Logistics Leadership Insights

Short perspectives on how manufacturers and distributors under 500 employees can optimize their logistics networks in the same manner as enterprise-level organizations.

These insights are drawn from years of operating within Fortune 500 supply chains and logistics networks. If you think your organization is behind the curve, don’t worry. Even $1B+ companies don’t have it all correct.

You, too, can learn from our experience. If it’s a fit, let’s have a conversation about whether a Fractional Head of Logistics is the right solution for your business.

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    A lot of my conversations with manufacturers and distributors under 500 employees revolve around their data.

    They know it's there, and they have access to it, but they lack an efficient, repeatable process that converts that data into actionable insights, something the business can use to have a positive impact on the P&L.

    Without a robust analytics process, decisions are made reactively, based on guesses and hunches.

    With a good analytics process and the skillset to run it, the data becomes actionable and decision-ready, and your decisions themselves become more proactive.

    Start with your analytics process. Gauge your skills gap. Start using that data to its fullest extent, and your logistics network will thank you for it.

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    Fractional Head of Logistics 01

    If you're a manufacturer under 500 employees and feel like your freight costs are high, but you can't quite put your finger on why, you're not alone.

    This is a fixable analytics problem.

    The data is already there:
    • Freight invoices
    • Shipment history
    • Order book

    But it hasn’t been broken down in a way that shows what’s actually driving that spend.

    Start by organizing your freight spend into clear categories:
    • Geography
    • Mode
    • Accessorials
    • Cost metrics

    Once you can see it clearly, the next steps become more apparent.

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If these topics reflect challenges your organization is experiencing, fractional logistics leadership may be worth exploring.

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