Shippers: Efficient transport control between production and receiver
Every day, industry and trade companies face the challenge of reliably controlling the flow of goods, optimising costs and, at the same time, responding flexibly to market requirements. Continuous digital process control is becoming increasingly important, especially with the growing variety of options, international supply chains and dynamic transport markets.
At a glance:
The transport management system (TMS) CarLo breaks down these silos. The software serves as a central link between your existing system environment and the transport market by connecting ERP data, planning decisions and external logistics partners on a single, highly automated platform.
CarLo features:
Intelligent workflows for industry and trade networks
CarLo eliminates operational complexity at the interfaces of goods management and the logistics market through deep system integration, intelligent algorithms and data-based transparency.
Comprehensive ERP integration and system connection
- Bidirectional interfaces Fully automated reconciliation of order data, delivery status notifications and consignment details with systems like SAP, Navision, AS400 and other ERP systems.
- Open system architecture: Flexible integration into highly complex, existing IT landscapes to eliminate isolated data silos.
- Centralised data availability: All transport-relevant key figures and documents are available for evaluations across departments and in real time.
AI-supported service provider management and network planning
- AI-based transport company allocation: The system selects the most economical and suitable freight carrier based on rules or using intelligent algorithms.
- Digital partner integration: External logistics service providers are integrated directly into the digital communication and status workflow.
- Central planning interface: Coordination of the entire transport network, from factory transport to external fleets, in one uniform cockpit.
Transparent cost control and strategic optimisation
- Real-time freight cost calculation: Immediate and precise calculation of expected transport costs directly during order creation.
- Automated auditing: System-based reconciliation of incoming sales invoices with the specified rates to quickly identify calculation errors.
- Algorithm-based tour optimisation: Prevention of expensive empty trips and optimised utilisation of loading capacities to actively reduce CO2 and costs.
Case study
SUND GmbH + Co. KG
SUND GmbH + Co. KG demonstrates how modern industry and trade logistics works in practice. As part of the implementation of an automated high-bay warehouse, Soloplan’s transport management system CarLo was also introduced to efficiently manage the increasing complexity of goods transactions.
This integration enabled the company to significantly optimise production and transport planning whilst considerably reducing administrative effort.
Thanks to the use of CarLo, SUND was able to achieve the following successes:
- Significant time savings: Reduction of daily planning and administrative effort from several hours to around half an hour.
- Optimised production and transport planning: Efficient management of goods transactions in combination with the high-bay warehouse.
- Seamless system integration: Linking transport and production processes within a centralised solution.
- Higher process efficiency: Faster processes through automation and digital workflows.
- Future-proof scalability: Extension of usage, e.g. via automatic auditing.
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Our TMS CarLo is used everywhere–in medium-sized companies, global corporations, forwarding companies and in the shipping industry–for global multimodal transports as well as for national orders and local transport.