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C A S E S T U D I E SC A S E S T U D I E S
METAL& STEEL
STEEL / WIRE & COAT INGS
€4.4B ILLION
BEKAERTCORPORATIONBEKAERTCORPORATIONBEKAERTCORPORATIONDEVELOPSACONTROLLABLEFREIGHTSTRATEGYINNORTHAMERICA
CUSTOMERCUSTOMERBekaertisaworldmarketandtechnologyleaderinsteelwiretransformationandcoatingtechnologies.Thecompanypursuestobethepreferredsupplierforitssteelwireproductsandsolutionsbycontinuouslydeliveringsuperiorvaluetoitscustomersworldwide.BekaertCorporation,asubsidiaryofBelgium-basedNVBekaertSA(EuronextBrussels:BEKB),wasestablishedin1880andisaglobalcompanywithalmost30,000employeesworldwide.Inlate2015,BekaertCorporationimplementedtheTransporeonplatformtohelpalignstrategicsourcingandexecutionaltransportationmanagementacrossitsNorthAmericanoperations.
"Fromacommercialaspect,Transporeonallowedforahigherleveloftransparencyandtheabilitytobuildacontrolledstrategyforthe
transportationspendofthebusiness."
MattWatring,TransportationsourcingmanagerNorthAmericaBekaertCorporation
CHALLENGESCHALLENGESEachplantwasresponsibleforitsownlogisticsandfreightmanagement,resultingindisconnectedschedulingactivitiesbetweentheplantandcentraltransportationLackoftransparencyaroundthewaycarrierswerebeingselectedandmeasuredFreightassignmenttocarrierswashandledmanuallythroughphonecallsandemailShippingfacilitieswereexperiencingdockcongestionandaccumulatinghighdetentionchargesresultingfrompoorvisibilityintoon-sitetruckactivity
SOLUTIONSOLUTIONAllfiveofBekaert’sU.S.manufacturingfacilitiesplusthreeadditionalbusinessunitsnowusetheTransporeonplatform,achieving:
“Controltower”transportationmanagementusingTransporeonShipmentExecutionTransporeonShipmentExecutionintegratedwithBekaert’sSAPplatformforvisibilityandaccurateinformationexchangeacrossbothenvironmentsValidationofspotmarket-basedfreightassignmentusingacompetitivebidmodelwithTransporeon“BestCarrier”Transporeon“BestCarrier”AutomatedshipmentexecutionthroughTransporeon“BestCarrier”Transporeon“BestCarrier”and“No-TouchOrder”“No-TouchOrder”Moreeffectiveplanningcapabilitiesandeasiervalidation—orevenrejection—ofcarrierdetentionfeeswithTransporeonTimeSlotManagementTransporeonTimeSlotManagement
RESULTSRESULTS
EASEOFREPORTINGSignificantreductionincarrierpaymentprocessingeffortwithquickerissueresolution
BETTERPLANNING&EXECUTIONAn“appointment-only”modelensurestimeslotsaresetuptomatchshippingcapacity
TRANSPARENCYAbilitytoindependentlyvalidatetendersassignedtolowest-costproviderinanaudit-proofsystem
MORECONTROLTransportationforincomingfreight,returnsandLTLisnowcentralizedandmuchsimplergiventheabilitytohandlemorevolumewithlesseffort
TransporeonGmbHStadtregal/[email protected]
