UPM
- Global paper, pulp and timber manufacturer
- Turnover of €11+ BN, shipping 50K containers a year (175,000 TUE) with over 12,000 tonnes of airfreight, 520K truckloads, 52K vessels and 19K rail wagons
Implemention of an integrated platform across business lines
Services Used
Implementation
evolv Applications
Logistics Platform
Managed Services
Consulting & Advisory
TMS Assessment
WMS
Automated Testing
Cloud Migration
AMC
Business Drivers / Challenges
- Pressure for process improvement through a common logistics platform
- Need to realise cost efficiencies through optimisation and shipment planning
- Incorporation of supply & demand allocation as part of an integrated planning & execution system standardisation
- Improve service levels to customers and business units
Solutions
- Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) implemented across all transport modes: road, ocean & air
- End-to-end implementation – order, planning, execution, reporting
- Integration with multiple systems: WMS, SAP & legacy applications of sea freight
- Post-implementation support
Results
- Single uniform systems across the business, with saving in maintenance for legacy systems
- Reduction in personnel FTE‘s
- Centralisation of planning
- Enabled an electronic UPM customs clearance solution
- Centralisation of data in MIS allowing better logistics purchasing
- Optimisation of ocean booking
- Routing and payload optimisation leading to 5% off transport cost in accumulated net saving
- Access to group transportation contracts to secure best freight rates
- Operational efficiency in transportation planning, both domestic and international
- Ability to track and trace all transports
- Provide information for better inventory management and financial control
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