Focus Money Awards trans-o-flex as Price Winner 2020

According to a study by Focus Money, trans-o-flex Express GmbH is one of the four logistics service providers in Germany with the best price-performance ratio. The independent study evaluates the price-performance ratio for 23,000 brands and companies in Germany.

(Weinheim) – According to a study by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF), Hamburg, trans-o-flex is among the four logistics service providers in Germany with the best price-performance ratio. Commissioned by the magazine Focus Money, the IMWF conducted the study “Price Winner 2020” for approximately 23,000 brands and companies in Germany. trans-o-flex achieved 85.1 out of 100 points and received the Silver award for its price-performance ratio. No logistics service provider was awarded the Gold prize. Only three other logistics service providers received between 85 and 89 points. Eleven additional logistics service providers, who scored less than 80 points, received the Bronze award.

The study is considered very meaningful

For the study, which aims to show how good the price-performance ratio of brands and companies is, a total of 102 companies were evaluated in the logistics sector. Among them were also manufacturers of intralogistics solutions such as SSI Schäfer or Kardex Germany, which were the only ones to achieve more than 90 points. The study is based on a methodology called social listening. Between July 1, 2019, and May 31, 2020, texts were searched on the internet and social networks according to predefined criteria and filtered based on three fundamental questions: Which brand or company is mentioned (Entity-Matching)? What tone does the text part have (Sentiment-Matching)? What topic is being discussed (Event Type Matching)? From 438 million sources, approximately 67 million mentions could be assigned and evaluated to the 23,000 brands and companies. “Given the amount of data collected and its transparent analysis, this study is rated very high in terms of its significance and independence,” says Wolfgang P. Albeck, CEO of trans-o-flex. “We are even more pleased with the success of being among the four best logistics service providers in Germany as a medium-sized company.”

Best companies as a benchmark for classification

To calculate the ranking, the tonal balance and reach are determined for each company and each event type. The tonal balance is the difference between positive and negative mentions divided by the total number of mentions. For reach, the total number of mentions is compared to the industry average. Both values are then calculated into an initial point value. The more reach a company has, the more the tone affects it, meaning whether the communication is predominantly positive or negative. The weighted score of each event type is then summarized into a total score for each company and normalized for the entire industry. The best company sets the benchmark of the industry with 100 points, and the other competitors are classified based on their point value.

About trans-o-flex:

The core competence of trans-o-flex is logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, consumer electronics industries, and other high-quality, sensitive goods. The company has established transport networks that actively temper and document goods at 15 to 25 degrees Celsius or at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius according to EU regulations for pharmaceutical transport. These EU-GDP require the highest standards for safety, cleanliness, reliability, and transparency, from which all trans-o-flex customers benefit. Internationally, trans-o-flex operates through the networks EUROTEMP (temperature-controlled logistics) and EURODIS (in 36 countries in Europe). Unlike pure parcel services or freight forwarders, trans-o-flex delivers both goods in packages and on pallets. trans-o-flex Express also offers numerous express and time-window deliveries, special services such as hazardous goods transport (without minimum quantity regulation), shipment consolidation, or direct deliveries. The express transports are complemented by storage, picking, and individual value-added services such as serialization of pharmaceuticals. Thus, the company covers the entire logistics chain from procurement to fulfillment. The annual revenue of the trans-o-flex companies, which employ around 2,200 people, amounted to approximately 495 million euros in 2019.www.trans-o-flex.comImage: It is not Christmas yet, but a hint of silver tinsel shines over the express service trans-o-flex according to a study by Focus Money. Because the price-performance ratio of trans-o-flex is among the four best logistics service providers in Germany – © trans-o-flex Express GmbH