Logistics Management & Network Planning

C & S Transportation is a full-service 3PL (third party logistics company) offering comprehensive freight transportation, logistics management, network planning, and warehouse selection services for domestic and international cargo. C & S Transportation helps their clients save time and money by utilizing their years of logistical expertise to streamline the freight shipping process and maximize profits.

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

As a full-service third-party shipping company, C & S Transportation offers clients the secure and reliable transportation of cargo via trucks, trains, planes, or ships. Clients can trust that their freight will be handled by professionals with years of experience in the shipping transportation industry. C & S Transportation provides the following freight transportation services:
  • Customized freight transportation plans for FTL shipments
  • Customized freight transportation plans for LTL shipments
  • Multimodal freight transportation services (including road, rail, air, and ocean transit)
  • Intermodal freight transportation services
No matter where your goods are going, no matter if you need exclusive FTL shipments or shipment consolidation through LTL services; C & S Transportation can meet all freight transportation needs. 

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

A shipping logistic company can help businesses identify weaknesses and strengths in their shipping network; then the information gained can be used to improve transit time and reduce shipping costs for transportation optimization. Shipping logistics can involve reviewing, organizing, or implementing strategies for operational improvement and include but are not limited to:
  • Logistics consulting 
  • Carrier optimization 
  • Pre-and post-audit services
  • Freight bill payments
  • Administrative services
  • Information management
  • Responding to freight bids
  • Designing and balancing network flows 
  • Analyzing cost and service trade-offs for any proposed changes 
  • Examining costs and interdependencies in shipping networks (acquisition, production, transportation, facility, inventory, and customer service response times)
Working with an experienced shipping logistics company like C&S Transportation, businesses can identify the most lucrative areas of their present network and maximum utilization for profitability and sustainable growth.

NETWORK PLANNING 

Benefit from the professional experience and industry connections of a 3PL to optimize a logistics network strategy specific to your organization. Designing a transportation network requires intimate knowledge of current shipping practices and internal logistics, and the ability to compare different modes and methods of transportation and decipher the optimal combination for individual businesses based on their industry, product, and goals. C & S Transportation can help with strategic network planning by providing the following services:
  • Routing of private, contract, and common carriers
  • Static and dynamic route designs
  • Mode and carrier selection (with strategies targeting multimodal alternatives)
  • Customer sourcing alternatives
  • Vendor sourcing alternatives
  • Inventory stocking alternatives
  • Warehouse selection
  • Shipment consolidation
  • Shipment frequency analysis
  • Pool distribution or cross-docking
  • Shipment scheduling and JIT window times
  • Integrated container return programs
  • Production capacity allocation

Warehouse Selection

Warehouse selection is a crucial aspect for transportation optimization as it affects both shipping routes and shipping costs. C & S Transportation has well established relationships with storage facilities across the country and can provide nationwide warehousing options as well as comprehensive information about different warehouse facilities and their strategic practicality as it pertains to the shipping goals of individual businesses.

C & S Transportation also operates 150,000 square feet of warehouse space in Frankfort, Kentucky, in partnership with TFCA. The state-of-the-art warehouse space offers clients a secure, easily accessible storage space in Kentucky’s capital city. The facilities offer a full-range of services including:
  • Cross docking
  • Consolidation and deconsolidation services
  • Inventory control
  • Pick pack and fulfillment services
  • Light assembly and packaging
  • Sequencing
Contact C & S Transportation today to talk with one of their expert logisticians about transportation optimization for your business. Whether it’s freight transportation, logistics management, network planning, or warehouse selection; the team at C & S Transportation is ready to help you take control of your distribution network and shipping costs. C & S Transportation is located near Nicholasville, Kentucky, and offers shipping transportation and shipping logistics nationwide.
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