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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Chainalytics and Armstrong & Associates Form a Strategic Partnership
Relationship to Make Model-Based
Benchmarking Available to 3PLs
Atlanta
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April 20, 2010 – Chainalytics
LLC, a supply chain consulting firm focused on enabling fact-based supply
chain decisions, and Armstrong & Associates, Inc., a supply chain market
research and consulting firm specializing in 3PL market research, announced
today a multi-year marketing and co-branding partnership to develop
Model-Based Benchmarking (MBBC) services for third-party logistics providers
(3PLs). 3PLs will now have access to a similar range of benchmarking
capabilities that Chainalytics had previously offered primarily to shippers
in Fortune 100 retail, CPG, and manufacturing industries. Armstrong &
Associates will be Chainalytics’ sole 3PL strategic marketing partner.
The
agreement encompasses a joint marketing and industry analysis methodology to
target all domestic 3PLs with significant transportation spend in truckload
and intermodal, including dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed equipment
types. As part of the service, 3PLs will receive a wealth of transportation
information, including 3PL specific surveys, benchmarking rate comparisons,
peer fuel program and operational factor analyses, and online tools for
batch rating.
3PLs will no longer have to guess at contracted rates for markets which they
are unfamiliar. Using Chainalytics’ proven MBBC approach and methodologies,
3PL members will be able to perform engineering studies and respond to RFPs
with a broader understanding of domestic freight markets and trends.
Chainalytics and Armstrong & Associates will jointly develop industry
surveys focused on specific 3PL issues with econometric benchmarking data to
insure consortium membership confidentiality.
“Chainalytics is the market leader in transportation benchmarking with its
MBBC member base reaching $15B in annual freight spend,” said Evan
Armstrong, President of Armstrong & Associates. “A benchmarking service that
expands 3PLs’ market knowledge of transportation rates has been needed for
many years. We are excited about working together with Chainalytics to
extend benchmarking capability to 3PLs”.
“Armstrong & Associates’ track record as the de-facto standard in 3PL
industry analysis and consulting is a big reason why we made the decision to
partner,” said Matthew Harding, Principal Chainalytics. “The depth of
Armstrong & Associates relationships and the breadth of its customer base
and analysis in the 3PL market provide a unique opportunity to expand
transportation market intelligence.”
The
first phase of this partnership will focus on domestic over-the-road
purchased transportation, with subsequent phases extending to
Less-Than-Truckload, Ocean Import/Export, and Heavy Air models.
About Armstrong & Associates
Armstrong & Associates, Inc. is a supply chain market research and
consulting firm specializing in 3PL market research, provider benchmarking,
strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, logistics outsourcing,
centralized transportation management programs, and supply chain systems
evaluation and selection. Armstrong & Associates publishes Who’s Who in
Logistics and Supply Chain Management – The Americas and Who’s Who in
Logistics and Supply Chain Management – International. Recent research
papers include Warehousing in North America – 2009 Market Size, Major
3PLs, Benchmarking Costs, Prices and Practices, and Trends in
3PL/Customer Relationships. Learn more at
www.3PLogistics.com.
About Chainalytics
Chainalytics is a professional services firm that enhances competitive
advantage and shareholder value through optimized supply chain strategies.
Chainalytics' fact-based decision making approach improves and innovates our
clients' strategies and tactics with particular emphasis on supply chain
design, transportation strategies, inventory strategies, and product and
customer portfolio planning. Offered as both project-based and managed
services, this approach is achieved via a unique combination of domain
expertise, resilient methodologies, and exclusive research and content - all
supported by the world's most advanced decision sciences tools and
techniques. Chainalytics targets enterprises with a high degree of
complexity created by their unique combinations of scale, change and
geography. With offices in North America and Asia, Chainalytics serves
companies globally in a borderless fashion. Learn more at
www.chainalytics.com.
For more information, contact:
Nicky Brown-Gilstrap
Chainalytics LLC
(770) 433-1566
ngilstrap@chainalytics.com
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