The Challenge: A Tangled and Wasteful Shipping Network
A leading global manufacturer in Malaysia was struggling with a messy ground transportation setup. They used multiple different trucking companies to move parts to and from their manufacturing hub.
Because they hired different trucking companies for every single route without looking at the big picture, the network was uncoordinated and wasteful:
- It required 51 one-way trips every single day.
- Trucks were driving more than 700 kilometers empty every day because there was no plan to fill them for the return trips (backhauls).
- Managing so many different carriers made it hard to track goods and drove up costs.
The Strategy: The Morgan Managed Network Approach
Instead of just finding cheaper individual trucking routes, the manufacturer used Morgan's network engineering to completely redesign the entire process.
Morgan looked at every step of the journey and replaced the patchwork of different carriers with a single, highly coordinated strategy. They took those disconnected shipping lanes and turned them into a tight network of consolidated, multi-stop routes.
The Results: Less Waste, Lower Costs
By letting Morgan orchestrate their ground transportation, the manufacturer saw massive and immediate improvements:
51 Daily Trips; Replaced by Planned Routes
Morgan consolidated the chaos into planned, highly efficient, multi-stop daily routes.
25% Fewer Trips Overall
By planning smarter routes, the total number of trips dropped by more than a quarter.
33% Reduction in Empty Miles
Because Morgan planned the routes to take advantage of empty return trips, the total distance driven by empty trucks was cut by over one-third.
Greener & More Reliable
By streamlining the network, the manufacturer didn't just save money—they achieved a much greener, more reliable, and easier-to-manage supply chain.
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