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Haulers |
Brokers |
Simon Waste Consulting |
Service |
Trash, OCC, few other services depending on market |
Ideal is Front Load - Trash, OCC - with some special services, but causes confusion |
Each customer on separate database -gives flexibility |
Location |
Market specific - limited choice - Two Nationals |
Multiple locations in multiple states - minimum number of locations |
Industry network with database flexibility creates advantages for smaller companies |
Billing |
Market specific or limited choice - mergers causing confusion with nationals |
Consolidated invoice, funds allocated to oldest outstanding invoices |
Different databases result in your paying only for your own services, special services billed separately |
Customizing |
Extremely limited- not many choices with major haulers, local haulers not in sync with each other |
One process is in place and if you do not fit the model, results are extremely difficult to obtain |
Sets each account under a different database for customized service to each individual customer |
Savings |
Good upfront price with continuing various price increases |
Show guaranteed savings only, high overhead, aggregate buying |
Guaranteed savings, various models to satisfy customer, low overhead, aggregate buying |
