Company’s challenge

The main challenge is to consolidate shipments and maximize filling rates to benefit from more advantageous shipping rates and manage environmental impact. This requires:

• Consolidating shipments to make the best use of carrier tariff grids (threshold effects on volume, flexibility in quantities and shipping dates);
• Optimizing 3D loading of cylindrical drums (positioned flat or on edge) and pallets in trucks, accounting for item stability constraints, weight distribution, and last-in-first-out requirements;
• Creating optimal carrier assignments and delivery routes while considering each carrier’s regulatory and contractual constraints.

Solution provided

An all-in-one decision-support tool with a global approach that optimizes 3D loading plans, carrier assignments, and delivery sequencing in synergy. The result: 20% reduction in transportation costs and associated CO2 emissions, improved customer service quality, and pre-optimized routes transmitted to carriers.