Global Drayage Services Category - Procurement Market Intelligence Report
Procurement research report on the drayage services provides procurement professionals with up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services. This report provides a detailed analysis of the supply market, procurement challenges, and procurement best practices which can help in planning and executing category management activities. It also focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to optimization of category spend.
Covered in this report
According to procurement analysts, the growth of the e-commerce market will drive the global drayage services market. E-commerce players across the globe have been making investments in building several local warehouses that require drayage services to transport goods from distribution centers, ports, and railways to local warehouses. This enables them to reduce the overall timeline for delivery of goods to customers. Moreover, cargo from ports, railways, distribution centers is shipped to local warehouses, instead of regional or national warehouses, to ensure consistent and timely supply during peak seasons.
Category driver
One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to engage with suppliers that have a high degree of technological adoption. Buyers must look to engage with suppliers that have adopted cloud-based platforms and technologies such as IoT and telematics to ensure the safety of shipments during transit. For instance, telematics can provide information related to the state of the vehicle (start/stop/idle), temperature variations, and forced opening of containers. This can help suppliers to mitigate any potential risks that might damage buyer's goods.
Solutions can be categorized into:
Procurement research report on the drayage services provides procurement professionals with up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services. This report provides a detailed analysis of the supply market, procurement challenges, and procurement best practices which can help in planning and executing category management activities. It also focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to optimization of category spend.
Covered in this report
According to procurement analysts, the growth of the e-commerce market will drive the global drayage services market. E-commerce players across the globe have been making investments in building several local warehouses that require drayage services to transport goods from distribution centers, ports, and railways to local warehouses. This enables them to reduce the overall timeline for delivery of goods to customers. Moreover, cargo from ports, railways, distribution centers is shipped to local warehouses, instead of regional or national warehouses, to ensure consistent and timely supply during peak seasons.
Category driver
One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to engage with suppliers that have a high degree of technological adoption. Buyers must look to engage with suppliers that have adopted cloud-based platforms and technologies such as IoT and telematics to ensure the safety of shipments during transit. For instance, telematics can provide information related to the state of the vehicle (start/stop/idle), temperature variations, and forced opening of containers. This can help suppliers to mitigate any potential risks that might damage buyer's goods.
Solutions can be categorized into:
- Cross-town drayage: transportation of goods over short distances within a geographic region
- Door-to-door drayage: delivery of goods at client’s location
- Expedited drayage: swift or rapid transport of time-sensitive freight via road
- Pier drayage: transportation of freight from rail to dock
- Shuttle drayage: movement of a unit from a hub to parking lot in case of insufficient storage at the carrier’s hub
- Intra-carrier drayage - intra-carrier takes freight from a rail hub to an intermodal hub, all controlled by the same carrier
Table of Contents
PART 1: CATEGORY AT A GLANCE- TAKEAWAY 01 - Market Overview
- TAKEAWAY 02 - Demand and Supply Snapshot
- TAKEAWAY 03 - Key Market Dynamics
- TAKEAWAY 04 - Supply Market Highlights
- TAKEAWAY 05 - Pricing Insights
- TAKEAWAY 06 - Procurement Insights
PART 2: SCOPE OF THE REPORT
- Category Definition
- Research Methodology
PART 3: MARKET INSIGHTS
- Category Spend Analysis
- Category Maturity by Regions
- Demand-Supply Shifts
- Regional Demand-Supply Snapshot
- Market Developments
- Regional Impact of Trends
- Key Category Growth Drivers and Corresponding Regional Impacts
- Major Category Growth Constraints and Corresponding Regional Impacts
- Key Current Technological Innovations
- Major Regulatory Frameworks
- Strategic Sustainability Practices
- Porter’s Five Forces
- PESTLE Analysis
PART 4: SUPPLY MARKET INSIGHTS
- Supplier Operational Capability Matrix
- Other Prominent Suppliers by Region: Operational Capability Matrix
- Supplier Functional Capability Matrix
- Other Prominent Suppliers by Region: Functional Capability Matrix
- Key Clients/Partners
- Supplier Cost Breakup
- Supplier Positioning Matrix
PART 5: PRICING INSIGHTS
- Pricing Models Snapshot
- Pricing Models - Pros and Cons
- Indicative Pricing
PART 6: PROCUREMENT INSIGHTS
- Major Category Requirements
- Major Procurement Pain Points
- Category Sourcing Evolution Matrix
- Procurement Best Practices
- Cost-saving Opportunities
- Supplier Selection Criteria
- Category Negotiation Strategies
- SLA Terms
- Supplier Evaluation Criteria
- Category Risk Analysis
PART 7: TOP FIVE SUPPLIERS
- Deutsche Post DHL
- FedEx
- DB Schenker
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Nippon Express
PART 8: APPENDIX
- Glossary
- Key Notes
- About
Executive Summary
New Report Released: Global Drayage Services - Procurement Market Intelligence Report 2018-2022.The author of the report recognizes the following companies as the key suppliers in the Global Drayage Services - Procurement Market Intelligence Report: Deutsche Post DHL, FedEx, DB Schenker, Kuehne + Nagel, Nippon Express.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team said: “One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to engage with suppliers that have a high degree of technological adoption.”
According to the report, one of the key growth contributors for the Global Drayage Services Market is the rising demand for containerized shipping.
Further, the report states that major procurement challenge difficulty in accurately estimating budgets.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in addition to a PESTLE analysis.
Companies Mentioned
- Deutsche Post DHL
- FedEx
- DB Schenker
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Nippon Express
Methodology
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