The Operations Podcast with Fexingo · 2026-07-07 · 8 min
Episode 99 of The Operations Podcast dives into a surprisingly overlooked operations challenge: heavy-materials logistics. Lucas and Luna examine how a mid-sized concrete supplier in the US Midwest used a combination of route optimization, telematics data, and customer-demand smoothing to reduce its distribution costs by 20 percent - saving $3.2 million in a single year. They unpack the specific decisions: why dispatch software alone wasn't enough, how the company shifted from first-come-first-served to time-window scheduling, and what role driver behavior played in fuel savings. Listeners will walk away with a concrete (pun intended) example of how even the most traditional industries can apply modern operations thinking to gain an edge. #ConcreteSupplier #LogisticsOptimization #RoutePlanning #Telematics #DriverBehavior #CostReduction #SupplyChain #OperationsExcellence #LeanLogistics #HeavyMaterials #DemandSmoothing #FleetManagement #Business #OperationsPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ProcessImprovement #Distribution Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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