LSP has decided to begin selling its office furniture across Canada. They have chosen All-Trade Office Furniture (ATOF), a national retailer that requires large volumes delivered to their distribution centers located in Edmonton AB and Halifax NS.LSP will be required to ship to ATOF in TL quantity to both locations and the CEO has asked that you source one or more TL providers. The CEO has also reiterated their commitment to their company vision is to remain ethical and sustainable and has asked that this also form a part of the decision-making process. In discussion with the CEO, you have discovered that the LSP company does not currently have a formal ethics policy. You recommend that this be considered and agree to provide some guidance on what an ethics policy should include.You have been asked to specifically to:Detail the factors that you would use in comparing truckload companies against each other and develop a proposed weight or ranking of at least five service/operational characteristics/performance factors according to what you consider to be their level of importance in selecting a new carrier. These operational considerations must include one specific sustainability initiative by the carriers. As All Trade’s quality program is heavily driven by Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), risk prevention and mitigation is a key function that LSP must address. Your CEO has asked you to develop at least five steps that can be taken to mitigate damages to products on shipments to All Trade. These can include materials handling methods as well as unitization methods. To complete the KPI process, please offer the specific responsibilities of the shipper and the carriers in minimizing risk.
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