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Europe’s Freight & Cargo Leader Drives Efficiency and Security with Analytics

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Fleet Management Inventory Management
Services	Data Science Services System Integration
Challenge	TimoCom, Europe’s leading provider of freight and vehicle exchange services, was faced with the challenge of managing 450,000 freight offers per day and 30,000 warehouse/logistics options with efficiency and security. The business was complicated by the varied operational and regulatory requirements and languages of different countries. Company leaders recognized early on that sustained business growth would require improved performance and deeper insights into its international operations. In the transport and freight forwarding industry, orders tend to be large and represent a large investment on the part of the customer. Criminal organizations sometimes monitor and prey upon transport networks, attempting to steal valuable freight in transit. Read More
About Customer	TimoCom is Europe’s leading provider of freight and vehicle exchange services. The company revolutionized Europe’s transport sector by creating an electronic marketplace for freight and vehicle exchange. It’s a fast-paced business complicated by the varied operational and regulatory requirements and languages of different countries. Today, TimoCom is a €42 million company managing 450,000 daily cargo space and freight offers from more than 100,000 users. Read More
Solution	TimoCom chose the Actian Analytics Platform™ and the Actian Vector Analytics Database based on the advantages of a massively parallel processing architecture with columnar structure, adaptive compression, compiled queries, high-speed interconnectivity and in-memory analytics. By integrating the Actian solution with its TC Truck & Cargo and TC eBid applications, TimoCom can track and report on transport and warehousing contracts, and optimize vehicle fleet and warehouse capacity and utilization, accelerating time-to-insight across the transport chain. With Actian Vector, TimoCom can quickly detect and analyze suspicious or irregular activities at any point in the transport chain, helping to ensure a more secure and reliable experience for customers. TimoCom is also extending its use of the Actian Analytics Platform as an enterprise-wide solution. Actian Action Apps™ provide an ideal solution to develop custom mobile apps that empower TimoCom staff with valuable insights into their transport services, anytime and anywhere. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Fleet Management

Inventory Management

Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Challenge

TimoCom, Europe’s leading provider of freight and vehicle exchange services, was faced with the challenge of managing 450,000 freight offers per day and 30,000 warehouse/logistics options with efficiency and security. The business was complicated by the varied operational and regulatory requirements and languages of different countries. Company leaders recognized early on that sustained business growth would require improved performance and deeper insights into its international operations. In the transport and freight forwarding industry, orders tend to be large and represent a large investment on the part of the customer. Criminal organizations sometimes monitor and prey upon transport networks, attempting to steal valuable freight in transit.

About Customer

TimoCom is Europe’s leading provider of freight and vehicle exchange services. The company revolutionized Europe’s transport sector by creating an electronic marketplace for freight and vehicle exchange. It’s a fast-paced business complicated by the varied operational and regulatory requirements and languages of different countries. Today, TimoCom is a €42 million company managing 450,000 daily cargo space and freight offers from more than 100,000 users.

Solution

TimoCom chose the Actian Analytics Platform™ and the Actian Vector Analytics Database based on the advantages of a massively parallel processing architecture with columnar structure, adaptive compression, compiled queries, high-speed interconnectivity and in-memory analytics. By integrating the Actian solution with its TC Truck & Cargo and TC eBid applications, TimoCom can track and report on transport and warehousing contracts, and optimize vehicle fleet and warehouse capacity and utilization, accelerating time-to-insight across the transport chain. With Actian Vector, TimoCom can quickly detect and analyze suspicious or irregular activities at any point in the transport chain, helping to ensure a more secure and reliable experience for customers. TimoCom is also extending its use of the Actian Analytics Platform as an enterprise-wide solution. Actian Action Apps™ provide an ideal solution to develop custom mobile apps that empower TimoCom staff with valuable insights into their transport services, anytime and anywhere.

Impact #1	Built high-performance analytics into entire transport chain, gaining real-time insight into daily marketplace operations and beefing up security.
Impact #2	Optimized vehicle fleet and warehouse capacity and utilization, accelerating time-to-insight across the transport chain.
Impact #3	Quickly detected and analyzed suspicious or irregular activities at any point in the transport chain, helping to ensure a more secure and reliable experience for customers.

Impact #1

Built high-performance analytics into entire transport chain, gaining real-time insight into daily marketplace operations and beefing up security.

Impact #2

Optimized vehicle fleet and warehouse capacity and utilization, accelerating time-to-insight across the transport chain.

Impact #3

Quickly detected and analyzed suspicious or irregular activities at any point in the transport chain, helping to ensure a more secure and reliable experience for customers.

Benefit #1	Managing 450,000 daily cargo space and freight offers from more than 100,000 users.

Benefit #1

Managing 450,000 daily cargo space and freight offers from more than 100,000 users.

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Europe’s Freight & Cargo Leader Drives Efficiency and Security with Analytics

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