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A retailer in North America
By applying standard category analytics to delivery service modes, rates and bundled packaging, we identified $18+ million in savings in less than a month.
$164M
spend analyzed
for last-mile deliveries in one quarter
~9.5M
shipments analyzed
for multiple-service types
29K
destinations served
by 1.3k origin locations
Approach
Applied standard category analytics levers to:
Optimize delivery service modes:
Analyzed 6 scenarios and switched to lower delivery service modes
Comply with contracted rates:
Moved to contracted rate for same service-zone-weight combination within suppliers
Bundle Packaging:
Consolidated shipments within the same service level, origin-destination combination, and date of shipment within 3 consecutive days of each other
Impact
$18-32M estimated savings identified in 2-3 weeks
$15.6M
identified by optimizing service delivery mode
$1.9M
identified by moving to contracted rates
$16.8M
identified through bundling packages
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