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BUSINESS IMPACT: The use of Noodle. ai’s apps added a system of intelligence to Transplace’s operation and helped Transplace fully leverage its large network and achieve optimal transportation costs and service benefits for its shipper customers. By partnering with Noodle. ai, the company experienced lower exposure to the spot market and reduced carrier costs by building probabilistic itineraries that reduced empty miles while increasing acceptance rates. Transplace is expecting a 10-percent reduction in transportation costs and upwards of $7 million in savings for shippers. ENABLER: OPTRICITY — www.optricity.com CUSTOMER: Global healthcare equipment
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PROJECT GOALS: Increase picking productivity, reduce replenishments and stock-outs, and decrease cycle time
through the selected scenario, OptiSlot was able to highlight via heatmaps and associated reports expected slotting optimization results. When comparing the current state to the selected scenario, the team saw a 12.97-percent increase in lines per hour and 19.6-percent decrease in travel times, resulting in an overall increase in productivity. Replenishments were reduced by 15.85 percent and total costs were reduced by 11.48 percent, giving much-needed improvements that the company could benefit from.
ENABLER: RATELINX — www.ratelinx.com CUSTOMER: Rockwell Automation PROJECT GOALS: Improve transport
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SOLUTIONS: Intelligent Invoice Management, Integrated Data Platform BUSINESS IMPACT: Since using RateLinx’s intelligent invoice management DaaS, Rockwell Automation has captured freight data from its invoices and runs it through a modeling environment that produces information that can make more precise shipping decisions in real time. The project has yielded considerable benefits to the company’s transportation execution, as well. For inbound freight, the company achieved real-time access to clean, precise data and has produced more accurate monthly reports of missed savings and route violations, enabling more strategic long-term decisions and collaborative work with suppliers. The smoother workflow has made a difference for employees. RateLinx’s DaaS provides a single interface for research and quoting activities, compared with the sources and systems.
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ENABLER: SWANLEAP — www.swanleap.com CUSTOMER: Leading snack and ingredient nut
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SOLUTIONS: OptiSlot DC Software BUSINESS IMPACT: By running actual orders
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PROJECT GOAL: Improve efficiencies in supply chain and cut transportation costs SOLUTIONS: TMS with Lightning Integration BUSINESS IMPACT: As a result of leveraging SwanLeap’s system and services, the client is on track to meet its cost savings goal of $1.25 million. In addition, the client is experiencing the
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