Northline Logistics cuts cost to serve by 17%
Network redesign for a 42-warehouse distributor.
The challenge and our approach
Northline had grown by acquisition into 42 warehouses with overlapping catchments and three different warehouse systems. Service levels were slipping while transport costs rose faster than revenue.
We built a digital twin of the network, tested 60 footprint scenarios and agreed a target of 29 sites with the leadership team. A wave plan consolidated sites over 18 months without a single missed customer delivery.
Outcomes
Result achieved
$64M annual savings within the first year.
Joint team
Arcwell consultants working side by side with client managers.
Pace
First measurable impact inside 12 weeks.
Sustained
Results still tracked and reported two years later.
Engagement facts
- Client
- Northline Logistics
- Industry
- Transport & logistics
- Practice
- Operations
- Duration
- 16–40 weeks
- Year
- 2025
Arcwell did something no adviser had done for us before: they stayed until the savings were in the accounts.
