Integrated Logistics Blog (4)

Case Studies | Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs

Situation Files #3: Saving on freight while fostering continuous improvement

How we helped a company save over $800 on one shipment Hi! Welcome to SF3. Let’s talk about a quick way to save a smidge over 800 bucks on one freight...

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Logistics Management | Inventory | Warehousing | Retail | Consumer Demand

Are we heading for a shipping rebound in the fall?

There has been lots of talk of inventories – first, shortages had people hamstering away insane amounts of toilet paper. Then, overflows led to wareho...

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Case Studies | Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs

Situation Files #2: Balancing cost-efficiency, speed and reliability

How $2000 saved on freight led to a bunch of other great outcomes Welcome to SF2, which is kind of about negotiated carrier rates and also kind of abo...

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Case Studies | Pricing Strategy | Freight Costs

Situation Files #1: Shipment consolidation

How we saved a client four grand on freight in under one week You’ll find a healthy library of case studies on our site. Browse around and you’ll see ...

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Logistics Management | Pricing | SME (Subject Matter Expert) | LTL

Gavronski uses pricing, carrier relationships and savvy problem-solving to keep clients' supply chains moving

Tim Gavronski brings deep carrier insight and comprehensive pricing to IL2000’s Logistics Engineering team. Gavronski is no stranger to logistics, hav...

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DIY | Supply Chain Management | On-Time Delivery | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence

Five easy (and not in the least magical) ways to make your supply chain go faster

The logistics sector is all about speed. In an era of unprecedented supply chain volatility, customers still expect deliveries to arrive with quasi-ma...

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Distributor | Transportation Models | Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence

That magical point of supply chain contact - Part II

Part II Welcome to part two of our blog series about how IL2000 can help you make big logistics outcomes happen with a comparatively small but hyper-e...

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Logistics Management | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Transportation Models | Freight Costs

That magical point of supply chain contact

There is this magical point of contact — a perfect place and time and angle of impact — where just a little bit of force produces massive outcomes. Mi...

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Entrepreneurial Spirit | Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence

Making supply chain clarity happen

Why clarity is important and where to look for inspiration Picture this: Your customer service team sends up a distress beacon. A key client needs the...

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Business Intelligence | SME (Subject Matter Expert)

Vogl breaks down the data and gets analytical

Lynne Vogl, IL2000’s Director of BI and Reporting, uses her innate grasp of data to offer clients enhanced visibility and clarity to make better suppl...

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History of Supply Chain | Supply Chain Management | SME (Subject Matter Expert)

Rare sighting: supply chain consultants

If we consider a consultant as someone who advises decision-makers, they have been around since the dawn of antiquity – Marco Polo, Colbert, Hamilton,...

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Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs | Core Values

Been down the 3PL path and looking for a sunnier outcome?

We should talk… So you worked with a 3PL and had an unsatisfactory experience: Perhaps your supply chain was blatantly mismanaged. Maybe your 3PL’s un...

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