Traditional ways of operations and old technologies, evolving customer expectations and shifting regulations are rewriting the rules of the industry, creating new challenges and new opportunities at every turn. RFeye serves those establishments we all depend on to move people and logistics across all countries around the globe – efficiently, timely, and safely. Cargo and logistics historically have been a fragmented, shifting industry that is highly dependent upon materials demand and driven by GDP growth. RFeye experts work with companies across the logistics value chain to navigate today’s challenges and to anticipate and develop pragmatic, winning strategies for tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our Cargo and logistics consultants are highly experienced and only works for us, keeping the knowledge we gain within the business and offering continuity to our clients. We focus on improving profit margins for our clients, either by reducing costs or by facilitating revenue growth. Our independence from suppliers ensures that we are impartial and allows us to look at the full range of potential logistics and supply chain solutions.

Whether air, ocean or rail, companies in the freight and logistics industry face similar challenges: rate and revenue management, address capacity planning, automate sales and customer service, and tighten operations. Increased volatility, global reach and a growing interconnectedness have customers demanding higher levels of consistency and scale from their freight and logistics services. We address each challenge individually to help clients improve margins and stay flexible

Having a clear roadmap can help management decide where to invest and what is required to win and lead.

Network of Smart Sensing technology and smart devices, combined with advanced analytics and cloud services to make sense of all the data for business intelligence. A promise to augment and disrupt products and services across industries.  Executives across industries are aware they need to understand where the Internet of Things will affect their industry, industry expert share their value, where their organizations can enter and play, and what capabilities are required to stay ahead of the game. Industry players tell us they are finding it difficult to get a foothold and develop a strategy.

Customers are very interested, but complete solutions are still in their infancy, before smart technology executives can form their strategies a need to see that the Internet of Things is not one market but a suite of overlapping markets with powerful connections to the business intelligence center. Exploring where arenas are emerging, how platform dynamics will shape competition, profitability and what barriers exist to adoption (for example, security and interoperability) will help companies determine where to invest and what capabilities are required to win and stay ahead of the game.

Focus across consumer, enterprise, industrial and public sectors, we see arena’s emerging, each with unique platform dynamics and growth opportunities.

• Consumer
• Enterprise and industrial
• Network and gateway
• Analytics
• Autonomous

To achieve the next generation platform a few questions you need to answer.

• What segments should we prioritize? Where can we generate revenue and profits?
• What do our customers need? Who will we compete against, and how can we differentiate ourselves?
• What parts of a solution should we deliver on our own, and where will we need partners?
• What standards should we support?
• What capabilities will we need? Where should we invest?
• What smart technologies can we use and integrate?
• What are the risks of not acting?

RFeye has worked with clients across the value chain of cargo logistics and transport on projects that have involved the full range of multimodal capability areas. We count among our clients some of the global leaders in freight and logistics, including companies involved express, parcel and postal services, trucking, third-party logistics, rail, transport infrastructure, ocean shipping and distribution.  RFeye’s expertise in transportation and logistics consulting includes work in the following strategic and operational areas:

• Corporate and business unit growth strategy
• Performance improvementand process redesign
• Portfolio strategy
• Labor relations
• Fleet and network optimization
• Information technology
• Customer strategy, including marketing and pricing
• Strategic turnarounds
• Results delivery

We also bring a strong mergers and acquisitions and private equity lens to our work. Collaborating with our Private Equity group and Mergers & Acquisitions practice experts, we can help clients evaluate potential deals through due diligence and execute Mergers and Acquisitions and post-merger integration.

Cargo and logistics industry is changing, recent trends of increased consolidation, privatization and regulation activity, growing demand for international shipping and desire for turnkey services or “end-to-end” capabilities are driving how players can grow in the future. Although each sector will contend with a unique set of challenges, pure modal (road, rail and sea), intermodal connections (airports and seaports), third-party logistics (integrated transportation options) and parcel delivery businesses alike must consider how they can emerge stronger. Successful companies will focus on strategic planning for near-term cost savings to stimulate cash flow, particularly given tight credit constraints and allocate scarce resources and capital to where they will deliver the highest payoff.

RFeye works alongside Cargo & logistics companies, at all levels of the organization, to plan where and how to realize full revenue potential. We find that companies that focus on expanding networks and improving services are best positioned for long-term growth. We help companies target share of wallet opportunities by identifying the needs of their customers and how best to serve those needs. We also help businesses design ways to make their operational processes run leaner and more efficiently, their organizations more effective and their IT investments more innovative and successful.

Cargo and logistics organization require to embark game-changing action, RFeye assist their clients develop options that reflect rigorous market analysis, the company’s unique market position and larger, industry-wide trends. We are able to advise whether a rail player should pursue trucking or intermodal acquisitions to create door-to-door assets, or if a trucking player should consider a cross-country merger to provide coast-to-coast service. We know what it takes to make such moves work, avoiding common and uncommon pitfalls in the process.  We develop insights that work for our clients. Our approach and recommendations are highly customized and lead to practical actions.

In the rapid evolving logistics marketplace, winners understand that there is no single path to success. They overtake competitors by selecting an organizational model that best supports their corporate strategy without comprising on an deliverables. They also ensure that the strategy matches their targeted customer segments and to increase their competitive edge, leaders develop intelligence insights into customers’ needs and purchasing behaviors. The end result is a highly focused organization with a well-defined business strategy, designed to deliver sustained growth and profitability.

For more information we are available on email at vasih@rfeyesolutions.com

Our international team have a breadth of industry expertise allowing us to deliver exceptional service to a diverse range of clients.