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	IFCO North America Partners with BluJay Solutions to Optimize Transportation Management

IFCO North America Partners with BluJay Solutions to Optimize Transportation Management

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Data Science Services System Integration
Challenge	Unprecedented market transport conditions led to higher spot market utilization and ultimately higher transportation spend. IFCO needed analysis and solutions to reduce spend, improve primary carrier tender acceptance, decrease use of spot market, increase intermodal conversions, and shorten order lead times. Read More
About Customer	IFCO North America is a leading provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh products, serving over 300 retailers and 14,000 producers across five continents. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a North American office in Tampa, Florida, IFCO has established itself as a key player in the logistics and transportation industry. The company focuses on delivering sustainable and efficient solutions for the transportation of fresh products, leveraging its extensive network and expertise to meet the demands of a global market. Read More
Solution	IFCO North America selected BluJay’s Logistics as a Service (LaaS) to gain a team of experts that would fully leverage the Transportation Management solution for the company. The partnership with BluJay allowed IFCO to better utilize technology and increase communication between SAP and the TMS in key areas that help improve performance. Key improvements included replacing manual legacy processes with automated systems, enhancing data flow for carrier payments, and providing greater visibility for payment statuses. The analytics provided by BluJay helped IFCO measure business performance at a greater level, saving time and cost. The LaaS team allowed IFCO to focus more on its core competencies while BluJay handled the software operations. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Challenge

Unprecedented market transport conditions led to higher spot market utilization and ultimately higher transportation spend. IFCO needed analysis and solutions to reduce spend, improve primary carrier tender acceptance, decrease use of spot market, increase intermodal conversions, and shorten order lead times.

About Customer

IFCO North America is a leading provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh products, serving over 300 retailers and 14,000 producers across five continents. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a North American office in Tampa, Florida, IFCO has established itself as a key player in the logistics and transportation industry. The company focuses on delivering sustainable and efficient solutions for the transportation of fresh products, leveraging its extensive network and expertise to meet the demands of a global market.

Solution

IFCO North America selected BluJay’s Logistics as a Service (LaaS) to gain a team of experts that would fully leverage the Transportation Management solution for the company. The partnership with BluJay allowed IFCO to better utilize technology and increase communication between SAP and the TMS in key areas that help improve performance. Key improvements included replacing manual legacy processes with automated systems, enhancing data flow for carrier payments, and providing greater visibility for payment statuses. The analytics provided by BluJay helped IFCO measure business performance at a greater level, saving time and cost. The LaaS team allowed IFCO to focus more on its core competencies while BluJay handled the software operations.

Impact #1	Tender load acceptance (TLA) increased by 14% year-over-year, considered best-in-class.
Impact #2	Number of spot market loads reduced by 47% year-over-year.
Impact #3	On-time pickup improvement of 5%.

Impact #1

Tender load acceptance (TLA) increased by 14% year-over-year, considered best-in-class.

Impact #2

Number of spot market loads reduced by 47% year-over-year.

Impact #3

On-time pickup improvement of 5%.

Benefit #1	Tender load acceptance (TLA) increased by 14% year-over-year.
Benefit #2	Number of spot market loads reduced by 47% year-over-year.
Benefit #3	On-time pickup improvement of 5%.

Benefit #1

Tender load acceptance (TLA) increased by 14% year-over-year.

Benefit #2

Number of spot market loads reduced by 47% year-over-year.

Benefit #3

On-time pickup improvement of 5%.

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IFCO North America Partners with BluJay Solutions to Optimize Transportation Management

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