Supply Chain by Jim Tompkins
October 2025
A real transportation
analysis goes beyond
a blanket RFP process
Historically, many supply chain leaders have relied on
blanket request for proposals to control transportation
spending. They send out a broad RFP, pick the lowest
bidder and hope for savings. But true pros know that
approach rarely works when it counts.
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