QUICK FACTS A SINGLE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM IMPROVES MULTIPLE FACETS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
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improve services, and gain complete visibility through FOUNDED: the collaborative network. 1932 “Our suppliers can go to After a review of TMS the MTD portal to identify HEADQUARTERED: vendors, MTD selected all of the shipments and Valley City, OH BluJay Solutions as the releases that are due, and as Thousands of containers shipped best platform to automate they check those, it shows inbound and outbound annually processes and create a data from Transportation seamless, more efficient Management,” said MTD BUSINESS CHALLENGE: supply chain. BluJay’s Products’ VP Supply Chain. A company with global operaTransportation Management “This has helped us drive tions like MTD Products needs software gives MTD efficiencies both internally real-time visibility of inventory complete transportation and externally. This really and improved collaboration with functionality, as well as puts the ‘seamless’ in seamless suppliers and customers. transportation visibility and supply chain.” RESULTS: collaboration. Among the ongoing With a true SaaS Transportation MTD uses Transportation benefits that MTD Products Management technology platManagement to manage continues to receive from form, MTD has gained visibility every step of the BluJay’s platform are: and collaboration throughout transportation process, from IMPROVED VISIBILITY: its entire supply chain, reduced purchase orders for inbound Central data repository freight cost and dock transaclogistics, to interplant enables visibility for analysis tions, optimized shipments, and communication regarding of costs and performance increased productivity. customer orders, and measurement to uncover areas outbound logistics. for improvement. Additional benefits include: REDUCED COSTS: Initially MTD decreased ❯❯ Better visibility of both inbound and freight cost by 12% and increased productivity by outbound shipments 20% with the same number of people. Receiving ❯❯ Receiving orders automatically and tendering dock transactions have decreased 30%, meaning loads to carriers directly through the system less receipts, putaways, and material handling. ❯❯ Visibility of supplier routing guides, ensuring OPTIMIZED SHIPMENTS: LTL compared to compliance and accountability truckload has gone from 33% LTL down to 25% ❯❯ Improved process automation and LTL, resulting in a huge improvement to the optimization number of deliveries being made daily in addition to improving freight costs. COLLABORATION AND VISIBILITY INCREASED COLLABORATION: With over PROVIDE VALUE 500 suppliers in the US alone, collaboration Managing transportation with BluJay’s true SaaS ensures correct information to keep multiple technology has given MTD better coordination, production facilities running smoothly. control, and lower costs. Collaboration and visibility among MTD facilities, suppliers, and For more information: customers are two of the biggest improvements www.blujaysolutions.com since implementing Transportation Management. MTD takes advantage of the industry’s largest Global Trade Network, which empowers shippers, carriers, suppliers, and members to reduce costs,
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