Founded in 1985, FDSI Logistics is a privately held company with 65+ employees based in Westlake Village, California, and is a major provider of third-party logistics services, domestically and globally. Third-party logistics is the outsourcing of transportation cost management, transportation vendor selection, shipment routing and control, logistics analysis and administrative support functions. FDSI provides its clients with assistance in the transportation and receipt of inbound raw materials or products from vendors, and the shipment of finished goods to their customers. As a third-party, FDSI not only supplies the information and techniques required for an outstanding logistics program, it also implements and manages the program to ensure each client ongoing benefits. FDSI offers its clients combined purchasing power, outstanding technical expertise, and leading edge communications and systems.
FDSI has developed a turnkey solution to reduce freight costs AT NO COST to your business and provides the following benefits:
- FDSI provides a direct savings to your business on outbound & inbound shipping
- No longer allow your suppliers to profit from inbound freight
- FDSI provides supplier compliance to your carrier routing instructions
- FDSI’s Virtual Coordinator provides shipment tracking and proof of delivery for all shipments in real time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- FDSI provides carrier freight audit, GL coding, reporting and payment of carrier freight bill invoices
- FDSI provides specific carrier routing instructions to all participating suppliers
- FDSI provides carrier freight claim processing and resolution
- FDSI provides management of over 700 carriers including any transportation mode and service type
- FDSI is the one of the leading freight management consulting and third party logistics firms in the US
Case Study #1:
New Client Implementation – Multidivisional manufacturer of steel products with 12 production sites and 60 distribution locations with ~$25M in annual LTL Freight| Situation | FDSI Solution & Approach | Results |
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45 carriers without concentration.
Multiple freight payment & audit and claims management firms Compliance difficult to assess and report |
Implemented key carrier program with 9 regional, super regional and national carriers
managing 90% of freight
Implemented single base rate, FAK and capped fuel surcharge Developed custom web platform for all bill of lading generation, accounting/GL Coding, rating and carrier tracking. Centralized claims management. Redeployed 4 of 5 traffic managers & provided 2 FDSI on site coordinators |
Realized $4m in 1st year savings which has been maintained year over year. |
Case Study #2:
Ongoing client optimization - Multisite equipment manufacturer and distributor with 13 national facilities shipping ~15,000 flatbed & ~10,000 van loads spending ~ $50 million in transportation per year. FDSI client since 1992| Situation | FDSI Solution & Approach | Results |
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FDSI manages all small parcel, air, LTL, and truckload volumes.
FDSI has maintained mid 1990’s rate levels, while realizing double digit growth in account volume |
FDSI initiated the following additional savings programs in 2009:
Leveraged two primary parcel carrier rates, accessorial charges & incentives. All LTL, TL & International volumes support incentive program. Capped LTL fuel program for all carriers (regional & national.) Expanded LTL FAK ranges from Classes 50-125 to 50-175. Increased load capacity by over 16% with 53’ flatbed program through key carrier equipment investment without client investment. Renegotiated TL fuel surcharges reducing costs by 3 cents per mile. Converted major vendor from Prepay-and-Add to Collect, saving over 21%. |
Incremental annualized savings exceeded $1.8m |
