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CASE STUDY
Redwood Drives 20% Transportation Savings for Private-Label Leader
MARKET: CONSUMER GOODS
Headquartered in Canada, Knowlton Development Corporation (kdc/one) is a private-label manufacturer that partners with over 1,000 leading brands in the beauty, personal care, and home care categories. This consumer packaged goods (CPG) company operates 30 manufacturing and R&D facilities worldwide, as well as a global logistics network.
THE CHALLENGES
- Pressure on inbound logistics due to strict production schedules
- Urgent delivery demands driven by trends and product innovation
- Lack of centralized decision-making in transportation operations
- Limited visibility and control without an advanced TMS
THE SOLUTION
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With proven expertise in both logistics management and advanced technology, Redwood is the perfect partner for this CPG manufacturer. Redwood specified and installed a leading-edge TMS that provides the company with real-time, end-to-end visibility of products as they move through the logistics network. Redwood also optimized the company’s transportation network by minimizing the use of specialty carriers and warehousing providers that were both inefficient and expensive. Instead, Redwood leveraged strategic procurement practices such as contract negotiation and volume buying to reduce costs. Because kdc/one did not have centralized transportation resources, Redwood also provides both truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight procurement as a managed service.
THE RESULTS
Optimized the global network
Increased visibility and control
20% transportation cost savings
KEY TOOLS
LTL managed procurement services
Truckload managed procurement services
Transportation management system (TMS)
From installing a TMS and optimizing our network to managing freight procurement, Redwood provides ‘one-stop shopping’ for all our logistics needs. Our customers trust us to deliver high-quality, innovative products in a reliable, fast, cost-effective manner—and Redwood helps us fulfill that promise. Our customer relationships are at the heart of our business, and we can count on Redwood to maintain them, while also saving transportation costs.