Industry Overview

The logistics industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, largely due to the growth of eCommerce and the increasing demand for faster, more efficient delivery. According to Statista, the global logistics market is expected to reach $12.2 trillion by 2022, with Asia-Pacific being the largest market for logistics services.

To address these challenges, logistics companies are turning to technology solutions such as cloud computing, automation, and data analytics. According to a report by Mordor Intelligence, the global logistics automation market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.6% from 2021 to 2026.

Challenge

As a logistics company specializing in 20 years of eCommerce delivery and located throughout the US, our client enjoyed massive growth with the rise in eCommerce delivery after COVID. However, to support such rapid growth, the company needed to ensure that its operations could keep up with customer expectations for on-time, accurate, and fast delivery. Applying its entrepreneurial mindset to its supply chain, the company recognized the need to move to a leaner, more efficient, and automated operation that leverages digital technology and expert talent to reduce business risks, lower costs, and meet the demanding customer expectations.

Approach: How Advatix Cloudsuite™ Helped

Advatix Cloudsuite™ implemented various solutions and capabilities to enhance the logistics company’s operations, streamline their processes, and improve efficiency. This included developing customized workflows, providing multiple order entry options, introducing containerization for easy pallet movement, integrating with carriers, and offering a ‘Request for Quote’ feature.

Customized Workflows to Provide Full Coverage to the Company’s Client:

Advatix Cloudsuite™ designed and developed customized workflows to provide full coverage for our customer’s clients. The workflows were tailored to the specific requirements of their each client, including the ability to generate custom barcode labels, obtain carrier shipping labels directly without holding inventory, and fulfill orders where our customer has ownership of their client’s inventory. Additionally, the workflows provided three ways of order entry to streamline the process for our customer and their clients.

Cross Dock to Move from Manual to Automated Logistics Processes:

Advatix Cloudsuite™ introduced capabilities such as Cross Dock to strengthen our customer’s transportation network with an ability in the system to create custom regional and national small parcel (NSP) boards. This enabled the user to set up routing tables that assist in the sorting and shipping of packages, improving transportation efficiency and reducing costs.

Package Sorting to Improve Accuracy:

The platform enabled the ability to sort packages by carrier, product group, and their manifest location. This allowed for accurate tracking of packages and helped reduce mis-shipments. Along with a visual dashboard that allowed operators to see where shipment volume is distributed to, within the warehouse. This birds-eye view supported the ability to adjust labor to where the work was in a timely fashion, improving quality and reducing sort jams and backups.

Containerization for Easy Pallet Movement:

Advatix Cloudsuite™ introduced the process of containerization for easy pallet movement with a visual dock planning dashboard that visually represents the movement of containers or pallets from the sorting area to the shipping lanes. As pallets are scanned to the lane, a centralized logistics planner is able to see the percentage of trailers or trucks that are ready to be loaded. This helped improve load capacity and decrease mis-shipped pallets while it improved utilization and reduced transportation spend.

Carrier Integration:

Platform allowed customer to integrate with several regional and national carriers with included features such as ASR since the accounts are licensed to ship alcohol and with several line hauls and lower-level transportation companies on an as-needed basis. This allowed for seamless integration with various carriers and helped reduce shipping costs. Additionally, it improved visibility by connecting the transportation tracking timestamps to the order level.

Request for Quote:

Platform provided the ability to ‘Request for Quote’ for shipments to be delivered, with notifications for the request broadcasted to all the carriers within a network. This module enabled the centralization of 3PL transportation to be booked and managed in one dashboard. This then connects to the operations dashboards to enable the operators on the dock to have easy access to the transportation information without crossing between multiple systems. This helped improve transparency and allowed clients to compare pricing and select the best option for their needs.

Value Delivered

By embedding intelligent operations, this company ensured accurate and on time delivery, streamlined processes, and enhanced customer service, becoming a billion-dollar player in the global logistics market.