All Frameworks
6 articles in Logistics
A $3,200 ocean freight quote becomes a $5,125 invoice after origin, destination, customs, ISF, drayage, and chassis charges. The quote is 63% of true cost.
Last-mile is 53% of shipping cost — and the leg with the most operator leverage. Here's the audit framework that recovers 12–22% of shipping spend.
Cross-border looks like a revenue opportunity; it's a cost structure decision. Same $80 product costs 2.4–3.9x more variable cost to ship to Canada, Germany, Australia.
Standard RFP criteria for 3PL selection measure best-case inputs, not operational outputs. Here's the framework that reveals error recovery, integration reliability, and true cost.
Self-fulfillment vs 3PL vs Amazon FBA vs hybrid — the real cost-per-order math, hidden fees operators discover too late, and the crossover points where each model becomes optimal.
Free, flat rate, real-time, or threshold-based? How operators choose shipping models, the zone math most miss, and why the wrong choice erodes margin.
