Insights
Practical thinking on value in transportation, logistics and supply chain.
Short, decision-oriented pieces and videos. Each one ends with a question you can take to your next leadership meeting.
Video series
What we do, in a few minutes.
Short videos on the Value Engine, the Flash Scan and the questions each client type brings to us.
Coming soon1:30Alkimius in 90 seconds
Coming soon3:00Inside the one-day Flash Scan
Coming soon4:00The Value Engine: Discovery, Design, Capture
Coming soon6:00Operational value creation in logistics deals
Coming soon6:00Five margin leaks in a trucking network
Coming soon6:00Total landed cost vs freight rate
Articles
Papers worth taking to your next leadership meeting.
Flash Scan· 4 min readWhat a Flash Scan can and cannot tell youThe limits of a one-day assessment and when deeper analysis makes sense.“The most valuable answer a Flash Scan can give is sometimes Stop. It is the cheapest moment to find out.”Read
Value Design· 5 min readEvidence before investment: making better transformation decisionsHow to test assumptions before committing capital to transformation.Read Transportation & Logistics· 5 min readFive places trucking networks lose marginWhere growth can mask pricing, asset and cost-to-serve problems.Read
Beneficial Cargo Owners· 4 min readTotal landed cost, not freight rate: the decision most cargo owners get backwardsAwarding carriers and 3PLs on rate per unit feels disciplined. It often moves cost somewhere less visible.Read Private Equity· 5 min readFrom investment thesis to exit evidence in logistics dealsOperational value creation in logistics is won or lost in the gap between the thesis and the realised EBITDA a buyer will accept.Read ALKIMIUS Value Brief
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