System Integration
"This solution has created more than $3 million in value (and counting).”
A comprehensive and intelligent order management platform helps a plastics distributor thrive in a competitive industry. Right from the start, this client was clear that a customized integration solution was crucial to the success of its supply chain management partnership with UTS.
We worked closely with top executives and the client's Information Systems team to define and implement a solution. Now our system autonomously loads supply chain data into order records as they progress from receipt to delivery. Human data entry is minimal and the solution scales with order flow volatility.
Result: “This solution has created more than $3 million in value (and counting),” the CFO wrote in a testimonial for UTS.
Key deliverables of UTS solution:
- Embeds rate estimate, shipment entry, and delivery status tools into the client's order management platform.
- Uses the order ID number to autofill the shipment record with shipper, consignee, and product information.
- Writes pricing information, carrier assignment, and shipment status updates to the order record.
- Minimizes human data entry and scales with order flow volatility.
Load Consolidation
Inbound cost savings of 21.4%
A shipment frequency analysis done by our Logistics Analysis department found several suppliers shipping freight three times a week, sometimes more. UTS developed a comprehensive plan to consolidate this inbound freight into fewer, heavier shipments, presented it to management, and collaborated on its implementation.
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Milk Run Engineering
Cost savings of 4.4% as well as higher operational efficiency for stores.
A regional retailer was restocking its stores with LTL shipments from warehouses and key suppliers. Our Logistics Analysis realized that this model was inefficient because LTL shipments deliver at various times during the day, often when the stores were open.
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Warehouse Utilization
Cost savings and recovery of 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
A Tier 1 automotive supplier faced a supply chain dilemma. It sourced international material in bulk to keep costs down, but then stored the material in a manufacturing area that was already tight for space.
The client asked UTS for a JIT solution that would deliver smaller quantities on a more frequent basis. However, this would increase sourcing costs more than 20%.
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Carrier Consolidation
Higher operating efficiency by reducing the number of carriers making deliveries.
As many as ten carriers a day were trying to make pickups at a client’s three shipping docks. Adding to the problem was the fact that the pickups usually occurred within a time window of just a couple hours. The result was a lot of overtime pay and missed pickups when carriers weren’t able to wait in line.
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E-commerce Integration
Automate shipping rates and fulfillment for any e-commerce platform.
Universal Traffic Service can help you grow online by integrating supply chain management into an e-commerce platform. Customers see shipping options during the buying process and tracking information once orders ship, while you get real-time visibility and control over the supply chain elements of online order fulfillment.
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Network Engineering
Net cost reduced from 11 cents to 8 cents per pound.
Our Logistics Analysis experts achieved significant savings for an automotive parts manufacturer with locations in Ohio and Kentucky. Shipments from key suppliers are now organized into four regional milk runs.
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