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	Crane Worldwide Leverages Best-in-Class Technology to Deliver More Customized Services

Crane Worldwide Leverages Best-in-Class Technology to Deliver More Customized Services

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Remote Asset Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Crane needed to create a single, scalable platform for freight forwarding that was transparent, flexible, and could be easily integrated with multiple third-party applications and partner networks. Multiple logistics and supply chain legacy systems were cumbersome and disjointed. Freight forwarding and logistics information was siloed and error-prone. Processes were inconsistent, inefficient, time-consuming, and costly. There was a lack of visibility across global partners and an inability to respond quickly to changing business dynamics. Read More
About Customer	Crane Worldwide is a full-service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage, and logistics company headquartered in Houston, TX. The company operates globally and is built on the belief that they challenge the norm through five value propositions: Our People, Our Service Execution, Our Technology, Our Compliance and Quality Programs, and Our Account Management. Crane Worldwide offers logistics services for air, ocean, trucking, and customs brokerage, aiming to provide customized and efficient solutions to their clients. Read More
Solution	BluJay Solutions’ Transportation Management for Forwarders provided a single system to handle all of Crane Worldwide’s critical capabilities including global shipments, real-time visibility on goods and items in transit, comprehensive reporting and revenue snapshots, and connectivity to carriers and government regulatory agencies. The solution allowed for one platform and one view worldwide, configurable to local needs by region or customer. By selecting BluJay, Crane achieved its objective of deploying a single, scalable freight forwarding system supporting all of its global customers. A phased rollout allowed Crane to achieve results quickly, with U.S. operations deployed in less than four months, Latin America and Asia deployed within the first year, and the solution now live in 25 countries. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Remote Asset Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Crane needed to create a single, scalable platform for freight forwarding that was transparent, flexible, and could be easily integrated with multiple third-party applications and partner networks. Multiple logistics and supply chain legacy systems were cumbersome and disjointed. Freight forwarding and logistics information was siloed and error-prone. Processes were inconsistent, inefficient, time-consuming, and costly. There was a lack of visibility across global partners and an inability to respond quickly to changing business dynamics.

About Customer

Crane Worldwide is a full-service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage, and logistics company headquartered in Houston, TX. The company operates globally and is built on the belief that they challenge the norm through five value propositions: Our People, Our Service Execution, Our Technology, Our Compliance and Quality Programs, and Our Account Management. Crane Worldwide offers logistics services for air, ocean, trucking, and customs brokerage, aiming to provide customized and efficient solutions to their clients.

Solution

BluJay Solutions’ Transportation Management for Forwarders provided a single system to handle all of Crane Worldwide’s critical capabilities including global shipments, real-time visibility on goods and items in transit, comprehensive reporting and revenue snapshots, and connectivity to carriers and government regulatory agencies. The solution allowed for one platform and one view worldwide, configurable to local needs by region or customer. By selecting BluJay, Crane achieved its objective of deploying a single, scalable freight forwarding system supporting all of its global customers. A phased rollout allowed Crane to achieve results quickly, with U.S. operations deployed in less than four months, Latin America and Asia deployed within the first year, and the solution now live in 25 countries.

Impact #1	The single platform enabled Crane to transform and standardize global business processes, resulting in greater efficiency, fewer errors, better regulatory compliance, and lower costs.
Impact #2	BluJay’s platform automates carrier connectivity to industry partners including INTTRA, GT Nexus, Traxon, and OAG, and delivered critical regulatory compliance integrations including direct integration with U.S. Customs for AES and screening for denied parties, embargoed countries, and other essential compliance checks.
Impact #3	Crane now has an agile, global logistics operating platform that is enabling the company to achieve its growth objectives - now and for the future.

Impact #1

The single platform enabled Crane to transform and standardize global business processes, resulting in greater efficiency, fewer errors, better regulatory compliance, and lower costs.

Impact #2

BluJay’s platform automates carrier connectivity to industry partners including INTTRA, GT Nexus, Traxon, and OAG, and delivered critical regulatory compliance integrations including direct integration with U.S. Customs for AES and screening for denied parties, embargoed countries, and other essential compliance checks.

Impact #3

Crane now has an agile, global logistics operating platform that is enabling the company to achieve its growth objectives - now and for the future.

Benefit #1	U.S. operations deployed in less than four months.
Benefit #2	Latin America and Asia deployed within the first year.
Benefit #3	The solution is now live in 25 countries.

Benefit #1

U.S. operations deployed in less than four months.

Benefit #2

Latin America and Asia deployed within the first year.

Benefit #3

The solution is now live in 25 countries.

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Crane Worldwide Leverages Best-in-Class Technology to Deliver More Customized Services

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