Performance Improvement

Objective

The client, a world leader in logistics and forwarding, aimed at improving its competitive edge by addressing all facets that eventually affect the bottom line, e.g. potential revenue leakage, efficiency/ cost effectiveness issues, or working capital effects for one of its country operations. The scope was not limited to a specific corporate function or department.

Solution

  • A 6 weeks assessment based on an investigative approach combining several levers of investigation, including interviews, mass data analyses, sample testing, etc. to identify potential weaknesses in tis process and systems environment, as well as on operating model level

Results

  • 6 weeks assessment (investigative approach)
  • 7mn USD identified revenue leakage
  • 14mn USD identified inefficiencies (cost effectiveness)
  • 6mn USD identified revenue at risk
  • 7 work packages defined

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