Freight cost, re-engineered to what the network actually needs.
Freight is one of the largest and most opaque cost lines in most supply chains. Carrier relationships are inherited. Rates are negotiated infrequently and without competitive tension. Mode decisions default to speed rather than cost. Lane consolidation opportunities go unrealised because nobody is looking at the network as a whole. And the transportation management system — if one exists — is configured for a network that no longer reflects current volumes or geography. Logistics optimisation is the systematic re-engineering of mode, lane, carrier, and contract to what the network actually needs. Freight cost comes down. Service does not.
What the engagement covers
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Freight spend analysis: by mode, lane, carrier, and origin-destination pair.
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Carrier mix assessment: current vs. optimal carrier selection by lane characteristic.
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Mode optimisation: FTL, LTL, parcel, intermodal — right mode to right shipment.
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Rate benchmarking and carrier negotiation: competitive market data, structured RFP.
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Lane consolidation: identifying and capturing LTL-to-FTL conversion opportunities.
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International freight: ocean, air, customs — carrier and forwarder relationships and rates.
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TMS: system selection, configuration, or optimisation to support the new carrier strategy.
Who engages a Logistics Optimization
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Distribution and manufacturing businesses with freight spend over $20M and an untouched carrier base.
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Consumer brands whose e-commerce growth has scrambled the outbound mix.
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Multi-site operators without a consolidated view of inbound, inter-site, and outbound freight.
Engagement structure
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Ten to sixteen-week engagement with executive leadership over the logistics function, followed by a lighter-touch retainer through the first full bid cycle.
Where the boundary sits
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Not a freight audit — the work is the operating model behind the freight decisions.
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Not a broker relationship — the goal is direct control of mode, lane, and carrier economics.
Where this discipline compounds.
If the freight base has not been rebuilt since rates moved, a scoped conversation is where to start.
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