In the preliminary chapter the application of standardization and flexibility on the transport process of a LSP was elaborated in closer detail. For practical reasons the scope was narrowed to road freight transport only. However generalization of the findings to other transport modalities is possible to a large extend. For example the deployment of intelligent information systems enabling synchronization within the supply chain is desirable and applicable to any transport process.
Eventually perfection is the ultimate goal of every application of lean to a process. However for transportation this goal will never be satisfied totally. Because of restrictions in load capacities, problems with optimal consolidation of orders, congestion and a countless number of other external and intervening variables. However application of a large number of suggestions displayed in the integrated framework can help the LSPs transport process achieve an ever increasing level of
leanness, using standardization and flexibility as key drivers