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Transportation & Logistics

We partner with clients to realize value across all areas of transportation and logistics. In crisis and transformation, our experts bring together true industry and technical expertise to drive impact and deliver confidence in outcome.

Inefficiencies in transportation and logistics can expose businesses to risk, diverting focus from growth, innovation and scalability. With so many interconnected components, even minor disruptions can quickly escalate into significant and costly challenges.

Businesses need deep industry expertise to tackle today’s supply chain and logistics complexities and enhance operational performance. Our senior-level teams leverage decades of hands-on experience in supply chain, transportation and logistics sectors to guide strategic decisions — whether you’re scaling up or navigating disruption.

An array of systems must work in harmony for your business to operate effectively. One weak link can create a domino effect, triggering disruptions, inflating costs and eroding customer trust. We take a strategic, hands-on approach to ensure operational efficiency at every touchpoint in the logistics process and empower our clients to achieve long-term, scalable growth.

Focusing on optimization and risk management, our experts help clients:

  • Eliminate unnecessary costs in transportation and logistics through intelligent operations and improved visibility

  • Drive efficiencies in cost-fixed areas to maximize return on investment

  • Enhance sales and operations planning with predictive forecasting and agile scheduling to increase profitability and responsiveness

  • Streamline warehousing, distribution and transportation for seamless and cost-effective operations

  • Mitigate risks by uncovering vulnerabilities and designing resilient, agile supply chains capable of withstanding disruption

Our solutions

Driving operational excellence for maximum impact

Supply Chain Digital Twin

We build comprehensive, data-driven simulations of client supply chains to ensure decision levers are synchronized and optimized, turning real-time insights into targeted, high-impact actions that drive performance across the chain.

Network Optimization

We capture and model supply chain nodes, fleet size, routing, inventory, cost structures, facility modifications and more, using what-if scenarios to improve forecasting and support quicker, more informed decisions.

Nearshoring / Insource vs. Outsource

Our experts assess current-state operations, compare nearshore versus offshore strategies, identify savings and build custom SLAs, performance KPIs and dashboards to drive more strategic sourcing decisions.

Transportation Optimization & Benchmarking

Clients rely on FTI Consulting to help optimize costs and elevate operational performance through comprehensive cost modeling, fleet utilization assessments, strategic carrier selection and contract management.

Warehouse & Distribution Optimization

We conduct a comprehensive operational assessment to identify opportunities for improvement in workforce productivity, labor and shift optimization, end-to-end product flow and reverse logistics capabilities.

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PMO & Interim Management

Our capabilities span supporting the rollout and stabilization of new processes, providing interim executive leadership and handling day-to-day operations, high-impact initiative and critical crisis response.

Our Impact

Client Outcomes

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Intersecting Expertise

Transportation & Logistics

Business Transformation

Our Transformation experts partner with leaders to drive meaningful and measurable enterprise value — from strategy to execution.

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Our Insights

Expert Perspectives

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Our Experts

Comprehensive expertise. Focused impact and results.

With significant experience in transportation logistics, supply chain and global freight, along with industry consulting expertise, our team takes a collaborative, hands-on approach that focuses on implementation and delivering results.