Following the success of the Courier, Freight & Logistics initiative implemented earlier this year and communicated in the April Together Newsletter, this is a reminder that SITA preferred suppliers are as follows:
TNT for all couriers worldwide
Fedex for couriers in the US and Canada only
Kuehne & Nagel for core countries (see PDF for listing)
Oceanteam Logistics for non-core countries (any that are not ‘core’)
All other suppliers in this area have been removed from P2P/SFS. These four suppliers are to be used exclusively. Exceptions are made only in special circumstances where arrangements with other suppliers have been agreed upon between the business and Purchasing.
SITA has benefitted from this initiative in a number of ways. Not only have we introduced substantial cost savings, the changes have also added significant value. A good example of this is the introduction of a track and trace tool with Kuehne & Nagel and a quotation tool allowing quick and easy pricing for hardware shipments on a global basis.
Over the course of this transition, we have discovered that we had over 300 courier and logistic suppliers in P2P/SFS. Reducing these to four will give us much better control over service levels and pricing. As a result SITA now enjoys more robust contracts and SLAs (Service Level Agreements).