The Companies with Most Disruptive Transportation Solution 2019

Volume 08 | Issue 09 | 2019

The Next Generation of Smarter Shipping

Companies with the Most Disruptive Transportation Solution 2019

Russ Proos Founder & President 2Ship Solutions

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ack in 2014, more than 20 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions came from the transportation sector, which is more than 1,700 million metric tons. These massive amounts of emission gases are more or less equivalent of the total emissions of entire Russia. Sadly, transportation and daily commuting is the second biggest source of Carbon emissions, while the electricity sector causes the most emissions in US. Since, its heydays commuting has become one of the most stressful parts of a workday, commuting often leads to high cholesterol and high blood pressure levels and hampers our general well-being. Still, an average American spends at-least 52 minutes a day commuting. Beyond the strain and pressure commuting and transportation puts on our daily lives, it also emits a lot of CO2 and CO into the atmosphere every day of the year.

On the other hand/Besides, commuting by cars have reduced in the last decade quite drastically, thanks to the ride sharing apps, bicycles on rents, or cab hailing services. All these together have eliminated the hassles of daily driving or riding to the destination. However, still more than 85 percent of the commuters use their personal cars in order to commute to their respective workplaces.

So! What's the solution?

One of the biggest solutions that we have currently is to completely change the Internal Combustion based- engine vehicles to Electric based- engine vehicles. And many of the countries like Norway, China, India, Japan, etc. are working very hard to make this transformation work.

Battery operated vehicles might come across as the epitome of the non-polluting vehicles, but these vehicles are not as green as they are considered to be. The main reason of the pollution from these electric vehicles is their batteries. According to

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Kaustav Roy various researches, production of battery operated vehicles poses the maximum threat to the environment, as it takes twice the energy to produce a battery operated vehicle than a conventional vehicle.

According to the study, each kilowatt of a battery produces around 125 Kilograms of CO2 emissions. So, as an example, in order to make a BMW i3’s battery, which is of 22 kilowatt- hour, 3tons of CO2 are being produced. Adding to all these, many car makers around the world uses aluminum to build the shell of their cars, where it needs to process bauxite into the aluminum, which eventually needs massive amount of energy.

Also batteries need few earth materials like cobalt, copper and neodymium, and to get those China and Congo is has started mining activities, which has led to multiple cases of human rights violations and massive ecological devastation.

So, in this edition Insights Success has shortlisted “The Companies with Most Disruptive Transportation Solution 2019,” who are working to make the world a better place to live in with their groundbreaking transportation solutions.

Featuring as our Cover Story is 2Ship Solutions which is a cloud-based Shipping Management System provider headquartered in Toronto. With integration to over 280 carriers and dozens of storefronts, marketplaces and financial systems, it goes beyond labels and address books to help businesses automate the fulfillment of orders, ensure delivery efficiency, and provide full visibility and accuracy throughout the order and shipment life-cycle.

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Russ Proos Founder & President 2Ship Solutions

2Ship helps customers reduce shipping costs by rate shopping and utilizing shipping services that best suit their business needs.

ogistics play a crucial role in the success of a business and cover a vast area in facilitating trade and business operations. It is important to understand that risk, customer's demand, and service consistency have equal portion of significance to make logistics successful. In order to develop balance among all these factors, businesses must follow high standards for constant improvement in performance.

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The 2Ship Connect module enables customers to selfconnect with their own storefronts, marketplaces and financial systems in minutes. Customers also have the option to leverage the full suite of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to connect to their own unique systems to 2Ship. And as a last resort there's the 2Ship Integration team who can take on any custom API or ODBC integration for a client.

Companies today are facing multiple problems in transportation related to cost control, operation planning, supply and finding inventory, which leads them to approach different solution providers according to their need, consuming lots of time and money. 2Ship Solutions, is a cloud-based Shipping Management System provider headquartered in Toronto. With integrations to over 280 carriers and dozens of storefronts, marketplaces and financial systems, it goes beyond labels and address books to help businesses automate the fulfillment of orders, ensure delivery efficiency, and provide full visibility and accuracy throughout the order and shipment lifecycle.

Throw in its Item2box calculator and eliminate the scale, measuring devices and the entire ship station in operations.

The company also assists in showing the best way to pack and ship B2B and B2C orders by rate shopping pieces versus skids. If returns are an issue, the company has five different solutions to automate and meet all your return policies from consumer-facing to pre-authorized. And its all solved across a vendor Drop Ship supply chain, too.

“Having the right returns solutions in place is so important because it can save businesses up to 70% on return costs,” explains Russ of 2Ship Solutions.

Hundreds of e-tailers, corporate mailrooms, third-party logistics providers and freight forwarders use 2Ship every day to ship smarter and shorten the Last Mile. A true software solution with a freight offering, it is used by customers worldwide to ship across all carrier types, from Same Day and postal, to small package, and all freight modes to full containers. This means any business with a handful of shipments, to those who ship 200,000+ shipments per month, can use its services. Companies will never need to move or find another solution for their shipping needs: all locations, carriers, accounts, inventory users and history are centralized and available via 2Ship.

One Centralized Solution The 2Ship solution focuses on Centralization, Control and Visibility. It's the single solution that ties the entire supply chain together: it delivers all carriers, accounts and services in one system for true real-time rate shopping with all outbound and inbound locations, administrators and users, orders, inventory and shipments. It enforces all logistic policies and settings across customers' userbase, so everyone falls in line. View, track, report and analyze freight spend in a single reporting engine. The solution also measures and monitors carrier performance in an instant, and that's all just part of the core.

2Ship's also got you covered when one needs an inventory, and pick-and-pack system. With its warehouse management module, customers can manage, track and synchronize inventory across all locations, and with its order routing optimizer, there's no more overspending. 2Ship is not just a single customer application. It is also a 3PL application and a freight forwarder solution to price, sell and invoice freight across all customers and freight modes. It is more than just a rate, ship and track system. It's truly The Logistics Solution.

A Techno Maven Russ Proos, Founder and President of 2Ship Solutions, started the company back in 2006. As a technology specialist contracting in the industry for several years, Russ saw the power of leveraging a SaaS model for logistics when SaaS was still in its infancy. The ultimate goal was to build a best-in-class shipping platform that every business could afford.

According to Russ, “Having worked as a Solution Specialist in the industry and having felt the challenges first-hand, I wanted to level the playing field after seeing the great divide between large corporations and small businesses when it came to the shipping solutions they could afford. This was never about money; this was always

about solving the problems of smaller businesses that were simply being ignored.”

Since then, 2Ship has brought some ground-breaking features and creative solutions to the industry that companies of all sizes have adopted to cut costs and go “greener.” Russ's out-of-the-box thinking continues to drive the organization to solve the challenges of the industry. He continues to lead the company in finding new ways to get customers shipping smarter. Combining technology, data and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning with imagination and creative thinking has kept 2Ship ahead of the curve as the supply chain continues to evolve.

Exclusive Offerings 2Ship challenges itself to be everything shipping to its customers, and the single solution they need for 100% of their logistics movements. The primary way the company is creating an impact on its customers is by offering a single solution that overcomes many challenges in the supply chain. Many systems in the market can solve one or a few challenges but this solution addresses as many – if not all – of the customers' supply chain hurdles. By offering a single solution, customers no longer need to move across various systems to get the info they need and execute their processes. As a result, they experience a significant positive impact to their operational efficiency, information accuracy, and logistics cost reduction.

To complement this, 2Ship is laser-focused and heavily invested in providing Smarter Shipping capabilities to the customers. In addition to its core features, the team further supports customers' growth and maturity through these additional smart technology offerings and a lot more in the future: 2Ship Item2box By combining SKU-level packaging attributes and warehouse packaging availability, 2Ship can accurately calculate piece, weight and dimension information for orders based on their contents so customers no longer need to manually measure and weigh each shipment to calculate true shipping costs. They can eliminate their ship stations and leave it to 2Ship to measure and accurately calculate shipping costs for orders directly from their e-commerce sites and marketplaces, and all in real time. “It's efficiency at its prime, and there is no more wondering why you keep quoting less than what you are ultimately billed for shipping charges,” says Russ.

2Ship Drop Shipping With growing demand for drop shipping, 2Ship enables stores and marketplaces to rate and assign carriers to pick up parts of orders from suppliers and vendors directly and deliver straight to customers' doorsteps. The company's customers no longer have to worry about comparing

carriers and shipping rates to find the best way to drop ship orders, 2Ship instantly puts customers in auto ship mode.

Virtual Carriers Through 2Ship's carrier integrations, the company is empowering businesses to break free from carrierdetermined routes. Customers who use 2Ship can act as 'Virtual Carriers' and create their own routes using the company's carriers. This means the customers no longer need to be tied down to a single carrier route; they can create routes on-demand and ship according to the needs of their business.

Freight Analysis and Recommendation Engine 2Ship has the ability to take its customers' shipping history and combine this data with carrier routes and services to find faster routes and cheaper rates for future shipments with the same shipping variables. With this intelligence, customers can look to 2Ship to help them optimize their future shipments to save them time and money.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2Ship is disrupting the industry with technology that leverages AI and machine learning to provide the truly smarter shipping solution. Very soon, its solution will be able to combine historical data with current external data to predict some really great things for its customers and the

industry. Russ shares, “We're building, testing and scoring different models. It's all in the works and under tight wraps for the moment but we're very excited to elevate the industry using data and AI/ML.” Breaking Status Quo The biggest challenge is helping companies to break away from the status quo. This is either a manual operation or an antiquated system they've been using for too long. 2Ship realizes there are many companies sticking to their spreadsheets and ad-hoc processes because they're comfortable or because they're unaware of any other solution that can overcome their challenges. The costs associated with remaining status quo are immense and include costs to maintain systems and create workarounds, cost of mistakes, cost of lost business velocity, cost of limitations and preventing new market entry and service offering. These all are negatively impacting the success and growth of a business.

2Ship finds itself having to educate customers about the higher risk associated with no change. Overcoming the preconceived notions of how complex an integration or automated process must be is another challenge.

There is a better – and smarter - way to conduct shipping and logistics. In 2Ship the team is taking every opportunity to share the risks and costs associated with not

2Ship is a cloud-based solution that focuses on operational eďŹƒciency within Last Mile delivery, inventory rebalancing and B2B shipping.

implementing a solution. The company is conducting research and sharing data around how the world of ecommerce and retail has evolved so businesses can benchmark themselves and see where the gaps and opportunities lie for them. It is seizing opportunities to talk about how 2Ship can help businesses with the challenges they face in their omni-channel, cross-border, and highdemand environment. The company is here to support businesses in their cost reduction and growth initiatives and will continue to do so through further development and enhancements in technology.

Achieving Success with Customer Gratification Russ believes, “Our experiences and the lessons we have learnt in the last 10+ years have shaped 2Ship into the company and solution it is today. Our biggest achievements have come from the hardest lessons we've had to learn, as well.” The company has been fortunate to meet the right people at the right time and acquire some great clients along the way. The team has learned to listen closely to clients and understand both their processes and pain points. They combine their expertise and experience to deliver solutions that eliminate their customers' headaches and manual processes.

The biggest achievement is the flexibility and agility in the company's offering, not just as a business but as a solution, too. The company states, “We have built our applications in-house from Day One and our ability to add, customize and configure our solution to anything a customer wants or needs has given us a clear advantage over our competitors.

We're fast and inexpensive.”

2Ship strives to be the affordable, best-in-class Transportation Management System (TMS) for every business. Its primary goal is to remove as many roadblocks as possible to getting a customer the solution they need; this usually comes down to affordability for customization and integrations. A typical 2Ship integration with a customer's order or warehouse system is a four to five day process. The company also offers a full API package so customers can integrate 2Ship using their own resources. The system also features a Do-It-Yourself wizard that connects 2Ship to various storefronts and marketplaces. 2Ship has eliminated any upfront costs to automate the order, inventory sync, and shipping flow with these external platforms.

Today, 2Ship's product is no longer defined by a single acronym or description. Yes, the solution is a TMS at its core, but it is also a freight invoicing and auditing solution, a consumer-facing application, a warehouse management platform, an inventory centralization system, a carrier and freight forwarder solution, and most recently a virtual carrier ecosystem.

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he electric automobile is associated with the integration of transportation, which is resulted according to the customer needs. Customer demands are initiated towards renewable energies in terms of a zeroemission and sustainable mobility. The “Smart Grid” could be a hypothetic methodology with electrically collected from vehicles that run on renewable resources. However, Emobility consequently specializing in customer demands and build an effective source of energy through mobility.

Electro mobility or E-mobility suggests clean and environment-friendly transport through electric vehicles. It conjointly delivers climate-friendly technology with massive growth potential. In the automotive industry, electricity suppliers and government influencers are also pushing emobility within the field of standardization. For sequencing to the perfection, utilities and network operators are heavily investing under development of ‘intelligent’ electricity distribution systems.

Smart Grid Communication for economical E-Mobility In smart grid, smart energy network depends upon comprehensive communication with integrated charging stations. The communication with the smart grid is incessantly measured and controlled through an IP-based connection. It additionally permits load compensation with the assistance of interconnecting charging stations.

Additionally, vehicle-to-grid communication makes it potential to integrate special charge models and supply new services. Moreover, in future the vehicles connected to the smart grid unit expected to perform batteries for storing extra energy as needed.

Rendering ahead with Smart Grid The move towards a low-carbon society would require progress in renewable energy production and in e-mobility.

The success of e-mobility is connected to smart grid development that helps intelligent charging infrastructure for big scale acceptance of electric vehicles. The dependency works both ways in which comparable to massive scale acceptance of e-mobility helps massive scale infrastructure investments to be profitable.

Functionalities of E-Mobility There are two different kinds of plug-in electric vehicles, such as plug-in hybrid vehicle and pure electric vehicle. Were plugin hybrid vehicles are equipped with a combustion engine and pure electric vehicle encompass pure electric connectivity.

The proper electricity-production drastically reduces CO2 emissions compared to traditional combustion engine cars.

From the perspective of the electrical grid, people’s habits and daily schedules can probably cause peak demand at certain August 2019

times of day, which may cause electricity network congestion or voltages below normal.

Revolutionary Trends of Electrical Grid In an electrical grid, the energy system becomes progressively relied on renewable energy sources. The wants to the electrical grid are ever-changing with latest trends. The alternative energy is generally non-controllable, suburbanized and unsteady. E-mobility brings purposeful technology which reinforces the transportation medium and efficient method.

Flexible property of E-Mobility E-mobility may be a versatile electrical transportation medium immensely capturing client demands. The flexibility of e-mobility helps to reduce costs of network investments and electricity bills with grid operators. The network has the flexibility to deal with worst case situation. It additionally reduces energy and absorbs excessive energy generation, and additionally things and voltage issues.

Nissan Integrates E-Mobility with Smart Grid The well-known automobile brand, Nissan is introducing its own electronic vehicle or e-mobility vehicle with smart grid technology. Nissan additionally proposes to introduce technology and business ties between electric driving and smart grid. Moreover, Nissan is on the point of introducing energy storage for a vehicle for domestic usage supported second-life batteries. Nissan’s is aiming to provide concerning one hundred electric vehicle charging stations for each non-public and business purpose. The automotive users are ready to offer the battery capacity to vehicles and to create energy for grid. Hence, Nissan drives its e-mobility vehicles effectively with unified consumer experience.

Confronting Future with E-Mobility The future of electric vehicles is remodeling within the field of energy and quality happening in the fields of energy and quality. E-mobility is influenced by market factors and forthcoming trends that are nearly unbeatable. The conjunction of e-mobility and smart grid is a chance for many automobile industries. Through automobile, businesses have many possibilities to head in the market.

Henceforth, e-mobility delivers significant solutions to automobile industry comprises with a smart grid. It’s a revolutionary step towards automobile segmentation comprises with electric transport mobility solutions.

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The Revolution of our Roads G Driving the UK to zero carbon transportation

reen number plates for electric vehicles. Zero Emissions Zone trials. Grants for any employer installing EV charge points. Ideas and ini a ves for boos ng the adop on of electric vehicles (EVs) have accelerated recently, in an effort to make electric vehicles the norm rather than the excep on on UK roads.

In September, Theresa May announced further support for the industry at the very first Zero Emission Vehicle Summit, outlining a plan to ensure Britain “leads from the front” in the widespread adop on of electric vehicles, commi ng £106m in funding for research and development into EV technology.

She also elaborated on the 2040 target to make all manufactured cars emission-free, saying that this should be reflected in all cars on the road just ten years later.

Government backing This government’s commitment to electric vehicles is being matched by an increase in interest from drivers, as the perceived hurdles - including the ini al cost of switching to an electric car, and the mile range compared to tradi onal petrol and diesel cars - are being cleared. Last month EVs accounted for one in every 12 new cars purchased in the UK. That’s been a ributed to a number of factors, including the availability of a range of cars that do at least 150miles on a single charge, EV drivers are reducing their fuel spend by 90%, and with an increase in the number and visibility of charge points and a decrease in the cost of the electric vehicles themselves.

There’s also been be er proof of the environmental impact of EVs, such as a recent European Climate Founda oncommissioned report which found that EVs emit half the CO2 emissions of a petrol or diesel car through the course of their life me, and the overall effect has now been shown to be posi ve.

A new breed of EV One company is on a mission to help drive the adop on of electric vehicles. Octopus Electric Vehicles is pioneering an ‘EV bundle’ which will give drivers everything they need to make the switch, for one monthly price. The innova on has

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come from energy supplier Octopus Energy, which is driven by a mission ‘to make buying energy as easy as buying cornflakes’. Similarly, the team at Octopus EV wants to help to make the switch to EV as easy as possible, for as many people as possible.

CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, Fiona Howarth says: “For us, the EV journey begins long before we start talking about leasing op ons and charge point installa on. There’s a big educa on job to do - many people s ll believe that they’ll need to stop every few miles to recharge and that the range of models is limited. Our Drive Day roadshow has proved enormously popular, touring the country and le ng people come and see the cars for themselves, as well as ques on EV experts about exactly how it all works” These events have not only demonstrated the massive leap forward that the industry has taken in the past few years, but also provided people with a chance to test drive the latest models. From the sporty BMW i3 to the family friendly Nissan LEAF, the cars have been carefully selected as the best EVs on the market, with each offering at least 150 miles of driving per charge.

Con nues Howarth: “We’ve found that people are o en surprised at what an electric car can do. I think there’s a general misconcep on that the technology and the pricing has stayed largely the same since EVs came to market a few years ago, whereas in fact today’s electric car is almost unrecognisable from its older incarna on, and a hell of a lot cheaper. Ba ery costs came down 80% in six years – unlocking a be er range of electric vehicles at a frac on of the cost.”

All-in-one EV solu on A er educa on, the challenge has been how to best help customers with the changes needed to go electric. Here, Octopus Electric Vehicles is pioneering adop on with their ‘EV bundle’. “We’re offering the electric vehicle equivalent of Sweden’s famous baby box, giving the driver everything they need to make the switch” says Howarth “and unlike babies, our vehicles come with instruc ons!”

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About the Author Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, Biography Fiona leads the Octopus Electric Vehicle business - a start-up from Octopus Energy. With a passion for renewable energy, fantastic cars and using tech to create great customer experiences, this is absolutely Fiona’s dream job!

Having studied Engineering at Oxford University, she spent her early career at Dyson and BMW - developing efcient motors and hydrogen powered cars. She then went on to work with major energy companies and government while at Bain & Company, before joining British Connected Homes start up AlertMe. A move to British Gas, saw her take Hive, by British Gas, from a tech pilot to a household name that today has more than one million customers.

“Octopus EV is offering the electric vehicle equivalent of Sweden’s famous baby box,” says Octopus Electric Vehicles CEO Fiona Howarth

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About Powerloop How Vehicle-to-Grid is changing the game Electric vehicles have been criticised for placing more demand on an already overloaded grid. But a consortium of industry experts is hoping that electric vehicles could be the solution to the grid’s capacity issues, rather than a problem.

Led by Octopus EV and Octopus Energy, the consortium has won over £3m of funding from Innovate UK (backed by government departments DfT and BEIS) to test the viability of vehicle-to-grid charging on UK roads.

The Powerloop project offers EV drivers the chance to help balance demand by supplying the grid with power from their car batteries during the peak hours of 4-7pm, before recharging in the early hours of the morning while demand is lowest. In return for plugging in their cars 12 times a month to supply charge during the evening, Powerloop drivers will get money off their monthly leasing cost.

As well as the monthly lease of an electric vehicle, Octopus EV organises the installa on of a home charge point and smart meter. The monthly lease cost can also include insurance, service and maintenance, as well as help and support for the dura on of the contract.

There’s even a bespoke electricity tariff, designed specifically with EV drivers in mind. Dubbed Octopus Go, it offers renewable electricity at just 5p/kWh between the hours of 12.30am and 4.30am, allowing people to charge their cars for just a frac on of the day me cost for 70% less than a standard variable tariff from a Big 6 supplier.

Octopus EV has also partnered with myenergi, to offer the innova ve Zappi charge point, which automates charging to take advantage of these prices. Octopus can arrange the installa on of the Zappi via trusted installers that can help unlock the £500 home charge point grant from the government.

taking advantage of the poten al of smart meters with the Agile Octopus tariff, which lets customers see the fluctua ons in wholesale energy prices and adjust their usage accordingly. It’s just the beginning of how the company intends to use smart meter technology, which allows them to measure and record electricity usage in real- me and offer cheaper electricity when demand on the grid is low.

Fiona Howarth believes this will be a landmark year for electric vehicle adop on in the UK. “Tesla has revolu onised the market and now all other vehicle manufacturers are rapidly bringing their EVs to the market.

Think of the switch from analogue phones to smart phones - we’re in a similar transitory phase. If the Government can deliver on their EV plans, and we think they can, the carpark of tomorrow is going to look very different to the gas-guzzling lot of today.”

This world-first tariff is possible thanks to Octopus EV’s rela onship with Octopus Energy. The supplier is already

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BrilliantWMS A Specialist in Supply Management Technologies and Solutions

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ith a mission to remain obsessed with customers' needs and empowering agility to them Brilliant Info Systems Pvt. Ltd., India's premier Informa on Technology Services Company was incepted in 2002. Brilliant is a leading Service provider of broad Spectrum of IT Products, IT Projects, IT Services (EGovernance, Insurance, Manufacturing, Financial Sectors, and E-Commerce). It delivers unmatched business values to the customer through a combina on of process, excellent quality framework and service delivery. The company believes in providing the appropriate end to end business solu on that leverages technology for a dynamic environment where business and technology strategies are covered.

Brilliant works with large global corpora on and new genera on technology companies to build new services and implement prudent business technology in today's dynamic digital environment. It enables its clients to seamlessly integrate their changing business environment impera ves thereby enabling maximized benefits and returns.

Addi onally, Brilliant is also an offshore so ware outsourcing company with

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exper se in outsourced product development and custom enterprise applica on development services through a global delivery model. It has served many industry leader clients for many years. The company offers its services to Government, ISV's/IT services Manufacturing, Legal, Insurance ver cals etc. Brilliant have dedicated Microso Competency Centers which focus on solu ons and services based on Microso Technologies. Its Pune offshore development office (Global HQ) is a 100% export oriented unit (EOU) and its subsidiaries are situated at Australia, Duluth, GA, USA. A Comprehensive Approach Besides its wide range of services, Brilliant's cu ng edge solu ons include warehouse management, delivery management, and order management.

Brilliant's Delivery Management so ware (DMS) offers an online delivery app to facilitate quick and efficient delivery of the product. Its Warehouse Management Solu ons (WMS) offers and end-to-end supply chain solu on with op on to deploy in-premise or on the cloud to accommodate its client's big data. Its WMS is scalable and flexible offering integrated business applica on and plug-ins for invoicing, purchase,

logis cs, fleet management, project management, compliance management, payroll, account etc. Its order management system saves the me of businesses and keeps track of the order execu on and gauge poten al delays etc.

Brilliant's transporta on so ware solu on is designed to provide insights on the overall order management.

Businesses can customize the analy cs to view historical data on order, view driver performance, and analyze their customer's sa sfac on/complaints via user friendly graphics. Using the analy cs they can be be er prepared for the surge in orders and be er forecast delivery needs. In addi on, it also enables businesses to monitor live transport status and associated schedule impacts to apprise customers, minimize service issues via alerts allowing them to take a customercentric ac on before a failure, and allow accommoda on of new orders within exis ng schedules by making same-day services in reality.

The Key Architect Mr. Dnyanesh Borchate is the key architect of the BrilliantWMS project. He has More than 20 Years of Rich

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With Brilliant we provide Future innovative next generation solution to our customer across globe.

BrilliantWMS is the complete End to End Supply chain Solutions from Warehouse Design , E-Commerce Integration , Order Management , Warehousing Management , Delivery Management ,Vehicle Tracking ,3 PL Billing , Automation.

—Dnyanesh P. Borchate Brilliant Info Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Experience in IT Sector mostly as System Architect. He started the company with an aim to bring together the supply chain management and expert's knowledge and guidance to those who really need it at a frac on of the cost of conven onal transport law firms and advisors. He Handled 20 consul ng assignment at USA , EUROPE and in South East Asia, Published 2 technical Papers in Interna onal Journal. Also Filed Patent on Cloud broker Technologies.

As principal consultant, Dnyanesh is available to provide expert advice and guidance on ma ers concerning transport management and compliance issues across many different sectors. A qualified Engineer, Architect, teacher and trainer, he also has the talent and ability to impart knowledge in an easy to understand and effec ve manner.

Currently, his assignments include the opera onal management of a start-up haulage business and a number of projects managing very efficiently and successfully.

Brilliant Comprehensive DMS/OMS/Transport Management: Enterprises seeking efficiency in order to

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process delivery, a good transport management so ware is essen al. The system facilitates the teams to access the interface on the go, schedule pickup and deliveries. The order management system saves your me and keep track of the order execu on and gauge poten al delays etc.

The £18m turnover company, which operates a small fleet of five commercial vehicles and 20 trailers uses the cloud transport management so ware of Brilliant to improve the tracking of dozens of shipments being delivered to customer sites across the UK Inves ng in subscrip on-based cloud technology has enabled the packaging manufacturer to reduce the me taken to contact drivers to check on delivery schedules and vehicle loca ons.

Tes monials from Clienteles "We are very sa sfied and happy to have found Brilliant as our offshore Development partner. During our rela onship, Brilliant has developed a good understanding of our own vision and workflows and found a way to successfully complement our opera ons without causing any discon nui es or issues on our Side. Thanks for your con nuous support in this regard."- Mr

Maged Kamal - Director- Informa on Technology GWC (Qatar) "Brilliant WMS helped us go online for your business. It helped our employees, who work from home a lot. Accessing data from anywhere any me is like a windfall to us. The tools to generate analy cal reports etc. work quickly. Also, managing our leads, payments and other customer sa sfac on, this has indirectly increased our sales. It has helped us grow financially very well."David Cook - Project Manager-N Group Inc (USA) "The Services at Brilliant is simply the best What makes Brilliant so great is their a en on to detail, availability and most importantly, their knowledge and exper se to deliver on me and according to requirements Thanks to everyone at their team for making our projects exceed customer."- Mr.Mahesh Challuri - Manager-LEDD Technologies (UAE)

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Port TMS Enhancing Productivity with Exclusive Offering in Logistics

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roviding high quality services with best in class efficiency and consistency results to a be er understanding of organiza on in market. It is necessary for an organiza on to view learning as an opportunity which will eventually help them to set new goals and refine processes. Now, companies are working even closer with their customers and vendors and taking this as an opportunity in order to enhance the understanding of customers towards company’s offerings and opera ons.

Port TMS is a transporta on solu on provider with Shipper’s and 3PL’s in mind and facilita ng TL and LTL shipments quickly and efficiently through an engaging user experience plus func onal workflow automa on.

The company is also providing a pla orm in order to collec vely make improvements as opportuni es arise.

It is making a point to understand if any logis cal challenge that customer may face the company gives real solu on and draw posi ve outcomes.

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An Efficient TransPorta on Solu on At Port TMS, the goal is simply to provide so ware with real value.

Typically, one will find that so ware vendors sell modules or ers of versions from basic to advanced. The company provides one solu on that includes all the features and benefits at a fair price. Large and small customers all use the same version of so ware allowing for all customer’s to be er plan for the future. One example is its digital or electronic rate con, in Port TMS its included and the wording can easily be customized by the customer. It empowers the customer to take the advantage of all the features and automa ons that fits best for their business. 3PL’s can also use Port TMS to provide addi onal services to their shipper customers, providing logis c services and so ware technology.

A So ware Pundit Wayne Auer Chairman and Founder at Port TMS has spent most of his career

in the healthcare so ware industry and running a company that became the industry leader of the healthcare niche. While running the healthcare company Wayne and his team built the original Port TMS solu on and providing one of the first ra ng engines for the LTL market. That system which has been updated several mes over the years and became the founda on to build Port TMS. Wayne’s focus has always been to make the customer’s job more efficient plus deliver superb customer service.

Comprehensive Offering is Priority Staying focused can be a big challenge, the logis cs market is vast, and there are several avenues where so ware can improve efficiencies. But staying focused on the shipper and 3PL’s for Truck Load, LTL and Volume it is more important to develop a system that provides real value, and TMS so ware has shown that capability. Also, as the agent model is becoming increasingly popular with satellite offices the

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Sound planning is the backbone of solid software architecture; PORT plans our customers future today to let them succeed tomorrow.

—Wayne Auer Chairman and Founder

flexibility of cloud-based, and securitybased rolls for users make growing and adding outside agents a snap.

At Port TMS, the team is seeking to lead the market with comprehensive offerings and measure success through achieving customer’s reliability. The company will share customer’s goals of a successful and mely implementa on. And along the way, it will ask for feedback to ensure that every interac on leads to the same posi ve experience for Port TMS’s customers and its vendors. Port aims to deliver a stellar performance that customers will rave about and share with others.

Port TMS focuses on the word con nuity. It believes that customers want their transporta on and logis cs services to be seamless from their ERP, TMS, and Warehouse. Port TMS’s so ware integra ons developed with the aim so the customers can achieve seamless con nuity when systems working together and increase workflow, reduce labor cost, and gain profitability.

Customer Centric Approach

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As an organiza on, Port TMS keeps it simple by pu ng customers first.

Crea ng so ware that makes a person’s job much easier and efficient is the first and foremost approach but providing excellent customer service makes a company stand out from the crowd. The company believes that people s ll make a difference, the so ware must be excep onal, but

“The integrated CRM allows me to quickly generate sales leads and track my agents’ sales ac vi es” Zak Director of Sales

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success only comes from properly on boarding the customer and ensuring the tool works for the customer.

Promising Consistency

“Finally, I have a system where I can dispatch, set up carriers and post to load boards all in one place—and with the built-in text and email alerts, I don’t have to make as many check calls” Shane – Dispatch Supervisor “Since switching from Aljax 2 years ago to Port TMS the savings have allowed for us to contribute more money to the employee benefits plan!”

-Mary“Port TMS never goes down or off line unlike our previous TMS, and the training and support they provide has made us more confident to bring on new customer and service lanes” Tranner –brokerage owner

“Now if a customer calls wan ng load documents or status updates its one click away in Port” Cara - Customer Service

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Sustainable Shift

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ndustries in their true essence are the systems driven by technical excellence and customer satisfaction.

These two variables are the vital ingredients for any organisation to thrive in this competitive domain.

Unfortunately, not all the time these dimensions prove to be absolutely fruitful. Contingencies do strike! The Automotive sector is no exception to that.

One such history-defining challenge in the form emission norms had entered into the market back in 90s and its latest version has caused automotive industry to disrupt.

Constantly rising air pollution made lawmakers to establish few amendments for restoring the nature's balance. These amendments or regulations impose constraints in front of the firms making them to upgrade and update their tools.

To survive and succeed, automakers need to revise policies and strategies on different fronts including technology, infrastructure, recapitalization and

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marketing. This difficult balancing act where they have to enhance their expertise on the account of billions of dollars to be invested, and minimising the pass-on effect to customers, has sparked vigorous discussions in recent times.

An industry which has evolved astonishingly with passing time will evidently respond to this universal call towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Euro Standards, the first and foremost emission regulation ever formulated in the wake of astronomically growing pollution across the globe, were initiated in 1991. On its basis, California Air Resource Board (CARB), a primary institute which governs all emission related rules in US was made. CARB which works in tandem with Environmental Protection Agency (EPAs) is known for its stringent regulations which are adopted by most states in the country.

Ultimately, the issue which remains is how are the current automotive companies going to amend

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themselves to match these norms and appeal customers without tightening their budget at the same time? Thus, they are analysing keyways to adopting these strict emission norms and not losing their beloved customers as well.

1.Technological Innovations In the history of automobile, many revolutionary changes have been made. Be it the discovery of Spark Ignition or Compression Ignition engines, or the development of Electronic Traction Control system which employed a smooth integration of machine intelligence into mechanical power.

In this need of the hour, technical perfection has to stand up once again if automotive industries have to retain their title of change-makers. Thanks to many bright engineering minds, such ideas are kept surfacing which will help to reduce emissions from automobiles and simultaneously enhance fuel efficiency too. Higher mileage eventually helps to achieve lesser vehicular emissions.

Mechanisms like Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), Three Way Catalytic converter (TWC), Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI), Variable Valve Train (VVT), Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT), Turbochargers, Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF), On-Board Diagnostics with oxygen sensors and transmission-systems-provided-with-many gears can help to trap and reduce Nitrous oxides (NOx), Hydrocarbons(HC), carbon monoxide(CO) and particulate matter (PM). Additionally they have proved their prowess in enhancing mileage, realizing the dream of highly fuel efficient futuristic vehicles with zero or least emissions.

One more important aspect of these add-on systems is that they operate with a prerequisite condition of high graded fuel. Fuel quality of present days can hinder the flawless working of above mentioned equipment. Fuel with any amount of sulphur greater than 10 parts-permillion is considered ill-suited for the current infrastructure. Therefore, fuel refineries have to upgrade their machinery to achieve the desired quality. Good news is that Oil Marketing Companies have already gear up the process to upgrade their refinery infrastructure.

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2. Down-weighting is the key!

Many organisations employ a method where they opt for unconventional size accompanied with lightweight structure to fit in the regulations. For instance, instead of hunk sized SUVs, companies nowadays launch many SUVs having smaller sizes and much lighter in weight.

This can give them advantage in two ways. Firstly, with less intrinsic load to propel, vehicles achieve better mileage which is the most appealing factor for many of the buyers. Second thing is, production costs associated with shrunk size vehicles are proportionally smaller, further shrinking the actual cost a consumer has to bear.

Needless to say, reduction in size and weight together is merely a dream without materials having desired properties. Fortunately modern material science has blessed us with materials like Carbon fiber, Aluminium Alloy, Magnesium Alloy, Hybrid material and Polymer Composites which not only flaunt their lightweight characteristics but also their durability and wear resistance.

3. Green fuel powered vehicles Automobile fraternity is facing a paramount shift in terms of propelling power as newer, cleaner and cheaper alternatives are being introduced. From its introduction of SI and CI engines in late 19th century, they are a popular choice among mass and technocrats. But their environmental demerits are slowly pushing them towards extinction. Solar vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and gas powered vehicles can be the solutions for growing environmental pollution and depleting crude oil sources. As a wise has man said, “change is the only permanent thing in this world”, automakers have no choice than embracing these changes despite of their higher initial cost. However, the advantages it offers are countless and unquestionable.

4. Unorthodox Designs Until now people have used automobiles for connectivity, comfort and the means of carrying goods.

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widely used for intra-city connectivity is also equipped with larger trunk spaces which could have been avoided helping in reduction of overall weight and size.

Dedicated category of vehicles for dedicated purposes employing unique shapes seems a distant dream for now but certainly not impossible.

5. Spread the word!

Customers tend to have a problem in paying extra cash unless they know the long-term benefits and payback time of these accessories. A study shows that a EURO VI norm car which costs about $1000 more than its EURO V counterparts retrieves the investment within 2-3 years for enhanced fuel efficiency.

Protecting our mother Earth from harmful effects of pollution is a responsibility of every single individual to assure a healthier and greener environment to our future generations. Despite of initial investments which these amendments demand, they are essential for the very existence of this planet. An intensive marketing strategy about making people aware of the benefits received at the core can instil an appreciation of value over cost.

This can make the job easier for manufacturers.

6. Credit System: A tool for rectification Credit system is a depository system where if an automaker exceeds standards in early years, it can bank credits to use in future years with stringer standards. An interesting statistics revealed that last year, many automobile giants like Mercedes Benz, Honda could not mitigate the emissions to the level drafted by regulatory agencies. However, thanks to their previous years' credit points, they could manage to surpass the benchmark.

7. Lower profits with higher number of customers A prime hurdle while employing these technical modifications is that their cost is undoubtedly reflected in increased vehicle prices. This can discourage people from purchasing new automobiles resulting overall slowdown of the industry. After all, people pay vehicle producers for horsepower and not for environmental protection.

That being said, we should also face the reality check where bearing the whole cost isn't possible for any organisation. So, passing it on to the customers is the only way manufacturers have. But a chunk of those costs can be swallowed by lowering the profit margins. This strategy can make businesses survive without losing their customers.

Undoubtedly, emission regulations are the need of the hour with millions of vehicles rolling out in the market worsening the pollution issue globally. Conforming to them is of prime importance when considering the noble virtues of the efforts making this planet a better place to live. But succeeding and surviving in this transiently modifying world of connectivity, automobile industry has to adopt some changes and strategies. An industry with a history of marvellous inventions and a potential to shape the future will surely be on the driving seat while experiencing this sustainable awakening.

Some experts even call this credit score mechanism a daunting loophole which is compromising the serious efforts of environmental protection. However, while tightening the grip on vehicle pollutants, stricter emission standards like EURO VI, CARB and BS VI had to provide a breathing space for organisations.

Entrepreneurs can exploit this situation to some extent in case they fall marginally short of meeting the norms.

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