Today's market trends are volatile with the entire supply chain being disrupted by various events such as COVID-19, political unrest, emerging technologies, and changing customer expectations. Leading industries such as CPG, chemicals, manufacturing, food production and processing, and oil & gas are plagued by uncertainty and disruption, especially about its logistics network. These industries are under a lot of pressure to deliver their goods faster and provide better service at the minimum cost possible.
Thus, the shift to digitalization is crucial to improve the capacity to move goods across transportation networks. Digitalization can greatly help track shipment in real-time and lead to faster, better-informed decisions.
Various constraints such as great distances between supply chain partners, shipping lead time, and its associated costs can upset suppliers relating to service levels with its customers. To optimize speed and traceability while containing freight costs, you need a best-in-class solution that can:
Utilizing integrated solutions via digital workflows that can collaborate and connect with partners to see across the network can be game-changing.
Automation eliminates manual processes in collecting and processing data. Additionally, the use of automated shipping and tracking solutions is essential in finding optimal routes for shipment. This can reduce fuel costs and provide efficient ways to consolidate exports/imports at customs
Using sensors and connected devices for tracking deliveries and monitoring assets are vital in gaining end-to-end visibility into transport activities. Barcodes and RFIDs are used to track and trace shipments while GPS trackers, IoT sensors, and smart pallets are increasingly being utilized in combination with data analytics to enable access to the location and condition of the shipment in real-time.
SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) offers holistic and innovative transportation management and comprehensive process and multimodal coverage. With SAP TM, leading industries in need of logistics can expect improved on-time delivery and get real-time visibility into global and multi-modal shipping. Its powerful analytics capabilities empower companies to maximize asset use and control freight costs without negatively impacting the customer experience.
Let Ropaar be your implementation partner that will help tailor the right SAP TM solution approach that is aligned with your unique logistical challenges. Our services include:
To learn more about how Ropaar and SAP TM can optimize speed and traceability while containing your freight costs, request a demo today!