ashboard Logistics Inc. $($DLI$)$ Case Study

ACCT $2301$

Dashboard Logistics Inc. $($DLI$)$ is looking to revolutionize the supply chain market by reducing

the complexities that smaller firms experience in the supply chain process. Typically, $$start$-$up$$

firms have to hire their own team for this process, or hire consultants, which can add up to a large

item in the start$-$up$$s budget. Start$-$ups today have to spend weeks researching multiple

companies to find every aspect of their supply chain: freight, storage, quality control, and

getting to the end customer. Many companies will not know their exact price for all of this until

orders are actually sent out. DLI, a Northeastern University IDEA venture, has taken the hassle

out of this process by finding all this information for a start$-$up based upon DLI$$s creation of a

beta version of an online calculator $($using proprietary algorithms$)$ and an associated web$-$based

dashboard. Companies will be able to find all of this information in one place and be able to

know their supply chain costs beforehand. Start$-$ups will then be able to manage their costs and

cycle times more efficiently