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Carrier Rate Management Workflow

Manage carrier rate negotiations, contracts, and rate shopping to optimize transportation costs.

Complexity: Medium | Duration: 15-30m | Category: Industry/Transportation Logistics

Tags: rate-management carrier-negotiation rfp transportation-cost

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Analyze lane volumes and spend​

Analyze lane volumes and spend

Step 2: Identify optimization opportun​

Identify optimization opportunities

Step 3: Prepare RFP documentation​

Prepare RFP documentation

Step 4: Distribute to carrier pool​

Distribute to carrier pool

Step 5: Evaluate carrier responses​

Evaluate carrier responses

Step 6: Negotiate terms and rates​

Negotiate terms and rates

Step 7: Execute carrier contracts​

Execute carrier contracts

Step 8: Load rates into TMS​

Load rates into TMS

Step 9: Monitor rate compliance​

Monitor rate compliance

Step 10: Track savings and carrier perf​

Track savings and carrier performance

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow industry/transportation-logistics/carrier-rate-management-workflow.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.