USA professionals to find a way to mitigate that back to the customer .”
Vision BDP has just opened its second European gateway in Frankfurt , alongside its existing one in Amsterdam . Additionally , it has Asian gateways in Hong Kong and Shanghai , and in the US it operates via airports in New York , Atlanta , Chicago , Houston , LA and Miami .
“ We have 12 lanes that we stick to and focus on ,” Phelps says . “ Those are the key lanes , and we know we can do things with those lanes , both from a procurement and from a logistics movement standpoint . We try to work with our air and ocean partners to make sure we see the visibility on savings so we can pass those on to our customers .”
However BDP ’ s vision is not to vastly expand and become the biggest in the industry , but to provide the best logistics service for customers globally . As Phelps says , “ we ’ re adding new logos to our portfolio constantly .
We don ’ t try to become too big too quick , we ’ re slow and methodical in what we ’ re doing to provide the best value and solutions for our customers .
“ We never like to say we ’ ll be the cheapest or the most expensive ,” he continues . “ We like to say we ’ re going to design what you ’ re looking to purchase .” By looking at customers ’ individual logistics spend and model , BDP is reducing transit time to create savings for the customers , which additionally expands its wealth .
In 2017 BDP has been up by 50 % on air freight in terms of kilos , compared to the rest of the market which is at approximately 8 %.
“ We ’ re working on our 2020 plan right now ,” Phelps adds . “ I can see a lot of good things from what we ’ ve done in the US , Europe and Asia . We have an excellent ocean and air freight plan in place to secure additional kilos and containers as we move forward .” businessreviewusa . com 81