𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟?

Let’s turn over that napkin and run some numbers. . .

If your outbound freight spend is $250,000 per year and optimization improves that by 15 - 20%, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲. Imagine if your freight spend is double that or ten times that.

The opportunity is in capitalizing on my 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

In my first-30-day sprint, I'll:

• Audit rate variances and accessorial charges

• Evaluate inventory levels and tied-up capital

• Analyze carrier mix and network structure

• Identify mode shifting opportunities that improve both cost and service

These are 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 at large organizations with layered logistics teams and seemingly endless budgets.

But, smaller companies can apply the same discipline without adding permanent executive headcount.

If you haven’t executed optimization initiatives on your logistics network in a while, it may be time to run the numbers.