Case Study: a national food retailer cuts parcel spend and boosts ground shipping with Intelligent Audit

nnovative Fulfillment Strategy Helps National Food Retailer Scale Its Network Seasonally

A major national food retailer faced the challenge of extremely high parcel shipping costs during its peak holiday season, driven by an over-reliance on expensive Next Day Air service for its time-sensitive products. The company engaged Intelligent Audit for its freight audit and payment services and visualization tools to gain visibility into the root cause of this excess spend and to optimize its shipping network.

Intelligent Audit helped the retailer develop an innovative, scalable fulfillment strategy utilizing a network of thirteen third-party (3PL) locations. By pre-positioning inventory based on an analysis of historical shipments and carrier capacity, the retailer drastically increased its Ground shipping volume. This solution, implemented by Intelligent Audit, reduced Next Day Air usage, improved on-time performance, and cut parcel shipping spend by over $5 million year-over-year, exceeding all targeted goals.