Data-Driven Savings at Scale with Green Mountain & Shipium

Shippers Are Seeking Smarter Strategies 

It’s tough out there. Shipping has turned from just a cost center to a competitive, strategic advantage. Consumers expect fast, affordable, and reliable delivery, but shippers often struggle to balance service quality with cost efficiency. Many rely on static carrier contracts or outdated shipping models, leaving money on the table and missing opportunities to optimize their logistics networks. 

How can shippers ensure they are making the best shipping decisions in an environment of fluctuating carrier rates, shifting consumer expectations, and complex supply chains? Without deep visibility into their own shipping performance, shippers are left guessing how much they could save—or how much they might be losing. 

The Problem: Quantifying the True Impact of Shipping Optimization 

Shippers considering a shipping optimization platform like Shipium often hesitate because they lack hard data to justify the switch. Executives and logistics teams need clear, quantifiable insights into how changes in carrier selection, rate shopping, and dynamic service-level adjustments could impact their bottom line. Without a precise way to measure these potential gains, decision-makers may remain stuck in inefficient shipping strategies. 

Additionally, analyzing past shipping data to uncover savings opportunities is a time-consuming and technically demanding process. Many shippers simply don’t have the in-house resources to conduct a comprehensive shipping audit, leading them to stick with the status quo rather than pursuing better solutions. 

The Solution: Data-Driven Shipping Simulations with Green Mountain & Shipium 

This is where the partnership between Green Mountain and Shipium delivers a breakthrough advantage. By combining Green Mountain’s deep expertise in parcel spend management with Shipium’s powerful optimization platform, customers can get a crystal-clear picture of their potential savings—before making any operational changes. 

Here’s how it works: 

1. Enterprise customers benefit from Green Mountain’s proactive and continuous review of optimization opportunities within their parcel network. These opportunities are calculated to the penny for every shipment. Metrics include analysis on service level optimization, out of network, package optimization, carrier utilization, and others. 
2. Historical Shipment Data Analysis – Green Mountain will share the current opportunities along with the historical shipping data to Shipium for further analysis.   
3. Advanced Modeling with Shipium – In addition to the optimization opportunities identified by Green Mountain, Shipium will review carrier and service selections to identify additional opportunities for savings through smart downgrades. This is done by utilizing their advanced AI/ML transit time modeling that uses actual real-time, lane and service specific statistics. 
4. Clear Savings & Performance Insights – Customers receive a detailed report showcasing how much they could save, which service levels would improve, and what optimizations would drive better cost-efficiency in real-world conditions. 
5. Actionable Next Steps – With this data in hand, retailers can confidently move forward with Shipium, knowing exactly how much value they stand to gain. 

Smarter Decisions, Proven Savings, and Risk-Free Evaluation 

The Green Mountain and Shipium partnership removes the uncertainty from shipping optimization, allowing retailers to make smarter, data-backed decisions. The key benefits include: 

• Precise Cost Savings Models – Retailers receive precise calculations on potential savings, giving them confidence in their shipping strategies before committing to any changes. 

• Service Level Enhancements – The analysis highlights opportunities to improve delivery times and reliability, leading to better customer satisfaction. 

• Low-Risk Evaluation – By leveraging historical data, customers can assess the impact of Shipium without disrupting current operations. 

• Strategic Logistics Insights – Retailers gain a deeper understanding of their shipping performance, enabling long-term planning and continuous improvement. 

With data-driven insights and an easy-to-implement process, the Shipium-Green Mountain collaboration is changing how retailers approach shipping efficiency. No more guesswork—just clear, measurable improvements that drive down costs and elevate the customer experience. 

Want to see how much your business could save? Contact us today to run a Shipium shipping simulation tailored to your unique shipping profile!