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The Dusty Tomes of Transportation

What do you do when someone calls out of the blue looking for transportation data that is 40 years old and why would they even want it in the first place?  Read more

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European Product Line Shift

Large global manufacturer considers the optimal manufacturing site for North American and European made products.  Consideration is given to site consolidation, off-shoring, and near-shoring. 


Foreign Sourcing

Specialty garment manufacturer considers transportation cost and duty trade-offs for foreign sourcing.  Changes routing to skip US DC and ship straight to Canadian DC.


Retail Downturn

National retailer considers new DC and transportation consolidation strategies while going though Chapter 11 restructuring.  Multiple scenarios are run based on ever changing projected store mix.