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When you decide to add new vehicles to your fleet, are you including contingency plans for unexpected outcomes? The fleet supply chain is complex, and disruptions such as OEM delays, vendor lag, and transport back-ups are out of your control.

You don’t want gaps in your supply chain management strategy to lead to undelivered products and services while customers look elsewhere for support. To keep all segments of your vehicle supply chain aligned, you need full visibility of the process. At the same time, your upfitters, transport providers, and fleet management partner need to work with each other seamlessly.

MUST-HAVES FOR EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

• Planning – Unless you plan replacement cycles based on life cycle costs and vehicle criticality, you may not be able to create savings and get road-ready vehicles in service seamlessly.
• Choosing the right vehicle– If you don’t determine the right vehicles for the job, you may miss opportunities to maximize use and predict costs.
• Ordering –Assume production delays will impact your fleet’s productivity. Don’t slack on tracking OEM build-out dates and proactively preparing alternative solutions.
• Upfitting – If you’re not working with vendors that work in partnership with one another, you can lose visibility of your vehicles and quality control.
• Evaluating performance – You can’t target vehicles with the highest operating costs for replacement if you not monitoring the maintenance trends of in-service vehicles.
• Remarketing – Unless you choose the right resale outlet for each vehicle, you can miss out on resale opportunities that are quick, with minimal hassle and maximum return.

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You do have access to the necessary expertise for each of the key steps in the vehicle supply chain. With the right tools and strategic partner, you can minimize risk, lead times and fleet costs associated with supply chain management.