Logistics and Supply Chain Case Studies

Simple Forwarding’s insurance advisors saved the day for this customer. A customer of ours recently faced a difficult situation: a food shipment arrived with mold. Moldy food is a total loss—not suitable for retail or even closeout sales. For every shipment we offer our customers the chance …

We solved cash flow issues for a customer who was paying 78% tariffs (due to anti-dumping policy). A customer reached out to us with a challenge. His company imports high-end disposable aluminum trays, pots, and pans into the U.S., but there was a catch: an eye-watering 78% anti-dumping duty was cau…

An out-of-the-box solution prevented otherwise inevitable delays We had sent a truck to an Amazon fulfillment center in California for one of our Amazon clients. This was a fulfillment center that does live unloads. It can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days to unload, while the driver gets…

Our on-the-mark advice was the make or break for this supply chain solution We had a customer who wanted shipping to a cheaper destination, so we chose Oakland Port as it’s one of the cheaper options. The crunch? They needed it asap and if it would be delayed in transit, it wouldn’t arrive at Oa…

We caught a mistake NOT made by our team – and saved the customer $3000 in storage. One of our consultants was burning the midnight oil, dealing with a tricky shipment for one of our garment importers. The BOL filing wasn’t going through, and it looked like the shipment might be held up. Sin…