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Verified · Q4 2025 Client Results

We recovered $14M
in hidden freight spend
last quarter.

Operations directors watching containers sit idle in Long Beach. Procurement leads juggling seventeen supplier spreadsheets across three time zones. CFOs who just discovered their carrying costs quietly ate last quarter's margin.

This is the control tower that untangles the invisible web between raw material and delivered product.

Supply Chain DiveJan 14, 2026

"LogisticsControl identified $14M in recoverable freight spend within 72 hours of connecting our TMS data — before we signed a contract."

Editor, Supply Chain Dive

FreightWavesNov 3, 2025

"Their diagnostic framework is unlike anything else in the market — they show you the exact levers before asking for a dollar."

Analysis Desk, FreightWaves

Gartner Peer InsightsDec 9, 2025

"Reduced our average lead time from 23 days to 11 days across three Southeast Asian supplier lanes. The ROI was visible in 60 days."

Verified Peer Review, Gartner

PHASE 01Source

Seventeen spreadsheets
become one source
of truth.

Most procurement teams are running blind — partial visibility across disconnected systems, supplier performance buried in email threads, and off-contract spend quietly compounding. The diagnostic starts here.

The Diagnostic Framework

01

Data Ingestion

Connect your ERP, TMS, and supplier portals. We map every data source in 48 hours.

02

Spend Taxonomy

Every dollar classified by category, supplier, and risk tier — no exceptions.

03

Variance Analysis

Identify the 12% of suppliers generating 67% of your expediting costs.

04

Consolidation Plan

Prioritized supplier rationalization with negotiation playbooks attached.

Anonymized Client Results — Mid-Market Automotive Supplier

Supplier spreadsheets consolidated

Before

17platforms

After

1platforms

Average PO cycle time

Before

14days

After

4days

Off-contract spend

Before

34%

After

8%

Supplier on-time delivery rate

Before

61%

After

89%

What this saved

$2.3M in annual procurement cost — 60-day implementation

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PHASE 02Make

The bottleneck you
can't see
is governing everything.

Production floors generate enormous data. The problem isn't collection — it's interpretation. We translate your OEE reports and MRP outputs into the three decisions that will move your throughput this quarter.

Demand Signal Integration

Connect point-of-sale and forecast data directly to production scheduling — eliminate the 8-day buffer that's been hiding in your MRP.

↓ 31% WIP inventory

Changeover Optimization

SMED analysis across your highest-volume lines. Typical finding: 4.2 hours of changeover that should be 47 minutes.

↑ 22% OEE

Constraint Identification

Theory of Constraints applied to your actual production data — not textbook examples. We find the one bottleneck that's governing your throughput.

↑ 18% throughput

Quality Yield Mapping

First-pass yield by product family, shift, and operator. The $400K of rework buried in your scrap codes becomes visible in 48 hours.

↓ 41% rework cost

Data Inputs Required (Nothing Hidden)

ERP Production OrdersOEE Reports (90 days)Scrap & Rework LogsShift Production DataBOM StructureCapacity Planning FilesMRP ParametersQuality Hold Records

What this saved

$1.8M in WIP reduction +22% throughput gain — 90-day engagement

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PHASE 03Move

Containers sitting idle
in Long Beach
cost $47K a day.

Freight optimization isn't about finding a cheaper carrier. It's about understanding the total cost of every node in your network — and having the data to reroute before the bottleneck forms, not after.

Click a metric to see the breakdown

Q4 2025 across 3 client engagements

$14M

Recovered Freight Spend

Lane consolidation: $6.2M
Mode optimization: $4.8M
Carrier renegotiation: $3.0M

Route Optimization — Illustrative

ShanghaiLong BeachChicago DCDetroit Plant

↑ Highlighted node: identified bottleneck — 3.4 day dwell time resolved

What this saved

$14M in freight spend recovered — across 12 carrier lanes

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PHASE 04Store

Your carrying costs
quietly ate
last quarter's margin.

The CFO just found out. The operations team has been watching it for months. Inventory optimization isn't a warehouse problem — it's a balance sheet problem, and it requires the same analytical rigor as any financial instrument.

This section is written for CFOs. Share it with yours before the next board meeting.

28%

Carrying Cost as % of Inventory Value

Industry average: 20–30%. Most CFOs guess 12%.

19%

Dead Stock as % of Total SKUs

Product lines that haven't moved in 90+ days.

$4.2M

Working Capital Released (Typical)

Per $50M in annual revenue — 90-day engagement.

2.4×

Inventory Turn Improvement

From 3.1 to 7.5 turns annually, mid-market average.

The Three Levers We Pull (In Order)

01

Safety Stock Recalibration

Demand variability analysis replaces gut-feel buffers with statistically-derived minimums.

-23% safety stock
02

SKU Rationalization

Contribution margin by SKU reveals the 20% of products consuming 60% of warehouse labor.

-31% active SKUs
03

Replenishment Optimization

Dynamic reorder points driven by real lead time data, not ERP defaults from 2019.

-18% stockouts

What this saved

$4.2M in working capital released — 60-day inventory diagnostic

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PHASE 05Deliver

This is the playbook.
We're giving it
to you for free.

Radical transparency is our differentiator. By the time you reach this section, you've seen the exact diagnostic framework, the data inputs required, the levers we pull, and the results we've delivered. You know what you're buying. The only question is whether you want someone to run it for you.

The Exact Engagement Process (No Surprises)

01

Diagnostic Intake

Connect your TMS, WMS, and ERP. We map data sources, identify gaps, and deliver a preliminary heat map of your highest-cost nodes.

TMS API or exportWMS dataERP order history (12 mo)Current carrier contracts
48 hrs
02

Baseline Modeling

Full network model built from your actual data. Every lane, every carrier, every cost component. No benchmarks — your numbers only.

Shipment historyInvoice auditCarrier scorecardsService level agreements
5–7 days
03

Opportunity Identification

Ranked list of optimization opportunities by impact and implementation complexity. You see the exact dollar value before committing to anything.

Baseline model outputStakeholder interviewsMarket rate benchmarks
7–10 days
04

Implementation Roadmap

Phased execution plan with owners, timelines, and success metrics. You know exactly what you're buying before you sign.

Opportunity rankingsOrganizational capacityTechnology constraints
3–5 days

Total recovered value — 2025 client portfolio

$22.3M in combined freight, inventory, and procurement savings

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Primary Path — Qualified Operations Leaders

See your
Supply Chain Score
in 15 minutes.

A 15-minute diagnostic call. We ask seven questions. You get a scored assessment of your supply chain across all five phases — with the three highest-value opportunities ranked by impact. No pitch. No proposal. Just the score.

Book a 15-Minute Assessment

No form on this page. You'll land on a 7-question intake — takes 4 minutes.

Secondary Path — Not Ready to Talk Yet

Download the Framework PDF

The complete five-phase diagnostic methodology. 24 pages. The same document we use internally — no marketing version.

One email. No sequences. We don't sell your address.

NDA on first call
15-min commitment only
$22M+ recovered in 2025
47 mid-market clients