Any long-time fleet manager knows change is the norm in the fleet management profession. However, in the past 12 months, fleet managers have had to deal with unprecedented challenges. In the wake of tumultuous events buffeting the auto industry and ongoing market uncertainty, do fleet managers still think their jobs are fun? Here are their confidential responses.
Read More →Going out to bid for fleet services isn’t an end unto itself; nor is it a process to just “see what’s out there.” Don’t waste your or a supplier’s time. Ask these key questions before sending out an RFP.
Read More →Effective use of a formal request for proposal (RFP) can help fleet managers ensure they’ll select the best supplier. The process begins before the RFP is even sent out.
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The RFP process can get bogged down with unneeded detail when procuring fleet programs and services. Reviewing and analyzing responses become cumbersome. Here are some ideas to simplify the process.
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Corporate procurement departments are becoming the engines of change in fleet management at Fortune 500 companies. The emergence of strategic sourcing in the 1990s is rapidly altering corporate purchasing and increasingly forcing change in fleet purchasing and the supplier selection process.
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