{"id":9373,"date":"2021-10-24T18:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T18:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/?p=9373"},"modified":"2022-06-13T20:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:07:41","slug":"metals-service-center-reduces-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/metals-service-center-reduces-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Midwest-based operator of metals service centers invested in US road freight analysis to help improve service levels and market competitiveness while reducing costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9373\" class=\"elementor elementor-9373\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-523887e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"523887e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f123610\" data-id=\"f123610\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcdec13\" data-id=\"dcdec13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dda418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dda418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A large Midwest-based operator of metals service centers with over 14 facilities was seeking a solution for ongoing service concerns and high freight costs for their clients within the aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, consumer products, construction, electronics, and medical industries. They engaged PLG Consulting to execute a complete optimization analysis and assessment of their US road freight program to provide recommendations for improving efficiencies and market competitiveness.<\/p><p>PLG\u2019s team of experts conducted a comprehensive US road freight analysis and delivered a freight contract review and spend analysis with benchmarking; evaluated service level requirements; reviewed processes and developed a set of process improvement and savings initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f147904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f147904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services Provided<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8d3fa 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