{"id":11457,"date":"2022-05-12T12:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/?page_id=11457"},"modified":"2025-01-21T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:59:08","slug":"logistics-procurement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/services\/logistics-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Logistics Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11457\" class=\"elementor elementor-11457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-pgclqir elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"pgclqir\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceffsvt\" data-id=\"ceffsvt\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-241069e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"241069e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a292886\" data-id=\"a292886\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca04cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ca04cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leverage better logistics to gain a competitive advantage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37ba630 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37ba630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b37d9f8\" data-id=\"b37d9f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7716930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7716930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across all surface modes, PLG Consulting helps you negotiate freight transportation and associated services to ensure that your delivery costs and service levels allow you to compete more effectively.\u00a0\u00a0This is just one of the many ways we help you optimize logistics costs and turn logistics into a competitive advantage.<\/p><p>Over the past 20 years PLG Consulting has helped negotiate hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation contracts.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">We provide a range of support services, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Cost benchmarking<\/li><li>Negotiation strategies<\/li><li>RFP process and management<\/li><li>Understanding pricing and market environments<\/li><li>Service and performance standards<\/li><li>Innovative approaches to position your company differently versus competitors in the eyes of service providers<\/li><li>Contract terms and conditions<\/li><li>Total-cost-to-serve analysis<\/li><li>Mode and carrier competition<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b706d\" data-id=\"41b706d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa801e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa801e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Red-Engine-Rockies-367x244.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21fc88a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21fc88a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d2cd1 noewwpb\" data-id=\"61d2cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84754ab nombtm elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84754ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Put PLG&#8217;s years of experience to work for you<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09cffbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09cffbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d08a2d\" data-id=\"1d08a2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e77c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e77c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With decades of unique, specific expertise and experience, we assemble a team for you that is deep both in knowledge about your product industry as well as the specific modes being negotiated.\u00a0\u00a0We can hit the ground running and immediately start delivering results. And we take\u00a0a practical, non-adversarial approach with carriers. We help you position the strategic value of your company to ensure sustainable and cost-optimized logistics.<\/p><p>Our experts are drawn from senior executive roles that have experience from both the shipper and carrier sides of the table.\u00a0\u00a0We deliver\u00a0an insider\u2019s perspective on key drivers for the transportation carriers with whom you are negotiating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecbdf5e\" data-id=\"ecbdf5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86987cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86987cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can rely on us to help deliver cost and service-optimized agreements for:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/rail\/\">Rail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/truck-transportation\/\">Truck<\/a><ul><li>Truckload, LTL, Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Specialized, Flatbed<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/intermodal\/\">Intermodal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/marine\/\">Barge<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/marine\/\">Dry Bulk Vessel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/marine\/\">Container Ship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/marine\/\">Parcel Tanker<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/warehousing\/\">Warehousing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/terminals\/\">Transloading<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/industries\/surface-transportation-logistics\/terminals\/\">Bulk Terminaling<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1c73a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7c1c73a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bd12ae\" data-id=\"6bd12ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46bcbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e46bcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whether behind-the-scenes, side-by-side, or as your representation at the negotiating table, we support you in whatever way best meets your logistics procurement needs.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe0fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_button\" data-id=\"0fe0fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"porto_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-md btn-tertiary\" href=\"\/contact-plg\/\"><span >Contact us<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e820058 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e820058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ccfd95\" data-id=\"3ccfd95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d34239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d34239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12466a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12466a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-111a843\" data-id=\"111a843\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a28093 proj-examples elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_blog\" data-id=\"9a28093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-blog wpb_content_element  porto-blog-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce\">\t\t<div class=\"blog-posts posts-grid blog-posts-hover_info2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"posts-container row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n<article class=\"post post-grid col-md-6 col-lg-4 post-title-simple post-9613 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-study tag-case-study\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"thumb-info thumb-info-no-borders thumb-info-bottom-info thumb-info-bottom-info-dark thumb-info-centered-icons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb-info-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paper-Rolls-on-a-Manufacturing-Line-e1655065350473-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"PLG Consulting helps paper and paperboard recycling leader optimize rail logistics\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb-info-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"thumb-info-type\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/.\/case-study\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Case Study<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"thumb-info-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/north-american-leader-in-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-optimizes-rail-logistics-via-business-strategy-in-volatile-market\/\">North American leader in paper and paperboard recycling optimizes rail logistics via business strategy in volatile market<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb-info-show-more-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-excerpt\">A leader in paper and paperboard recycling, with production plants in Canada and 80+ destinations throughout North America, was looking for rail commercial market expertise to help them maximize the outcome of their master rail contract...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"thumb-info-action\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Go to post page\" href=\"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/north-american-leader-in-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-optimizes-rail-logistics-via-business-strategy-in-volatile-market\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"thumb-info-action-icon thumb-info-action-icon-light\"><i class=\"fas fa-link text-dark\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"post post-grid col-md-6 col-lg-4 post-title-simple post-7253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-study\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"thumb-info thumb-info-no-borders thumb-info-bottom-info thumb-info-bottom-info-dark thumb-info-centered-icons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div 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