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Transportation Planning - Minimize Spending While Improving Customer ServiceBuilding an effective transportation plan requires that you determine the best shipping methods by meeting the customer’s requirement at the lowest cost. Manually preparing your plan is challenging because of the volume of transactions, the entire network of shipments and the large number of potential carriers and contracts. By automating the planning process with CatalystCommand™ Transportation Planning, you’ll be able to significantly improve your carrier performance, customer service and reduce your annual transportation costs.
With Transportation Planning, you can shop for the right carrier at the lowest cost, determine the best routes and rates, and consolidate and build loads for greatest efficiency. You can also consider parcel, less than truckload (LTL) and truckload (TL) or any combination thereof to create the best plan.
The system includes the following key features: |
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Freight Shopping determines the most cost effective way to move a package or shipment by selecting carriers based on service capability, delivery time, and cost. |
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Routing and Rating determines the best route at the best rate by identifying qualified service providers and calculating the cost associated with each carrier and service level so that you can make shipping decisions based on lowest cost, delivery time, or favorability. Rating incorporates major parcel carrier raters such as Airborne, DHL, FedEx, UPS, USPS, an LTL/TL rater, and other popular third-party raters such as CZAR Lite. The system enables you to also create contracts that apply a discount to an industry standard tariff, use a carrier defined rate base, or define ad hoc rates. |
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Consolidation and Load Building provides significant cost savings by taking advantage of weight breaks, zone skipping, or changes in mode of transportation. The system takes multiple LTL and parcel shipments from one origin to one or multiple destinations in an effort to group them together to build a full truck or multi-stop truck load. Compliance requirements are always followed, eliminating errors and the need for expedited services to meet customer service levels. |
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| Catalyst’s Transportation Planning is a part of the Catalyst Transportation Management suite, which also includes Execution and Reconciliation. |
Realize Profits Quickly
With CatalystCommand Transportation Planning, you’ll generate increased profits quickly:
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Reduce transportation spend |
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Maximize capacity utilization |
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Reduce errors and premium shipments |
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Decrease inventory and risk |
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Eliminate outside service costs |
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Reduce labor and maintenance costs by centrally managing the transportation network |
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Improve customer service and compliance |
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Increase profitability and competitive advantage |
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Reduce personnel/administrative cost associated with transportation management |
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