Large global companies have saved 10 to 30% on their supply-chain-related expenses by using the Item-level Solutions program through C.H. Robinson, according to the Eden Prairie-based logistics company.
In response to the Trump administration’s tariffs and other disruptions in the world economy, C.H. Robinson announced Thursday that it is rolling out this program to all its customers.
Companies that use Item-level Solutions would have end-to-end visibility and control across inventories and supply chains by the individual item or SKU, which is a stock keeping unit.
The benefits, C.H. Robinson said, include “tracking items in motion or at rest, managing orders and inventory with unparalleled precision, and enabling real-time insights for better planning, cost control, and customer service while reducing blind spots.”
C.H. Robinson announced its news a few hours before the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released a new estimate that showed the first quarter GDP declined by 0.5%.
“The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending,” the bureau said in a written release. “These movements were partly offset by increases in investment and consumer spending.”
The third estimate of the first quarter GDP released Thursday was a downward revision of the second estimate by 0.3 percentage point.
In announcing the extension of its specialized services to more businesses, C.H. Robinson said that it would draw on its 120 years of experience, leverage its scale, and bundle advanced analytics and tailored solutions.
“Supply chains across every industry are at an inflection point in the face of ongoing disruptions, AI-driven transformation, and rising customer expectations, and that’s why we’re making these solutions available for all our customers now,” Arun Rajan, C.H. Robinson’s chief strategy and innovation officer, said in a Thursday release. “This isn’t a new capability for us. It’s a proven one.”
C.H. Robinson manages about 37 million shipments a year.
“This is not the first time the industry has seen disruption, and it won’t be the last,” C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman said in a May interview with TCB. “Shippers need a logistics partner with them to solve and execute on these unique supply chain challenges.”