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Burris Logistics Case Study

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage Retail
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Burris Logistics, a family-owned business operating for 89 years, was facing a significant challenge. The company, which provides retail and food distribution, warehousing, and transportation solutions, was struggling with a time-consuming integration cycle. This cycle was negatively impacting the company's bottom line, eating into profits and reducing efficiency. The company needed to streamline this process to improve its operations and financial performance. The focus was to simplify and accelerate trading partner integration and efficiently manage complex data capture and transfer. Read More
About Customer	Burris Logistics is a family-owned and operated business that has been in operation for 89 years. The company specializes in retail and food distribution, providing warehousing and transportation solutions to its clients. It operates 15 refrigerated warehouses, making it a significant player in the logistics industry. Despite its long history and established operations, the company was facing challenges that were impacting its bottom line. These challenges centered around the integration cycle, which was time-consuming and inefficient. Read More
Solution	To address the challenges it was facing, Burris Logistics turned to EXTOL Business Integrator (EBI). This solution was designed to streamline the integration process, reducing the time it took to implement trading partner interfaces by one third. In addition to speeding up the process, EBI also reduced errors through automated exception handling. This meant that the company could deploy integration without the need for custom programming, further simplifying the process and reducing the resources required. The implementation of EBI represented a significant step forward for Burris Logistics, enabling it to overcome the challenges it was facing and improve its operations. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Retail

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Burris Logistics, a family-owned business operating for 89 years, was facing a significant challenge. The company, which provides retail and food distribution, warehousing, and transportation solutions, was struggling with a time-consuming integration cycle. This cycle was negatively impacting the company's bottom line, eating into profits and reducing efficiency. The company needed to streamline this process to improve its operations and financial performance. The focus was to simplify and accelerate trading partner integration and efficiently manage complex data capture and transfer.

About Customer

Burris Logistics is a family-owned and operated business that has been in operation for 89 years. The company specializes in retail and food distribution, providing warehousing and transportation solutions to its clients. It operates 15 refrigerated warehouses, making it a significant player in the logistics industry. Despite its long history and established operations, the company was facing challenges that were impacting its bottom line. These challenges centered around the integration cycle, which was time-consuming and inefficient.

Solution

To address the challenges it was facing, Burris Logistics turned to EXTOL Business Integrator (EBI). This solution was designed to streamline the integration process, reducing the time it took to implement trading partner interfaces by one third. In addition to speeding up the process, EBI also reduced errors through automated exception handling. This meant that the company could deploy integration without the need for custom programming, further simplifying the process and reducing the resources required. The implementation of EBI represented a significant step forward for Burris Logistics, enabling it to overcome the challenges it was facing and improve its operations.

Impact #1	The implementation of EXTOL Business Integrator (EBI) resulted in a decrease in the time to implement trading partner interfaces by one third.
Impact #2	The solution also reduced errors through automated exception handling, improving the accuracy and reliability of the integration process.
Impact #3	The company was able to deploy integration without the need for custom programming, simplifying the process and reducing the resources required.

Impact #1

The implementation of EXTOL Business Integrator (EBI) resulted in a decrease in the time to implement trading partner interfaces by one third.

Impact #2

The solution also reduced errors through automated exception handling, improving the accuracy and reliability of the integration process.

Impact #3

The company was able to deploy integration without the need for custom programming, simplifying the process and reducing the resources required.

Benefit #1	Time to implement trading partner interfaces decreased by one third.

Benefit #1

Time to implement trading partner interfaces decreased by one third.

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