| When faced with rising operations costs, company | | | | you gain when you hire an outside professional |
| managers look to one of the problematic areas in | | | | equipment management company. With a |
| logistics – equipment tracking. Dealing with | | | | purpose-driven offering to to save you time and |
| pallets, storage cases, totes, cages and other | | | | money, because their reputation depends on your |
| equipment used in the goods delivery process, | | | | operations and logistics success, you can gain |
| there can sometimes be a large margin of error. | | | | significant control. |
| Whether you own your own equipment or hire | | | | The management company is in charge of daily |
| out, you still have to contend with lost or | | | | and weekly communications with not only the |
| damaged parts as well as those returned late. | | | | subcontractors you hire to transport your goods |
| Common Breakdowns in Delivery Logistics | | | | but also the subcontractors you hire your pallets |
| One expense that could be avoided with the right | | | | and equipment from. Sometimes, equipment is |
| equipment tracking process is the cost of lost or | | | | accidentally (or purposely) swapped with defective |
| stolen pallets. Once your goods have been | | | | ones and you end up being charged with repairs |
| delivered and unloaded at the client site, unless | | | | or replacement. This communications diligence |
| they have the room for your empty pallets, they | | | | greatly reduces lost and damaged equipment |
| could be reused or thrown away. In addition, they | | | | costs as well as ensures the pallets you used are |
| could become broken or even stolen. Either way, | | | | the ones actually returned. |
| you are out the cost of the pallets or other | | | | A professional pallet and equipment management |
| equipment you use. | | | | company can conduct physical audits of your |
| If you hire out your pallets, this subcontractor | | | | location and that of your customers. They can |
| could inflate travel charges for retrieval or even | | | | work with your raw material suppliers as well as |
| submit invoices based on erroneous information. | | | | the clients who receive delivery of your finished |
| How exactly are you going to easily verify | | | | products. Negotiating equipment supplier contracts |
| whether the late, lost or damaged equipment | | | | as well as forecast future needs is an important |
| charges are valid? Basically, unless you own your | | | | benefit too. |
| own equipment and pallets and have the | | | | The bottom line is that you can do your own |
| manpower to physically track each item, you | | | | equipment tracking but it can and will cost you |
| have to trust in the word of your hired | | | | extra money in supplies, manpower and training. |
| subcontractor. | | | | Why not hire a company that is well-equipped to |
| What You Gain from a Professional Equipment | | | | do it for you? They will not only reduce your |
| Management Company | | | | paperwork but also plug up all the small leaks you |
| The feeling of control is one of the first things | | | | may have experienced in your operations budget. |