MAZDA
- Turnover €28 Billion
- Over 47,000 Employees
- Founded in 1920, HQ in Hiroshima, Japan
- Principal Products: four-wheeled vehicles, diesel engines, gasoline reciprocating engines, automatic & manual transmissions for vehicles
"evolv is efficiently intertwined with Oracle Transportation Management to allow users to upload master data at a high speed which results in a quick implementation."
Lara De Mattia, Export Specialist
Services Used
Implementation
evolv Applications
Logistics Platform
Managed Services
Consulting & Advisory
TMS Assessment
WMS
Automated Testing
Cloud Migration
AMC
Business Drivers / Challenges
- Scope: Parts Export Process, i.e. outbound flow of service parts to support maintenance and repair for all Mazda vehicles across Europe and other counties for which Mazda Logistics is responsible
- Implement TMS platform to accommodate Mazda Logistics strategy
- Replace manual processes supported by Excel and Access
Solutions
- Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) selected as the TMS
- Implementation covering Order Management – Planning – Transportation Booking – Dock Door Scheduling – Tariff-loading process (using evolv as a data management accelerator)
- Integrated to a number of internal and external systems, established a foundation / platform for further integrations
- Automated shipment documentation and GL code assignment
- Implemented both carrier self-billing and manual invoice matching process
Results
- Central transport data repository
- Unique references generated by OTM rather than manual.
- Carrier response via an online portal or email link
- Replaces the TS reports
- Streamlined process for loading master data, rates & locations
- First step towards one rate-repository for all rates + inquiry capability
- A ready-for-future SOA based integration platform
- Self-billing for carriers
- CMR – Shipping instructions – Hazmat documentation