Results
What happened when someone finally checked.
Real engagements from the specialists TFI works with. Every number on this page comes from the specialist's own case study. Client names stay private unless the client agreed to be named.
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Before is what the client paid per year going in.
Saved is the yearly reduction in that spend, before the specialist's fee.
Fees for shipping come out of the savings. No savings, no fee. Technology sourcing is paid by suppliers.
Your numbers depend on your contracts, volume and setup. These are examples, not a quote.
Shipping · with ShipSigma
Four companies. About $11.5M a year back.
Combined annual savings across four engagements. Three are reported results; the sporting goods figure is ShipSigma's estimate.
ShipSigma is the parcel contract specialist TFI works with. Most of these clients kept the same carrier and saw no change to how they ship.
17% to 34%
Reduction in yearly shipping spend
Under 4 hrs
Client team time, in the two cases that tracked it
4 of 4
Kept their service levels
Vinoshipper · Food and beverage
$2.1M a year
34% less on parcel shipping
- Before
- $6.1M a year in parcel spend
- After
- $4.0M a year
- The problem
- Online sales took off and shipping costs ballooned. Invoices were too complicated to check line by line.
- What changed
- Full invoice analysis, then their own three-year UPS agreement.
- Their time
- Less than 4 hours over 9 weeks
- Disruption
- None. Same carrier.
Healthcare company · Confidential
$4.55M a year
On about $25M a year in parcel spend
- Before
- About $25M a year, mostly on group purchasing pricing after a merger
- The problem
- Two companies, two sets of carrier contracts, and generic pricing that didn't fit either one.
- What changed
- Direct carrier pricing built around their volume, zones and service needs. Their existing agreement was re-engineered, with a two-carrier setup for time-critical pharmaceutical deliveries.
- Disruption
- Service levels for patient-critical shipments protected.
Sporting goods manufacturer · Confidential
$1.4M a year
17.1% less, estimated
- Before
- $8.21M a year net parcel spend
- After
- $6.82M a year
- The problem
- A 6-month RFP went nowhere. They had no way to tell if their UPS pricing was fair.
- What changed
- A deep dive into raw invoice data and a business case for a tailored negotiation. Competing FedEx offers pushed UPS to better discounts.
- Disruption
- None. Stayed with UPS.
Consumer tech hardware · About $400M revenue
$3.45M a year
Hard savings on $15.7M a year in parcel and freight spend
- Before
- $15.7M a year across USPS, FedEx, UPS and LTL freight
- The problem
- A generational handoff took the shipping know-how with it. Nobody could see what shipping really cost.
- What changed
- A full spend analysis and a new three-year parcel contract with the best-fit carrier, plus LTL savings through a freight partner.
- Their time
- Less than 4 hours over 6 weeks, versus 6+ months to prepare internally
- Disruption
- Same service levels.
Source: ShipSigma case studies. Vinoshipper is named with ShipSigma's permission; other clients are confidential. Full case studies available on request. Run your shipping numbers
Technology · with our technology sourcing partner
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Our technology sourcing partner is paid by suppliers, not by you. Client names are withheld.
Engineering and design firm · North America
$140k a year
In annualized savings on server infrastructure
- The problem
- On-site servers couldn't keep up with CAD and rendering work, and design cycles were backing up.
- What changed
- Moved to on-demand cloud servers with usage monitoring, cost controls and tighter security.
- Also
- New servers go live in hours instead of months. They grew without buying hardware.
Research organization · Federally funded
90% lower cooling costs
And 20% lower overall energy costs
- The problem
- Air cooling maxed out at 2.5 kW per cabinet. More computing meant building a new facility.
- What changed
- Cabinet-level cooling replaced the old air system.
- Also
- 10x the computing in the same space, with floor space freed up. No new building.
Produce grower · 400 users, US and Mexico
400+ users protected
Without adding IT staff
- The problem
- They moved to Microsoft 365 without the security or support to match. Backups were a blind spot and troubleshooting dragged.
- What changed
- Security gap assessment, managed endpoint protection, managed Microsoft 365 and a phased IT plan that fit the budget.
- Also
- Less strain on the internal team and faster fixes.
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Source: our technology sourcing partner's case studies. Results depend on your current setup and contracts.
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