Case Study: Global Logistics Chain Company achieves 7% transportation cost reduction with Expeditors

Global Logistics Chain Company - Customer Case Study

Global Logistics Chain Company worked with Expeditors to integrate two previously separate supply chain networks after a merger, with a focus on global ocean freight optimization. The challenge was to identify cost and service improvement opportunities across a highly complex network of suppliers, ports, destinations, and changing distribution center rules, while balancing transportation costs, lead times, inventory, and weight restrictions.

Expeditors analyzed historical data, modeled ocean transport flows, and evaluated alternate routing and consolidation scenarios using the client’s global network. The engagement identified four candidate origin ports and showed that 20% of total volume could be consolidated, driving a 7% reduction in total transportation costs, a 46% reduction in LCL shipments, and a 75% reduction in use of 20’ containers.