Introducing cost attribution: Fuel smarter decisions with complex transportation data

For most organizations, freight spend is one of the largest and most volatile expenses on the P&L statement, yet it is rarely understood with the precision it demands. The standard practice has been cost allocation, which is crucial for closing the books, but often lacks necessary granularity. A fundamental paradigm shift is necessary. Businesses must evolve from tactical cost allocation, which answers the simple question of where money was spent, to strategic cost attribution, a new discipline that delivers granular GL coding along with a definitive understanding of why a cost was incurred.

This leap transforms freight spend from an opaque cost center into a rich source of strategic intelligence. Today, the right AI-native platform can automatically ingest, cleanse, and contextualize millions of data points from disparate systems to create the single, trusted source of truth required for attribution.

Download this white paper to learn: 

• The limitations of legacy cost allocation
• The power of cost attribution
• How to secure a lasting competitive advantage through this new paradigm
• How to move from reactive cost management to proactive profitability optimization