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With historical  \nrate intelligence and network performance analytics benchmarked to the broader market, DAT iQ helps you set realistic cost expectations and focus your RFP on the lanes and carriers that matter most .  \nThis document outlines key DAT iQ solutions that address common pain points that transportation and logistics teams encounter during RFP preparation.  \nHow top shippers  \nleverage analytics from DAT iQ  \nPAGE 4  \nData Cleansing  \n& Centralization   \nDrastically reduce the time and effort required to create a “single source of truth” from disparate data sets.  \nPAGE 5  \nNetwork Evaluation  \nGet clear visibility into the historical performance of your entire network.  \nPAGE 6  \nRFP Objectives & Prioritization  \nSee market inflation trends and performance to establish RFP objectives, identify cost management opportunities and set expectations with executives.  \nPAGE 7  \nLane-Level Analysis  \nUse rate performance metrics that identify lane-level cost avoidance opportunities.  \nPAGE 8  \nIncorporating  \nSeasonality into RFPs  \nOffer carriers insight beyond annual volumes, with dashboards that show monthly or weekly volumes to reflect seasonality and encourage better bids.  \nPAGE 9  \nLow Volume Lanes & Geographic Aggregation  \nUse Key Market Areas (KMAs) to pool low-volume, inconsistent lanes to create more efficient negotiations.  \nPAGE 10  \nNetwork ExpansionNew Lanes & Rates  \nGet the pricing insights required to set internal cost expectations when expanding products or services requires new lanes.  \nPAGE 11  \nNetwork ExpansionNew Carriers  \nGet deep insights into carrier capacity, with map views of “blue chip” carriers plus granular, lane-level data from smaller, regional carriers.  \nPAGE 12  \nCarrier-Level Analysis  \n& Pre-Negotiations   \nStrengthen your bargaining power with incumbents by benchmarking carrier and broker performance against the broader market.  \n3  \nDAT iQ Solutions for Shipper Success | RFP Preparation | ©2021 DAT Freight & Analytics  \nData Cleansing & Centralization   \nPain Point  \nMany shippers face challenges centralizing data sources across disparate internal datasets spanning siloed departmental systems. The process of aggregating, reviewing, and validating data sets to set the RFP strategy can take even the most sophisticated shippers weeks or even months as they struggle to piece together a single source of truth from datasets that aren’t standardized and may include conflicting data points.  \nSolutions & Benefits  \nBenchmark Analytics from DAT iQ helps drastically reduce the time and effort required early in the RFP process to centralize disparate data sets. Customers compile and rigorously validate data sets across their transportation operations during solution onboarding. Since the data is already centralized, customers have a crucial head start in the RFP processes.  \n4  \nDAT iQ Solutions for Shipper Success | RFP Preparation | ©2021 DAT Freight & Analytics  \nNetwork Evaluation  \nThe high-level Executive Review Dashboard answers how your company’s rates changed over time and how you performed in the context of the broader market.  \nPain Point  \nGetting a bird’s eye view of your organization’s freight network can be a challenge due to the realities of how typical freight operations systems work. While Transportation Management Systems often serve as the nucleus of transportation and logistics operations, they are dynamic and transactional in nature. 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