Transportation and Distribution Management

Running head: Transportation and Distribution Management
Transportation and Distribution
Management

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................3
Incoterm Selection Consideration...........................................................................................................4
Recommendations for appropriate Incoterm to be used for the company........................................5
Carrier Selection Criteria.........................................................................................................................5
Recommendation of the Carrier Selection Criteria for DHL................................................................6
Carrier Relationship Management..........................................................................................................7
Recommendations on type and process of carrier relationship are built by the company.........................8
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................9
References.................................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Transportation and distribution can be referred to as moving of products from
manufacturing plants to warehousing and in between facilities to distributors. They
represent more than half of the total logistics costs. A transportation management
system (TMS) is a subpart of supply chain management which concerns about
transportation operations. It can be a part of the enterprise resource planning system.
Distribution Management refers to supervising the movement of goods from
suppliers or manufacturers to the point of sale ( Vieira, Fransoo & Carvalho, 2015).
This report introduces to the effectiveness of the three aspects of transportation
management viz. incoterms selection consideration, carrier relationship management
and carrier selection criteria. As a transportation manager of DHL, I would analyze the
effectiveness of these three aspects of transportation management.
DHL Express is the division of Deutsche Post DHL, a German logistics company.
It provides the services related to the international courier, express mail and parcel
services. It is the largest logistics company operating around the world. It also operates
through sea and air mail.
The company was found in the US in the year 1969. In the year 2016, the
revenue of the division accelerated by 2.7% to €14 billion. The Earnings before Interest
and Taxes (EBIT) of the company were enhanced by 11.3% to €1.5 billion in the year
2015(DHL International GmbHb, 2018).
It is serving over 220 countries around the globe. It has a workforce of around
350,000 employees serving to the business units DHL express, DHL e-commerce, DHL
Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain and DHL Freight.
Its products and services include forwarding the freight with the planes, ships,
trucks and trains all over the world. Its warehousing facilities go beyond storage and
range from packaging to repairs, customized and specialized shipping and international
deliveries of mail.