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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