NEW YORK EDDS SITE TRANSPORTATION COST ANALYSIS FOR THE POOLING PHASE. APRIL-SEPTEMBER 1989

The New York Enhance DLA Distribution System (EDDS) Site Pooling Study is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the EDDS pooling operations in the New York EDDS site in comparison with direct shipment to the customer. According to the pooling concept, shipments generated at a depot for delivery to a common geographical area are combined into truckload lots for shipment to the EDDS site. At the EDDS site shipments from one or more depots are consolidated for transshipment to like destinations. The consolidated shipments are delivered short-distances, in larger, less-than-truckload otruckload lots to the ultimatete customer. Several scenarios were presented and their respective costs calculated to demonstrate under what conditions the EDDS concept can generate savings at the New York EDDS site. Recommendations were made to monitor EDDS site operator performance to ensure that maximum consolidation occurs and to negotiate a reduction in the EDDS outbound pooling rates to a level that is competitive with the depot's Guaranteed Traffic Rates.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency

  1400 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Authors:
  • Kleinhenz, M
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Physical distribution; Shipping
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Pooling
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604239
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DLA-90-P90258
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM