Network Planning Efficiencies Bring $200 Million in Annual Savings to Large Logistics Client

challenge

Inefficient Load Planning Processes

A large shipping & logistics company was struggling with inefficient load planning and forecasting, with limited visibility to costs throughout the package delivery lifecycle. This operation encompassed billions in annual spend and thousands of packages delivered every minute. Existing planning processes involved dozens of localized planning tools, spreadsheets, phone calls and ad hoc coordination between planning specialists.

The company aimed to streamline its planning processes across their enterprise by implementing a system-wide integrated solution. The system needed to enable network modelers to optimize daily load planning and provide an 18-month rolling forecast.

solution

Agile Leadership and Strong Delivery

Sparq’s advanced team stepped in during program increment (PI) planning and quickly built a strong reputation for making and meeting commitments. We expanded across multiple SAFe work streams and gained recognition for our expertise and Agile leadership. We successfully integrated our colleagues into a joint group of seven teams with nearly 200 developers and delivered our planning components on time while continuously providing recommendations on how to improve client processes.

results

$200 Million in Annual Savings

This solution allows our client to better manage network costs to save $200 million annually. Our work for them has expanded to seven additional projects across multiple practice areas, including application development and security, QA & testing and data. Our flexibility in addressing their rapidly changing needs has made us a trusted partner.

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We’re a complex company and Sparq is helping us on our number one most high-profile project. They are doing a fantastic job saving us millions of dollars.

— Chief Engineering Information Officer, Global Transportation & Logistics Company

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Network Planning Efficiencies Bring $200 Million in Annual Savings to Large Logistics Client

Inefficient Load Planning Processes

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