Case Study: Paper/Wood Products Manufacturing & Distribution





















industry

paper/wood products manufacturing and distribution

($20 billion revenue)

business challenge

to identify opportunities to lower the overall outbound distribution costs while meeting all customer service objectives






solution

transportation analysis

descriptive • prescriptive analytics
supply chain • finance

data governance • model actual costs associated with each component of the product flows

  • deeper visibility

    into financial performance



  • repeatability

    of process



  • analyzed

    Sourcing Paths by Customer / Product



  • Net Landed Cost

    Post Optimization Analysis




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