Transportation Cost Analysis for EDDS Vendor Consolidation, Jacksonville, Florida

Abstract

Vendor consolidation under the Enhanced Defense Logistics Agency Distribution System (EDDS) is the method of collecting small less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments from commercial vendors at or near origin and combining shipments to build larger LTL or truckload (TL) shipments for movement to the DLA supply depots for replenishment of inventory. Savings in transportation dollars are expected to accrue based on the difference in the cost of shipping many small LTL shipments for movement to the depots at lower volume prices. The savings should eventually be passed on the DLA in the form of lower item prices. (EMK)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229476

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Meyers Ii

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Logistics
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Shipping
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Depots
  • Transportation

Readers

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.