Engagement
Logistics Cost Audit
A full-pass financial audit of haulage, storage, and handling costs reconciled to movements in your transport and warehouse applications.
Who it is for
Operations and finance leads who manage multi-lane freight, bonded or ambient warehouses, and carrier invoices that no longer line up with what dispatch and warehouse apps show. Typical clients move goods through Port Klang, Penang, or Johor corridors and need a defensible view of cost leakage before renegotiating rates.
Result
You receive a reconciled cost map: invoice lines tied to trips, storage days, or handling events; a variance register; and a short briefing on which findings are ready for carrier discussion versus internal process fixes.
Scope included
- Collection and indexing of freight invoices, warehouse cost centre extracts, and carrier statements for an agreed period
- Mapping of those lines to trip IDs, shipment references, or storage tickets from your operational applications
- Identification of miscodes, duplicate billings, detention or demurrage patterns, and labour overtime mismatches
- Written findings pack and a live walkthrough with your nominated stakeholders
Scope excluded
- Negotiation with carriers on your behalf
- Ongoing bookkeeping or statutory audit opinions
- Software implementation or system replacement
Provider and process
Engagements are led by a PowerComm AI Digital audit lead with support from a logistics cost analyst. Work begins with a kickoff on document sources, followed by sample testing, full-period reconciliation for agreed cost families, and a closing briefing at our Kuala Lumpur office or online.
Timeline and delivery
Most engagements take three to five weeks from complete document receipt. Delivery mode is hybrid: document work can be remote; site visits are scheduled when warehouse clock records or yard tickets must be verified in person.
Preparation
Please prepare export access (or secure file drops) for the invoice period under review, a glossary of your trip and warehouse reference codes, and a contact who can clarify exceptions within two business days.
Pricing basis
Fees are fixed once lanes, warehouses, and months in scope are confirmed. Starting reference for a single-corridor, three-month pass appears on our Rates page. Deposits are due before document intake.
Next step
Request an audit briefing with the corridors and months you want examined. We reply with clarifying questions within two business days.