Client Background and Business Context
The customer is an American multinational technology conglomerate’s business and research unit that specializes in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) hardware and software. With a highly experienced team of developers and designers, they are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in the realms of VR and AR. Their cutting-edge solutions are used by customers across various industries, including gaming, entertainment, education, and healthcare.
The customer aimed to optimize freight costs across all transportation modes and service levels, encompassing ocean, air, truckload, and less than truckload. They required an automated solution to streamline the manual processes involved in shipment planning, freight booking, and load tendering to carriers.
They sought to address the complexities of shipping workflows with contract manufacturers, a historical challenge they faced. It was crucial for them to efficiently manage intricate shipping rates offered by logistics service providers, enhance shipment visibility, and proactively handle exceptions in real time.
The company also wanted to prioritize implementing appointment scheduling capabilities for carriers, manufacturers, and third-party logistics providers (3PL). They were looking for a system to uphold carrier commitments regarding promised loads per lane and generate real-time transactional reports to track orders and shipments effectively.
They utilized the expertise of Trinamix for Oracle Transportation Cloud (OTM) Implementation to enhance shipment visibility across all modes, improve the availability of container space, optimize Logistics Freight Costs, and more.
Client Industry
- Technology
Oracle Modules Implemented
- Oracle Transportation Management Cloud
Project location
- North America
Key Solution Highlights
- Streamlined the workflow process to secure container space for inbound shipments
- Implemented Bulk planning to automatically plan inbound purchase orders to create shipments while optimizing cost and honoring additional constraints for Carrier preference
- Optimized Logistics Freight Costs by consolidating loads and choosing the right mode and service levels
- Milestone-based track and trace with delay reason codes
- Constructed mixed pallets to optimize equipment space
- Enabled integration of multiple systems with OTM to automate load tendering and tracking
- Contract Manufacturers
- Freight forwarders
- ERP
- Carriers
- Other External Systems
Key Benefits
Eased the selection of the right Carrier for the load based on Carrier performance or preference
Better carrier commitments to support carrier contracts having minimum load on a lane
Enabled Excellent Shipment Visibility across all modes – Control Tower
Reduced time and resources required by the logistics team to manage complex Carrier rates
Reduced manual intervention in processes related to interaction with a contract manufacturer and Carrier (Tendering via Integrations)
Improved the availability of container space
