Your logistics costs go down. Your performance goes up.
Why logistics optimisation so rarely delivers real results.
1
No Visibility over Actual Costs
2
Tenders that Take too long
Freight tenders are demanding: gathering market data, building the RFQ, structuring responses, briefing carriers – without the right tool and methodology, this takes months instead of weeks.
3
Negotiated Savings that never Land
Agreed rates go unmonitored. Carriers invoice differently from what was contracted, surcharges go unchallenged – and the savings you negotiated never fully materialise.
4
A network that no longer fits
Historically grown logistics structures are rarely optimal. Locations, routes, carrier mix – what was chosen in the past no longer matches today’s cost structure or service level requirements.
What we deliver in Logistics Performance .
Transport Optimisation
We analyse and redesign your transport operations across all modes and flows. The result: lower costs, better carrier performance, a clear strategy that fits your business.
- SCOPE
- Sea, Air, Land, Barge, Rail, Parcel, Short Sea
- Inbound, Outbound, Intercompany
- Warehouse-related logistics
- OUTCOMES
- Reduced freight costs
- Better capacity utilisation
- Improved transit time reliability
- Carrier strategy aligned to your goals
Freight Tendering & Carrier Award
Structured tender processes with clear methodology, market-based benchmarking and professional bid evaluation. We facilitate, structure and recommend – so you make the best decision.
- APPROACH
- Needs analysis & market sounding
- RFQ design & carrier shortlisting
- Bid evaluation & outlier analysis
- Award & contract negotiation
- OUTCOMES
- Market-competitive rates
- Transparent award decision
- Contract-based carrier management
Network Optimisation
We design logistics networks that deliver the right service level at the right cost. Not a network that only works on paper – one that performs in daily operations.
- FOCUS AREAS
- Distribution concepts & strategy
- Warehouse location modelling
- Flow optimisation & consolidation
- Service level alignment
- OUTCOMES
- Balanced service vs. cost performance
- Clear network rules & decision logic
- Reduced total landed costs
Site Logistics
We optimise all logistics activities inside your production or warehouse facilities: loading operations, workflows, process standards. Fewer bottlenecks, more throughput.
- SERVICES
- Loading operations optimisation
- Workflow redesign
- Process standardisation
- OUTCOMES
- Reduced throughput times
- Lower handling & damage costs
- Higher site productivity
Freight Controlling & Monitoring
Negotiated savings need to be realised, not just agreed. We implement KPI structures, dashboards and early-warning systems to ensure your logistics stays on track – permanently.
- DELIVERABLES
- KPI structures & dashboards
- Freight controlling system
- Network monitoring & alert functions
- OUTCOMES
- Full visibility across logistics
- Faster corrective action
- Data-driven decision making
Your entire Logistics Performance – digitally mapped with u-tender.
- Tender Management – RFQ setup, carrier communication and bid evaluation in one system. Bids visible in real time, outliers identifiable and eliminable at a glance.
- Monitoring & Controlling – Freight costs, carrier performance and contract compliance under permanent control. Deviations surface before they become costly.
- KPI Dashboard & Network Optimizer – All relevant logistics KPIs at a glance, combined with a tool for continuous network optimisation.
- Flexible deployment – As a self-service tool or fully managed by OCCON. Everyone always has the current version.
Logistics Performance
in practice.
Industry:
FMCG / Consumer Goods
Partnership:
Scope:
Europe-wide freight tenders, ongoing controlling
Starting Point:
A leading European FMCG group faced high, difficult-to-trace freight costs, no carrier benchmark baseline and a tendering process that required excessive internal effort.
Our Approach:
OCCON took over structured freight tendering across all relevant transport modes. We then implemented a permanent freight controlling system including a KPI dashboard and automated invoice reconciliation.
Results
- Significant freight cost reduction achieved in the first tender round
- Ongoing controlling ensures negotiated rates are actually realised
- Carrier management driven by clear KPIs and contractual compliance
- Long-term partnership established – OCCON as an extension of the logistics function
How an OCCON logistics mandate works.
1
Initial Call & Needs Assessment
2
Analysis & Scope Definition
We analyse your existing transport data, carrier structures and cost centres. On this basis, we define together where the biggest levers are.
3
Tendering or Optimisation Measures
Depending on the outcome: freight tender via u-tender, network redesign, process optimisation or carrier award process. Everything implemented directly by OCCON.
4
Implementation & Handover
Boutique quality meets
experience.
Managing directors directly involved
No junior consultant staffing. Sabrina and Joachim are personally involved in every mandate – from the first analysis through to award.
Nearly 20 years of logistics practice
No theory, no generic frameworks. OCCON has run freight tenders across virtually every industry and transport mode.
Own technology: u-tender
We do not rely on third-party tools. u-tender is our in-house developed e-sourcing platform – flexibly adaptable, fast to set up, directly integrated into our methodology.
Implementation, not recommendations
We do not write reports that gather dust. We implement – through to the first carrier agreement and, where needed, through to ongoing controlling.