Modalgistics provides supply chain services that
offer their customers an advantage in the current competitive marketplace.
Modalgistics concentrates the majority of their time as an organization working with
customers to get the design of the supply chain right at the outset. According to AMR
Research, 80% of all supply chain costs are fixed based on the network design. Therefore,
regardless of mode change, better rates negotiated, and systems for management and
tracking, approximately 80% of a clients cost will be based on the network design chosen.
Modalgistics' philosophy is to work with clients to spend the time and money to get this
network right at the beginning or risk dealing with higher than necessary transportation
costs that will become a legacy for years. Modalgistics' specializes in helping customers
design this network to provide opportunities for utilization of multiple modes across the
supply chain to leverage higher levels of service and lower costs.
In addition to working directly with the industrial manufacturing community, Modalgistics also
provides strategic consulting services back to our parent company - Norfolk Southern
Corporation. These services typically are associated with evaluating specific marketing and
industrial development projects, long-term capital investment decisions, and strategic business
initiatives (i.e. future facility locations and expansions - intermodal, transloading,
warehouse and terminal locations). The Modalgistics team has experienced professionals in
analyzing rail infrastructure to assess capacity of various types to optimize these assets
for the greatest return.
Modalgistics has internally developed tools for measuring freight growth in North America
by utilizing purchased databases in our supply chain optimization software to identify and
track trends in freight across multiple modes, product lines and geographical regions of
North America. These tools coupled with data regarding current and proposed infrastructure
can assist any organization in utilizing quantitative methods for sizing their infrastructure
appropriately and for the greatest return.
