ebp-consulting establishes ebp-logistics GmbH
The renowned Stuttgart-based logistics and supply chain consulting firm ebp-consulting rounds out its service portfolio with transport management services.
As another member of the ebp Group, ebp-logistics GmbH was founded as a 4PL service provider. The joint venture between ebp-consulting GmbH and SCF Supply Chain Factory GmbH offers comprehensive solutions for logistics and transport management. “We are rounding out our portfolio and now offer our customers operational support during day-to-day operations in addition to supply chain consulting services,” says Managing Director Frank Gehr. “We use our own transport management system (TMS), which provides clear added value and is successfully deployed by our customers in a control tower function.”
In addition to operational transport control, the range of services also includes transport optimization and freight cost management, extending to the procurement of freight services. Strategic supply chain consulting topics, such as network design and center of gravity analyses, are also part of this. This makes it possible to offer customers comprehensive support in the optimization and day-to-day operation of their supply chains.
Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) services provide clear added value to companies with complex and cost-intensive transport volumes. Providers such as ebp-logistics GmbH do not own their own assets—for example, their own transport vehicles or warehouses—and can therefore, as independent general contractors, select the optimal logistics services and resources to meet the individual requirements of their customers.
“In addition to this independence, absolute customer focus is at the heart of everything we do,” says Frank Gehr. “Within the framework of a sustainable partnership, we generate clear savings in transport costs and relieve customers of operational tasks in transport planning and control.” ebp-logistics uses its proprietary Sirius TMS for all operational activities and to connect transport partners on a single platform. This creates transparency across all transports regarding shipment tracking, key performance indicators, and the cost situation. If indicators of potential for improvement arise, transport optimization methods are applied. Transport concepts are optimized, and transport volumes are re-tendered on the market at lower costs as needed through freight service procurement. The range of services for the customer is rounded out by the establishment of a standardized and digitized freight invoice verification process.
In the logistics of globally active companies, transport costs play a significant role; this is increasingly becoming the focus of optimization measures with enormous potential. ebp-logistics GmbH can make a significant contribution to this with its transport management services.
On the website www.ebp-logistics.com, customers can get an initial overview of ebp-logistics’ service portfolio. ebp-consulting GmbH, which was spun off from the Fraunhofer Society in 2001 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, is thus expanding its portfolio and now offers its customers everything from a single source!
