Transport Industry Must Re-Think Risk, Networks Post-Recession
16 11월 2012 - 11:52PM
Business Wire
The recession hit the transport and logistics industry hard, but
opened opportunities for the smartest and most agile companies to
grow.
Some companies are finding surprising ways to cut costs. Others
are finding new ways to use the assets they already own to boost
profit. Understanding and managing business risk is proving to be
more beneficial than ever.
In the fall 2012 edition of Oliver Wyman’s Transport &
Logistics journal, experts with the Surface Transportation Practice
examine trends during and after the recession. Among their
findings:
- In the area of contract logistics, the
economic crisis led to greater concentration on core business
models and focus on industry-specific needs.
- Logistics network managers are shifting
away from the complex modeling that can cause information overload.
Instead, collaboration between sales and operations departments is
helping to meet customer needs.
- For dense city cores, consolidating
freight outside the city onto fewer trucks may be a way to boost
traffic speeds, cut carbon dioxide emissions, and reduce the need
for road construction.
- Railway maintenance, often considered
an expensive drag on operations, can be a source of added network
capacity if done right.
- In public transit, commuter and urban
transport agencies are learning to trim costs through better life
cycle cost modeling and procurement optimization for fleets.
- Governments could free up more than $5
trillion by 2030 for other purposes by better managing the risks
inherent in infrastructure investments.
The Oliver Wyman Transport & Logistics journal is available
at www.oliverwyman.com/5852.htm.
For further information or to arrange an interview with one of
the authors, contact Kevin Foy at kevin.foy@oliverwyman.com.
About Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman's Surface Transportation Practice is one of the
largest consultancies in the world dedicated to the transportation
industry. The practice has a professional staff of more than 100
partners and consultants worldwide. It provides a comprehensive set
of services and capabilities to transportation carriers, and to the
users and regulators of transportation services, across the full
range of the transportation sector.
Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With
offices in 50 cities across 25 countries, Oliver Wyman combines
deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy,
operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The
firm's 3,000 professionals help clients optimize their business,
improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their
organizational performance to seize the most attractive
opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh
& McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC). For more information, visit
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