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MTD increases Efficiency, visibility, and collaboration with BluJay Solutions
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Consumer Goods
- Retail
- Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Fleet Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Predictive Maintenance
- Process Control & Optimization
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
MTD Products Inc., a global leader in outdoor power equipment, faced significant transportation challenges due to its complex global operations. The company needed real-time visibility of shipments, improved collaboration with suppliers and customers, and a reduction in manual processes. Additionally, MTD aimed to enhance cost-effectiveness across all logistics facets. The company decided to implement a Transportation Management System (TMS) to optimize supply chain costs and address these challenges. The goals for the TMS implementation included creating a seamless supply chain domestically and internationally, providing visibility of product and global regulations paperwork, increasing collaboration among facilities, suppliers, and customers, automating processes to improve productivity, and gaining access to real-time accurate data for analytics and better decision-making.
About The Customer
MTD Products Inc., founded in 1932 and headquartered in Valley City, Ohio, is a worldwide leader in outdoor power equipment. The company manufactures a wide range of products, including lawn mowers, snow throwers, utility vehicles, trimmers, chain saws, leaf blowers, log splitters, and tillers, catering to both residential and commercial markets. MTD's products are sold online and internationally through various distribution channels, including home improvement stores, hardware stores, mass retailers, independent dealers, and farm supply stores. With facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, China, and Australia, MTD's operations involve shipping approximately 3,000 inbound and 2,500 outbound containers annually. The company handles around 45,000 loads in the first six months of the year, amounting to about 300 million pounds of freight. Given the global nature of its business, MTD has a significant need for information visibility from all over the world.
The Solution
MTD Products Inc. selected BluJay Solutions as the best platform to automate processes and create a seamless, more efficient supply chain. BluJay's Transportation Management provides MTD with complete transportation functionality, visibility, and collaboration. The platform manages every step of the transportation process, from purchase orders for inbound logistics to interplant communication regarding customer orders and outbound logistics. Additional benefits include better visibility of both inbound and outbound shipments, automatic order receiving, direct load tendering to carriers, visibility of supplier routing guides, and improved process automation and optimization. BluJay's true SaaS technology has given MTD better coordination, control, and lower costs. The collaboration and visibility among MTD facilities, suppliers, and customers have significantly improved since implementing Transportation Management. MTD leverages the industry's largest Global Trade Network, empowering shippers, carriers, suppliers, and members to reduce costs, improve services, and gain complete visibility through the collaborative network.
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