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Value Delivered Through BluJay Solutions’ Logistics as a Service
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Procurement
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Fleet Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- Training
The Challenge
Converse to the company’s United States operating entity, CHEP Canada is responsible for paying the freight for 80 percent of all of its assets that are returning to their internal supply chain, 35 percent of issues to customers, and 100 percent of assets being transferred between plants. The previous process was manually managed through the use of spreadsheets generated from their ERP System. The company needed to properly complement their ERP System with an efficient TMS, while automating processes via BluJay’s Logistics as a Service (LaaS) team. CHEP Canada was also looking to gain enterprise visibility through standard KPI reporting formats and standardized general business practices. Leveraging BluJay's Logistics as a Service was seen as essential to keep moving the business forward to meet the marketplace’s ever-changing and dynamic demands.
About The Customer
CHEP Canada is the Canadian operating group of a global equipment pooling company, CHEP, founded in 1945. CHEP has $4.8B in global annual sales, operating across 50 countries, executing a Canadian freight spend of +$50M USD. This amount includes Northbound cross-border shipments of stock transfers, but does not include shipments of stock transfers into the US.
The Solution
Utilizing the paperless automated WebSettle® carrier payment processes, CHEP Canada was able to reduce carrier payment cycle time by 32 percent compared to their pre-TMS baseline. A reduction on top of these savings was also realized when the current FYTD was analyzed. On average, the client has realized an overall reduction since partnering with BluJay Solutions, while strengthening carrier-partner relationships through increased cash flow. Leveraging BluJay’s Logistics as a Service has enabled CHEP Canada to execute their daily operations through improved real-time visibility of orders and shipment status, utilizing the automated spot market to manage short-term capacity constraints, and leveraging the robust and advanced KPI reporting engine via BluJay’s Transportation Management. By engaging BluJay’s Procurement solution, an innovative transportation sourcing and procurement technology, a strategic and organized approach to lane-specific carrier capacity and pricing can be used to streamline the reoccurring RFP process many companies rely heavily on as part of delivering value to the bottom line. As a complement to Procurement, utilizing BluJay’s Global Trade Network also allows for price comparison from a collaborative and robust network.
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