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A business-products distributor with 19 DCs needed to cut the cost of planning, buying, moving and storing inventory.

Logistics

A business-products distributor with 19 DCs needed to cut the cost of planning, buying, moving and storing inventory.

To stay competitive, the client had to remove non-value-added activities and unnecessary supplier services from its direct spend.

Value achieved

11% Reduction in spend

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A leading logistics provider had weeks to absorb trucking fleets, a marine terminal and six vessels to expand into Hawaii.

Logistics

A leading logistics provider had weeks to absorb trucking fleets, a marine terminal and six vessels to expand into Hawaii.

Federal antitrust review limited access to the acquired team and its processes, and the timeline was measured in weeks, with little time to test new systems.

Value achieved

40% Business growth, as projected pre-acquisition

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A logistics firm built through 60 years of acquisitions had no standard transactional processes and could not track performance.

Logistics

A logistics firm built through 60 years of acquisitions had no standard transactional processes and could not track performance.

Multiple information systems across the business made consistent operational and financial reporting difficult, and economies of scale went unrealized.

Value achieved

24% Transactional SG&A cost reduction

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An HVAC maker won a big-box retail contract that required new North American distribution for 2,000+ stores and four-hour metro service.

Logistics

An HVAC maker won a big-box retail contract that required new North American distribution for 2,000+ stores and four-hour metro service.

Records were in disarray, with multiple brands and inconsistent item numbers, and the network had to support stores plus hundreds of installation contractors.

Value achieved

$14M Saved through improved inventory management

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An international railcar lessor needed faster, cheaper maintenance as demand rose and strict federal rules lengthened service times.

Logistics

An international railcar lessor needed faster, cheaper maintenance as demand rose and strict federal rules lengthened service times.

Higher demand and federally mandated procedures had increased the time to service each tank car, hopper and flatbed.

Value achieved

43% Increase in cars shipped

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