Case Studies

There’s opportunity for recovery and process improvements within many different contract areas of your business. These case studies illustrate the actual benefits Connolly delivers to its clients.

Identification of excessive freight charge results in recoveries of $2.1 million

Audit:  Cost plus contract for printing services

Discovery:  Supplier included internal freight charges in the actual cost calculation

Focus:  Reviewed all aspects of actual cost roll-ups

What We Did:  Connolly reviewed each freight cost component against contracted terms and conditions identifying point-to-point internal to contractor’s network freight cost components not specified as reimbursable within the contract language.

Value:  Connolly reconstructed historical product flows to quantify the costs that were incurred and charged to our client. The analysis resulted in uncovering claims of $2.1 million over the life of the agreement.

Recommendation:  Connolly recommended freight charges not be contained within the “product cost” line of an invoice, and instead be itemized as a separate charge on all billings for transparency.