Freight and Logistics

Six Questions Every Executive in Airlines, Freight and Travel Services Should Ask About Cloud Computing

2011-10-03T05:00:00Z

Read how Cloud computing can help companies in airline, freight and travel services industries overcome their challenges.

Learning from Recent Threats to Cargo Security

2011-03-23T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the recent threats to cargo security and learn how companies can achieve resilience and security while pursuing high performance.

Building Strategic Advantage through Integrated Transportation Management

2011-03-10T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Integrated Transportation Management and learn how companies can remove costs from their supply chains by adopting this strategy.

Six Questions Every Supply Chain Executive Should Ask About Cloud Computing

2010-12-03T06:00:00Z

Cloud computing has the potential to help the supply chain transform itself to become more dynamic in response to market needs.

The State of Analytics Today for Consumer-Facing and Manufacturing Organizations: 2010 and Beyond

2010-06-01T05:00:00Z

In this podcast, Jeanne Harris, executive research fellow and director of research at the Accenture Institute for High Performance and co-author of Analytics at Work, talks with John Hagerty, research VP at Gartner.

Beyond the Tipping Point: Preparing to Thrive in an Oil-Challenged World

2010-04-09T05:00:00Z

Accenture's whitepaper focuses on companies re-thinking management of their supply chains in light of short term high volatility & long term probable upward trend of oil prices.

Disruptive Fuel Technologies: Petroleum Review April 2010

2010-04-01T05:00:00Z

Never before has there been so much uncertainty over the future supply and demand for hydrocarbons—this is particularly the case in transport, which accounts for 50 percent of primary oil consumption.

Carbon Connections: Quantifying Mobile’s Role in Tackling Climate Change

2009-07-20T05:00:00Z

This report, jointly authored by Accenture and Vodacom, was prompted by the need to rise to the challenge of climate change. It identifies the ways in which mobile technologies, in particular, can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Cracking the Carbon Conundrum in the Transport Industry

2009-07-07T05:00:00Z

The transport industry confronts a dilemma: how to adjust to the inevitability of a carbon-constrained global economy and support environmentally sustainable development without sacrificing profitability and growth.

A Special Report From the World Economic Forum: Strategies for Achieving High Performance in a Multi-Polar World Podcast

2009-02-26T06:00:00Z

Mark Spelman, Managing Director of Accenture’s Strategy organization shares some insights into the major issues that were addressed by the world’s top leaders - from macroeconomic geopolitics all the way through to some new ideas, particularly around the low-carbon economy.

Gaining Consumer Trust and Competitive Advantage through Sustainability

2009-02-11T06:00:00Z

Leaders use sustainability to drive high performance by approaching their current sustainability challenges as an opportunity to get closer to customers and find new business opportunities.

Rapid and Sustained Cost Management for Freight and Logistics Companies

2009-01-15T06:00:00Z

Improving performance through rapid and sustained cost management.

DHL Exel Supply Chain: Finance and Accounting BPO—Interactive Credential

2008-09-29T05:00:00Z

Accenture and Exel celebrate 10 successful years.

Change Drivers, Strategic Responses and the Role of IT in Freight and Logistics Companies

2008-05-30T05:00:00Z

High-performance freight and logistics companies are differentiating themselves by building specialized offerings for their customers.

Accenture Freight and Logistics Solution

2008-05-29T05:00:00Z

Accenture provides global logistics and freight management solutions to address a changing market while mitigating financial and change management risks.

Transformation to Enable High Performance in Ports

2008-05-16T05:00:00Z

Ports enterprises must address three critical areas of business capabilities—terminal performance management, terminal enterprise management and terminal operations management.

Achieving High Performance in the Freight Forwarding and Logistics Industry

2008-04-10T05:00:00Z

The freight forwarding and logistics industry leaders leverage the building blocks of high performance to deliver consistently superior value to shareholders.

Gaining Altitude for High Performance: Achieving Growth in Air Cargo -- Summary

2007-02-08T06:00:00Z

The air cargo industry is set to boom, but many traditional operators could miss out completely as non-traditional competitors continue to gain ground.

Transportation Companies: Using Sensor Telemetry to Map their Route

2006-01-09T06:00:00Z

Surprising though it may seem, for many organizations—from chemicals companies to manufacturers—transportation is the second largest cost of doing business.

The Power of Predictive Insight

2005-10-15T05:00:00Z

New technologies help top performers look over the horizon, anticipate the future and take action to gain significant competitive advantage.

Maximizing Fleet Effectiveness to Achieve High Performance

2005-04-15T05:00:00Z

Effectively and efficiently managing your heavy vehicles and equipment fleet can drive substantial cost savings and service improvement for your business.

Achieving Process Excellence in Transportation & Travel Services Companies

2005-01-10T06:00:00Z

Companies in the transportation and travel services sector are drawn to outsourcing for its demonstrable benefits, including significant cost savings and its ability to help companies achieve high performance.

Accenture Transport Security Services—Safety Ensuring Performance

2004-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture Transport Security Services helps freight and logistics companies equip their fleet with a number of innovative technologies to secure trucks on their journey towards high performance.

Visibility, Efficiency and Logistics - Telematics and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

When combined with telematics, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) provides supply chain visibility, boosts operational efficiency and gives companies the flexibility to react quickly to the changing needs of customers.

Connected Vehicle

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Connected Vehicle solutions, which is a service to manage commercial fleets and individual vehicles.

Comprehensive Terminal Management Capabilities

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s terminal management capabilities for the port sector can assist port companies at different stages of their growth and in varied situations to enable high performance.

Managing Terminal Operations to Achieve High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s offerings for managing terminal operations can help port companies enable high performance.

Software and Services for the Freight and Logistics Industry—Ocean Transportation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Helping ocean transportation organizations achieve high performance

MASkargo: Integrated Information Management Platform Solutions

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped air-freight firm MASkargo move from a disconnected, largely manual system to an integrated information management platform.

DB Systel: IT Strategy and Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

DB Systel industrialized its ability to deliver high-quality Web-based open source applications, enhancing internal operations and clients’ IT capabilities.

Freight Transportation Company: Business Transformation—Journey to High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this Freight Transportation Company make significant progress toward its business transformation goal to achieve high performance.

Intelligent Device Integration: Why Now?

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Early adoption of emerging technologies gives companies a competitive edge in the drive to achieve high performance.

Hot Trends and Future Innovations in Analytics for Consumer-Facing and Manufacturing Organizations

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

French National Railway Company: Customer Relationship Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps transform the passenger branch of French National Railway Company, SNCF, into a profitable business through CRM.

Purolator Courier: The Power of Teamwork to Drive High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Sheldon Bell, CFO, Purolator Courier, describes working with Accenture and the value of teamwork in realizing the organization’s strategic priorities.

Driving High Performance in Freight Rail: Leveraging Next-Generation Technology to Drive Productivity

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

By proactively investing in technology-enabled solutions now, rail companies can build on previous efforts and develop competitive advantage for their businesses.

Lufthansa Cargo: Customer-centric e-service Capabilities

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Lufthansa Cargo selected Accenture to transform its lagging e-services capability by providing a new customer-centric e-channel, standardizing, simplifying and integrating the customer booking process.

Routes to Profitable Growth for North American Rail Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Successful freight rail companies identify their customers' emerging needs and act on them decisively.

Project Snapshot: Ocean Freight Company: Freight Revenue Management

Accenture is helping one of the world’s largest ocean freight companies with revenue management to improve performance.

Shekou Container Terminals: Cost and Performance Management

Accenture helps implement a cost management system for Shekou Container Terminals, one of China's leading ports operators.

Achieving High Performance through Managing Terminal Enterprise Process

Accenture’s enterprise management for terminals can assist port companies at different growth stages and in varied situations to enable high performance.

Achieving High Performance through Managing Terminal Performance

Accenture’s platform for managing terminal performance can help global port operators achieve high performance in port operations.

Freight & Logistics: Services Overview

According to Accenture research into high-performance businesses in the freight and logistics industry, there are two key capabilities that put leaders far ahead of their competitors: the mastery of standardized processes and integrated IT.

Accenture Freight and Logistics Solution: Services Overview

Read about Accenture Freight and Logistics Solution which enables players in the freight industry to migrate to a new operating model in a cost-effective way.

International Logistics Provider: High Performance with Innovative Mobile Tracking Applications

Read how Accenture helped an international logistics provider with Innovative Mobile Tracking Applications to solve for quality mobile customer experiences.

DHL Exel: Outsourcing Enables Transformation and Growth

Exel signed a 10-year outsourcing contract with Accenture covering the finance and accounting functions associated with Exel’s contract logistics business.

Freight Tracking

In the United States, freight transporters move 15 billion tons of cargo, valued at $9 trillion, each year.

Panalpina: Centralized Sourcing

As part of a strategic initiative to reduce costs, Panalpina wanted to develop a centralized sourcing capability that would let it achieve increased visibility into spending, augment its negotiation strength and facilitate enterprise-wide adoption of best practices.

Global Business Air Carrier: Analytics Initiative

Read how Accenture helped a global air carrier and logistics company to use logistics analytics to achieve high performance.

Logistics Company: Capturing Lost Revenue

Accenture helps this logistics and supply chain management giant recover lost revenue and prevent future leakage.