3 tips for optimising volumetric weight | RAJA

Do you already take volumetric weight into account when calculating your transport and logistics budget?Among the various levers that can be used to reduce transport costs, volumetric weight is significantly one of the most effective. Essential for truly optimised budgets, this invoicing method can be easily mastered… as long as you know a few basic techniques that are simple to apply. Discover here 3 clever tips to optimise the volumetric weight of your parcels, and make significant savings on your transport costs.Nota bene: If you are not yet aware of what volumetric weight is, and its impact on your transport budget, we recommend that you read our article “What is volumetric weight?”

1. Tip 1: Choose your carrier carefully
2. Tip 2: Think about the delivery time you want
3. Tip 3: Use the ColisConsult method

1. Astuce 1 : Bien choisir son transporteur

Peut-être ne le savez-vous pas, mais tous les transporteurs n’appliquent pas la même méthode de calcul du poids volumétrique.

Tout va dépendre de leur stratégie pour optimiser leurs coûts en interne, ainsi que de la manière dont ils gèrent le remplissage de leurs contenants (camions, avions, cargos).

Commencez donc, pour optimiser le poids volumétrique de vos colis, par vous renseigner sur leurs tarifs. Il s’agit d’une étape essentielle pour faire un choix véritablement éclairé.

Demandez-leur d’une part leur méthode de calcul, et d’autre part une grille tarifaire. Celle-ci sera organisée par tranche de poids facturés, et vous permettra ainsi de comparer les différentes offres qu’ils vous proposent.

Voilà une astuce qui est intimement liée à celle qui suit…

2. Astuce 2 : Penser précisément au délai de livraison que l’on souhaite

Deuxième élément à connaître sur le concept du poids volu

• Ifyour customers expect fast delivery because of bad experiences, choose express delivery and include the volume weight in your transport costs.
• If you send high-value goods that need to be exchanged for a signature, you should also consider express delivery and the weight of the goods.
• Ifyou send your parcels internationally, you have no choice but to include the volumetric weight in your transport budget.
• Ifyour customers can wait longer for delivery, choose a non-express delivery, such as Colissimo, which will allow you to avoid billing by volume weight.

plan well in advance the carriers and types of deliveries you choose: you will undoubtedly already save part of your transport budget.

3. Tip 3: Apply the ColisConsult method

Specialists in the optimisation of the transport sector, the firm ColisConsult recently shared with RAJA its concrete and pragmatic method for optimising the volumetric weight of any company. By applying it, you will make significant savings on transport at the end of the year. The different steps of this method consist of

• Analyse the dimensions of your boxes and see how often you send which reference
• Divide your shipments by weight range, ideally based on your carrier’s price list (usually 500g or 1kg)
• Analyse this table to identify the weight bands most invoiced by your carriers
• Adapt your packaging range to your diagnosis

if you would like to know more, we offer a step-by-step guide to help you apply this method, with concrete examples to help you find your way