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    CASE STUDY

    Redwood Delivers 12% Transportation Savings for an Industrial Manufacturer

    MARKET: INDUSTRIAL PARTS MANUFACTURING

    Manufacturers depend on custom machine parts from this world-leading supplier to maximize equipment uptime, support production targets and ensure employee safety. This busy industrial products manufacturer provides over 500,000 custom systems and components to customers around the world. The company ships products from its factories in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and China.

    THE CHALLENGES

    • Complex logistics requirements
    • Need for cost and service optimization

    THE SOLUTION

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    Redwood began by providing managed transportation services for the industrial manufacturer’s less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping needs, as well as assuming full responsibility for freight payments and audits. Soon Redwood was also providing managed services for full-truckload (FTL) transportation, cross-border logistics between the U.S. and Mexico, and warehousing and distribution. The entire managed services offering was up and running at Redwood in just 90 days.

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    THE RESULTS

    12% annual cost savings
    Real-time visibility and control
    Managed services launched in 90 days

    KEY TOOLS

    Managed transportation for FTL
    Managed transportation for LTL
    Managed transportation for cross-border
    Managed warehousing and distribution

    It’s always a tough decision to outsource your critical logistics activities—including transportation and warehousing—to an external partner. But Redwood has met and exceeded all our expectations with its managed-services offerings. We’ve earned significant cost savings, while having full confidence in Redwood’s ability to serve our customers and protect those critical relationships.

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