a title and proper mortgage insurance.  An ALTA survey needs to cover detailed property lines, any locations on improvements that have been done since the last survey, easement identification, utility locations and anything else that would typically affect the land and property within the sale.  The nature of this type of survey makes it expensive and they take some time to complete.  This survey is very comprehensive in nature.  Most commercial property sales will require an ALTA survey.
  • Boundary Survey:  This type of survey is used to establish the true property corners and property lines of a piece of property.  They are usually performed in order to begin building and obtaining the proper permits, to resolve issues between property owners and for fence lines when fencing is going to be erected.  If a consumer is looking for easement lines as well they can pay the land surveyor extra for this need when a boundary survey is performed.
  • Construction Survey:  A survey of this nature is made at the start and during the construction phase of construction.  This type of survey helps manage the progress and control the elevation, positioning, configuration and dimensions of the building in line with the property.
  • Control Survey:  Land surveying that is used for precise locations of vertical and horizontal position points to determine boundaries, for the mapping of aerial photos and staking off of construction prior to the beginning of work.
  • Floodplain Survey:  A floodplain survey is used to help determine the elevation of land verse structures.  This is to help with building plans and to determine flood zones to ensure proper insurance for homes with in flood zones.  This is a very common survey needed upon receiving a mortgage.  Often there are disputes between mortgage companies and loan recipients due to the fees involved in more flood insurance coverage.
  •  Geodetic Survey:  This is a type of land survey that changes because of the curve of the Earth and other astronomic observations.
  • Topographic Survey: A topographic survey helps locate natural and man-made changes mostly improvements in comparison to the structure located on the land.  This can include fencing, elevation changes, land contouring from erosion, tree growth and the changes in water features.

 

Monument Engineering

Medicare Benefit Changes and How They Affect Your Coverage

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The one consistent thing about Medicare is that it is constantly changing.  The changes can be in the benefits coverage you receive with Medicare Plan A and Plan B, it can be with the rates for Medicare coverage, the deadlines for when you can sign up or switch plans.  Finding Medicare coverage that fits perfectly for your lifestyle can be a hassle in itself let alone dealing with the constants changes associated with it.  For most situations it is ideal to work with a trusted, private Medicare insurance group.  They will keep you a breast of changes and work with you to completely understand your current circumstances and changing needs.  This can not only save you time and frustration but can also help save you from purchasing coverage that doesn’t make sense for your need which in turn saves you valuable funds.

There are many changes for the 2012 calendar year with Medicare.  One change is the enrollment period of when you become eligible to enroll for drug and health plan benefits.  Another change is the period in which you can eliminate your Medicare Advantage choice and enroll instead in plain Medicare.  The new rules state that any change made to the plan will then take effect the first of the following month.

Another major change in Medicare started in 2011 and will continue into 2012.  This change involves preventative services.  This would include such things as pap smears, flu shots and other services classified as preventative.   Major expense that have previously been a patient responsibility that are now considered within the preventative category are tests such as colonoscopies, prostate screens, diabetes tests as well as bone density testing.  Even annual wellness exams are covered.  Remember however that your doctors and hospital services are still your responsibility unless you have purchased a separate Medicare Supplemental Insurance plan to cover such expenses.

Medicare Advantage has included changes to their “managed care” plan as well.  The good news is that you now qualify for extra protections from the increased out of pocket costs for certain treatments than your fellow standard Medicare participants.  The major areas in which this is seen are the areas of chemotherapy, kidney dialysis and nursing provided within the skilled care area. It is also important to know that the Medicare Advantage plan recently also set a maximum annual out of pocket expense for all outpatient and hospitalization services.

Prescription coverage has also changed.  Medicare Part D, prescription drug coverage will also include some much needed relief to the pocket book. If you regularly take prescription medicine you will see a decrease in your out of pocket expenses.

Another cool change that is effect in 2012 is when participants are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid.  If placed in a long term care facility, long term services within the home or nursing home, you will no longer be required to pay any prescription drug co-payments.

Changes with in Medicare are certain.  Medicare offers many Americans health care coverage as they turn 65 which help to decrease the number of elderly citizens living without health care benefits.  Figuring out how the changes affect your individual circumstance can often be tricky.  Confusion can be eliminated with the help of professionals who are knowledgeable with the twist and turns involved inside Medicare, inevitable leading to more bang for your health care buck.

Senior Health Direct

Benefits Of Hiring A Restoration Professional

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When a disaster has struck your home and family the last thing you want is people entering into your space disturbing it even more.  In these moments after fires, floods, weather related damage home owners and business owners are distressed and worried about how long until life is back to normal again.  They are usually concerned about finances and the costs of a cleanup effort verse insurance coverage.  The loss is burdensome and often home owners believe if they begin the restoration process on their own they will somehow relieve some of the burden they are feeling.

This could never be further from the reality of the situation.  It is never recommended that any restoration including fire restoration, flood restoration or mold restoration be attempted by anyone other than an emergency disaster restoration service professional.  It may seem as though money could be saved by attempting the disaster cleanup on one’s own this in not the case.  Many times home owners find half way through the project that it is more than they can handle and abandon the effort and call in the professionals.  Often damage that is irreversible has already occurred and will in turn cost the home owner more that calling the disaster professionals in the first place.

A professional fire and water restoration company will have several years of experience with disaster clean ups of all kinds.  This will have given them valuable knowledge to know the exact techniques to use on your homes clean up. The learning curb you will have tackling your own homes restoration will be costly in terms of time and finances.  The most effective way in which homes are restored is if work is begun immediately and carried out by professionals with in the restoration business. Most restoration companies have many crews meaning one will be available to help with your homes restoration immediately.

Another advantage to hiring a professional company verse carrying out the restoration project on your own is the limited resources in equipment you will have in comparison to a restoration firm.  Crews will come in many sizes from anywhere between two to six people working on your homes restoration.  Man power in unison with proper equipment makes for a quick clean up.

Restoration companies also help home and business owners in working with their insurance company.  No matter how large or small the damage was to the home most insurance companies will be involved in some manner.  Filing a claim with most insurance companies is a long impersonal process.  The last thing you are prepared for after an emergency has taken everything familiar and misplaced it.  Many times insurance companies will try to undercut the value of the restoration and property destroyed.  With the help of an emergency disaster restoration team you will have professional on your side helping you with the fairness of any and all claims and offers by the insurance company.

To me the most important aspect in hiring a company to provide the cleanup effort in your fire or water restoration is the fact that you will be able to focus on getting on with the basics of life.  You can continue on with as much of a daily routine as allowed during any difficult time while they are busy restoring your peace of mind.

 

Maher

A Home Buyers Learning Curve Regarding Home Remodeling

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When looking for a new home buyers go through and make a mental list of the things they love about where they currently live and what they are not going to miss. When purchasing a second or third home it is all about the things you have learned from the first.  If remodeling your first home was an enjoyable experience for you than you might not mind so much when the next home has a few fixable flaws.  However if home remodeling was not a picnic for you then you will be looking more towards newly renovated homes or homes with the amenities you desire included.

Many home buyers are content on doing a few minor remodel jobs around a new house on their own.  These small things are what make the home yours.  However when the home remodeling jobs get a bit larger, like renovations in the kitchen or bathrooms it is recommended to call in a professional home remodeler. Many little mistakes made by the homeowner can add up to major out of pocket costs.  It is quite possible hiring a professional in the home remodeling industry might not only save you time but money as well.

When looking into a bathroom remodel there are always a few things that are on everyone’s list consisting of options such as new cabinets, more storage, a designer sink, fancy faucets, or more lighting.  If you are looking into a room addition, adding a new bathroom, it is going to impact your daily routine way more than some small renovations such as faucet changes and a new cabinet.

There are definitely things to think about in every remodeling project and a bathroom is no different.  First consider the impact that the remodel will have on the home’s value.  Bathroom remodeling is a smaller renovation, making it affordable, and has a large impact on the overall appeal and value.  A few small changes such as new tile or more storage or a complete overhaul will be beneficial. The changes you consider should bring an improvement to your daily routine and increased value in your home for the renovation to become reality.

The kitchen area plays an important role in every family’s life.  When purchasing a home it is pertinent that the home is something that you love or something that you can see turning onto a space you will love.  Family’s find the kitchen is not only a dining space anymore.  Kids use it as a study, a gathering hot spot and a place to relax.

When considering a new home consider the changes you will need to make the kitchen a dream space for your family.  Does the kitchen need a few minor spruces to rejuvenate it or do all aspects need to be overhauled.  This will need to be considered in the value you place within the home.  If a kitchen overhaul is needed consider lowering your offer by at least twenty-thousand dollars.  Kitchen remodeling is expensive and time consuming.  These factors should all be considered.  If it is too much to ask from the seller maybe it is better to keep looking until you find wither a kitchen you adore or a seller willing to dicker so you can renovate the kitchen into something you will love.

Bathroom and kitchen remodeling are only two of the many renovations to think about when owning a home.  Small changes often make a big difference in the overall appearance of a space.  Think about the last time you visited someone’s home after they had flooring renovations done.  Consider the impact this minor renovation had on the appearance of the space.  It was huge right?  This is something to consider when looking into a home purchase as well.  Small changes can add up in increasing the aesthetics of a space without tearing your budget apart.

Jason Foldenauer Construction

Home Safety Modifications For The Physically Limited To Age In Place

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It is clear that as individuals age there is a physical limit to things that they can continue doing.  Often they find it hard to give in to the fact that their bodies are aging and along with that their mobility and stability changes.  Simple tasks that they used to take for granted become less tolerable and the difficulties of just daily tasks become overwhelming.  Simple home remodeling can be done in order to keep aging in place seniors safe.

Handyman services are available in almost any area.  It is not necessary to call in a contractor for most home safety modifications for seniors.  It is however important to find an individual who is licensed and able to do handicap construction.  Individuals will want to find an accessible living solutions company that will come in and access the current home environment and suggest possible pitfalls that need attention.  This will help to ensure that no corner is unturned leaving loved ones safe at home.

The first home safety modification for seniors that is important as they start to lose a bit of their mobility is an easier exit and entrance into the home.  Wheelchair ramp installation is amongst the most common modification done today.  Most handyman service professionals will come evaluate the exits and entrances and draw up several plan options.  This is important to many seniors who still wish to have a porch that is accessible with both stairs and the wheelchair ramp.  It is important to remember that not only wheelchairs use this access point.  It will be for individuals using canes, walkers and wheelchairs.  Often is eases access to those individuals with severe aliments to their knee joints as well.

Individuals with special home remodeling needs are a growing population.  Handicap construction is needed for individuals who are aging as well as those with handicap needs or changing needs because of the onset of an illness that limits an individual’s range of motion, stability or mobility.  Major renovations are not always necessary in every home.  Many homes can adapt to the changing needs with a few adjustments.

Flooring renovations can help mobility a ton.  Hardwood floor remodeling eases the use of wheelchairs and walkers.  Were carpet may prove to resist individuals causing them to exert more effort hardwood flooring lets the vehicles move freely.  For this reason it is also suggested to remove floor rugs and other obstacles that could potentially hang up a wheelchair, scooter or a walker.

An area that is important to individual with needs other than the norm is the bathroom area.  Bathroom renovations are important to all individuals for this is an area where we all would like privacy. To maintain this desire for individuals who are handicap in anyway bathroom safety modifications are a must.  This can be done with the installation of bathroom safety aides such as raised toilets, grab bars and accessible showers installed that are easy to enter in and out of.  Another change that can be completed is to add baskets full of the things that are used on a daily basis.  Toothbrushes, deodorant, wash clothes and facial shop kept within a safe reach are all helpful to individuals seeking independence.

Glen Miller The Home Doctor

Improve Your Online Presence With Search Engine Optimization

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For all businesses it is important to have an online presence.  Having a website is one step of this valuable process however not an end all.  In order to have success your website needs to be easily found, attractive and easy to navigate.  Search engine placement is the one thing that allows your site to be easily found when using major search engines.  SEO will not come from having a site up and running.  Your search engine placement will only come out on top with consistent upgrades and consent changes to match your site to current algorithms to increase recognition on major search engines.

The basics in search engine come down to four basic steps; finding keywords, optimize individual web pages, current and high ranked pages that contain inbound links to your site and submission of your site to search engines.  It sounds fairly simple however it is truly better to set yourself up with a professional search engine company.  This will help ensure your site does not become black listed.  Blacklisting often happens when a company uses “illegal” tactics to get ranked quickly which causes Google to blacklist the site.  Search engine rankings can only come from consistency and progressive upgrades.

The first issue to deal with is keyword optimization.  This is incredibly difficult.  I know it sounds like a simple step, if you are working on fixing computers you would think simply all people type computer repair in Google.  This is not always true.  Yes computer repair is a real term that should be connected but there are others to consider as well.  There are specific repairs people often think about when visualizing what needs to be done to their computer.  For instance, virus removal, screen repair, internet connection issues and so on.  The same happens in every distinct field.  When you are close to the field your website is designed around you often forget about the non-technical aspects that people will use to find you.

Each page within your website should be directed at a keyword phrase up to four phrases can be included to maximize the effectiveness from search engines.  It is important to include the key word you are after in the text, headings and code within the pages.  Another important trick to the trade, if you are not a global company is to also work the area you are working within into the back end and on page keyword optimization.

Next is to think about the inbound links.  These are the pages that you use to promote your keywords.  This can be done through article marketing, business listings, blog post or several other options.  It is important that your inbound links come from pages with increased page ranks.  It will not help if you use pages that are not ranked or ranked below a two for your inbound links.  It is possible to find page ranks of every page you are considering using by checking with a page ranking tool that can be found on Google.  Your inbound links are better received by Google if they are ranked in the range of three to six.

Lastly the issue of submitting your website there are several ways you can do this.  The best, but most time consuming is to hand list your website individually throughout different search engines.  Hiring a company to do this for you will save you a ton of time plus they are aware of each and every search engine that will benefit your site.

Creative Programs and Systems

Finding The Right Roofing Material For Your Home

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What do people want most when spending money on a product and service?  If you answered something around the arena of getting the best bang for their buck you are thinking along the right track.  This is exactly what homeowners looking into replacing their roofs are looking for.  They want to get a reliable option in materials and labor at a realistic cost.  When looking into replacing a roof consumers are interested in something inexpensive, few, simple maintenance requirements and longevity.

When looking into replacement roofing there are many options available to homeowners.  The roofing materials that are available to you will also depend a lot on the region in which the home is in.  For instance, in Michigan we find that clay roofing tiles are not a feasible option in roofing material.  The cold temperatures and drastic climate changes would not play well with this fragile option.  However, in a southwestern climate clay roofing tiles are a popular option because they don’t dry rot, burn or are not easily damaged by insect wear and tear.  They require a small amount of maintenance helping to maintain their popularity within certain regions within the United States.

Popular options for Michigan homes tend to lean towards materials that are viable in the changing climate.  Shingle roofs and metal roofing remain a solid choice for homeowners within this region. Shingle roofs are by far the most common material used in roofing within the region. There are several types of composition shingle roofing materials including higher quality, more durable asphalt shingles and fiberglass shingles which also may include recycled content.

Shingle roofs, often known as composition or asphalt shingle roofs, offer many advantages over other roofing materials especially for those of us that live within a climate such as Michigan where the season changes are inevitable.

Advantages:

  • The style of home that the material can be used on is a wide range. Whether the home is historic, contemporary, modern or classic shingles are aesthetically pleasing.
  • Shingle roofing material tends to be a less expense option when compared to other roofing material such as metal.
  • The durability can be increased using higher quality architectural shingles.  Although many homeowners find the low-cost 3-tab shingles a viable option for their needs and desires.
  • The variety of colors, types and manufactures also make this option popular.  Complementary shingle colors should be sought out using your existing siding color as a guide.
  • Shingle roofing is easy to repair and fire resistant which also makes it incredibly desirable to homeowners seeking to install a new roof.  Roof repairs are not unheard of. Shingles make the repair a bit easier which save the homeowner time and money.   Wind damage is the number one cause of roof repair and in states such as Michigan that is not unfamiliar territory.

Disadvantages:

  • Unlike other roofing materials composition shingle roofs last a relatively short amount of time.  The average life span varies between fifteen to thirty years.  Depending on how long you plan on being in your home may convince or detour you from purchasing this type of roofing material.
  • Extra hot temperatures can cause damage such as scarring.  Although this is a rather minor roof repair and the temperatures would have to be way above average for a good portion of time for people in the North-East region.
  • Given the right conditions moss and mildew can grow on shingle roofs.  This again is a fairly simple fix but something to think about.  If you live in an area with very little sunlight getting to the roof it might be something to consider when choosing a shingled roof.
  • A disadvantage of some shingles is that they are considered environmentally unfriendly.  They do not decompose rapidly if placed in a landfill.  Many shingle suppliers are starting to sell recycled shingles to improve the environmentally friendliness.

 

Home Pro Roofing MI

Improve Your Business’s Freight Management Systems With These Four Solutions

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Freight management is a current hot spot within the logistics industry.  Often time businesses have a disadvantage when looking into ways to reduce freight costs.  They think in the box to often looking at the obvious cost saving techniques.  Individuals working within a company have a hard time separating themselves to look at what is and has always been in order to find new and unique ways to change and in turn reduce costs.

This is the exact reason supply chain, logistic consulting companies are hired.  When an outside consultant is able to look at the current freight management of a company they see everything for what it is at the point of analysis.  This makes it easier for them to determine areas that are proficient and those that are not.  Consultants take the not so obvious and suggest putting actions into place within small parcel, ground parcel and international post freight management that will improve service, customer satisfaction and reduce freight costs.

The obvious way to decrease freight costs is by seeking a lower shipping rate with carriers.  This is often an area where businesses are lead to believe they are already receiving steep discounts and the room for negotiation is zero.  This however is often not the case.  Many carriers will lead customers to believe that their steep discount of say 75% is the highest they give anyone.  While this may be the case it is important to realize that their lowest price is not always the industry’s lowest price.  Carrier A may think their 75% discount is incredible but when Carrier B is offering the same service without any discount at all at a lower price that is obviously not the best deal you can be negotiating.  Negotiate with Carrier B for a discount on their already lower price is the answer to cost savings in this situation.

Important Freight Management Money Saving Tips

1)      Discounts verse Actual Rates:  As proven in the above situation a discount is not always leading a client to the lowest actual rate.  Even if a carrier is offering a steep discount look to see how overly inflated the original shipping rate is.  It is important to determine a firm’s typical shipment fees rather than their discount. A typical fee schedule lower than other carriers discounted fees shows how jaded discounts or percentages off can really be.  It is not a deal to buy a twenty-five dollar crate at a 50% discount form Carrier A when the same crate and service from Carrier B is originally only ten dollars.

 

2)      Fuel Surcharges:  This is another area in which companies often get handed extra fees.  Many firms think that fuel surcharges are fixed at a certain rate.  This is not something that should be assumed.  Unless it is written in your agreement with a shipper the freight fuel surcharge they are charging your company could be double what could have been negotiated.  This is often an area where a lot of money can be saved.

 

3)      Behind The Scene Daily Operations: When looking at the employee expense involved with freight transportation management you will need to look at the amount of time that is spent daily receiving and reviewing shippers quotes.  Even if the company is receiving a smaller number of quotes per shipment and the average shipment per week are ten that are sixty quotes that need to be looked at and evaluated.

 

If each quotes analysis takes ten minutes you are looking at six hundred minutes or ten hours each week that the transportation manager is tied up reviewing quotes.  With the technology that logistic consultants are able to implement now-a-days that time can be decreased substantially.  Web based logistic software will help decrease the time spent over the tedious tasks and increase the time spent on money making operations within the firm.

 

Software implementation helps in other arenas within freight transportation management such as the review and auditing of freight bills.  Inaccurate billing leads to lost revenue within the freight division of a firm.  It is pertinent that software be implemented to check for inaccuracies within the auditing process to save.

 

4)      Parcel Management:  When hiring a freight management consulting firm they will audit the current backend process thoroughly.  They will then implement a plan that will work within the organization to minimize time spent handling damage claims, lost shipments, reconciled claims, shipment schedules and paperwork prep.  Minimizing the time spent on these aspects with the use of tools and technology specifically designed for the individual operations will increase the profitability of your supply chain. They do this by decreasing human processing errors and employee time wasted finding the problems that need resolved.  When the technology finds an error than it is up to the employees to seek out solutions that cannot be handled through the software.

Rock Solid Business Solution