Case Studies Jain Irrigation Systems Slashed Freight Costs by 40% & Enhanced Cx Using Smartbidding & Realtime Container Tracking

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	Jain Irrigation Systems Slashed Freight Costs by 40% & Enhanced Cx Using Smartbidding & Realtime Container Tracking

Jain Irrigation Systems Slashed Freight Costs by 40% & Enhanced Cx Using Smartbidding & Realtime Container Tracking

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Agriculture
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Business Operation
Use Cases	Track & Trace of Assets Fleet Management Predictive Maintenance
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Lack of real-time shipment visibility, growing freight costs, manual documentation processes among others were weighing down the client’s logistics operations. Here's a look at some of their key challenges:\n\nInability to create a real-time container tracking environment for end customers\nLimited to no visibility of container ETAs\nA rapid increase in freight costs due to gratuitous preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders (FFs)\nLack of interdepartmental visibility of shipping lines and FF selection processes\nManual accounting and record-keeping processes resulting in costly errors & productivity loss\nEmail-based collaboration causing delays in communications Read More
About Customer	Jain Irrigation Systems is the largest micro-irrigation company in the world, with 33 manufacturing bases across the globe. The company has a vast network of over 11,000 dealers and distributors worldwide and supplies products to more than 126 countries. Jain Irrigation impacts the lives of over 10 million farmers, providing them with innovative irrigation solutions. The company is known for its commitment to sustainable agriculture and has been a pioneer in the micro-irrigation industry. With a strong focus on research and development, Jain Irrigation continues to lead the market by offering advanced and efficient irrigation systems that help farmers increase their productivity and conserve water. Read More
Solution	The client deployed Shipsy's real-time shipment tracking solution that provides a single dashboard to gain greater visibility and control of container movement across multimodal logistics operations. Once realizing the ROI of Shipsy’s solution, Jain Irrigation rapidly began to leverage other features of the platform, like intelligent freight procurement, shipment execution, invoicing, and collaboration.\n\nShipsy empowered Jain Irrigation to drive significant cost savings, ensure process transparency, and enhance collaboration across users within the organization and their customers. The solution included automated procurement negotiations, which helped in reducing costs and eliminating undue preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders. Additionally, the e-auctions portal facilitated competitive bidding, further driving down costs. The platform's user-friendly interface allowed for quick adoption without the need for extensive training, enabling Jain Irrigation to scale its usage efficiently. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Agriculture

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Business Operation

Use Cases

Track & Trace of Assets

Fleet Management

Predictive Maintenance

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Lack of real-time shipment visibility, growing freight costs, manual documentation processes among others were weighing down the client’s logistics operations. Here's a look at some of their key challenges:\n\nInability to create a real-time container tracking environment for end customers\nLimited to no visibility of container ETAs\nA rapid increase in freight costs due to gratuitous preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders (FFs)\nLack of interdepartmental visibility of shipping lines and FF selection processes\nManual accounting and record-keeping processes resulting in costly errors & productivity loss\nEmail-based collaboration causing delays in communications

About Customer

Jain Irrigation Systems is the largest micro-irrigation company in the world, with 33 manufacturing bases across the globe. The company has a vast network of over 11,000 dealers and distributors worldwide and supplies products to more than 126 countries. Jain Irrigation impacts the lives of over 10 million farmers, providing them with innovative irrigation solutions. The company is known for its commitment to sustainable agriculture and has been a pioneer in the micro-irrigation industry. With a strong focus on research and development, Jain Irrigation continues to lead the market by offering advanced and efficient irrigation systems that help farmers increase their productivity and conserve water.

Solution

The client deployed Shipsy's real-time shipment tracking solution that provides a single dashboard to gain greater visibility and control of container movement across multimodal logistics operations. Once realizing the ROI of Shipsy’s solution, Jain Irrigation rapidly began to leverage other features of the platform, like intelligent freight procurement, shipment execution, invoicing, and collaboration.\n\nShipsy empowered Jain Irrigation to drive significant cost savings, ensure process transparency, and enhance collaboration across users within the organization and their customers. The solution included automated procurement negotiations, which helped in reducing costs and eliminating undue preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders. Additionally, the e-auctions portal facilitated competitive bidding, further driving down costs. The platform's user-friendly interface allowed for quick adoption without the need for extensive training, enabling Jain Irrigation to scale its usage efficiently.

Impact #1	Shipsy's solution enabled Jain Irrigation to achieve 100% automation of critical shipping tasks from pre to post-implementation, significantly reducing manual errors and increasing productivity.
Impact #2	The e-auctions portal eliminated undue preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders, ensuring a fair and competitive bidding process.
Impact #3	Faster responses to shipment-related queries were achieved due to proactive communication across departments and customers, enhancing overall customer satisfaction.

Impact #1

Shipsy's solution enabled Jain Irrigation to achieve 100% automation of critical shipping tasks from pre to post-implementation, significantly reducing manual errors and increasing productivity.

Impact #2

The e-auctions portal eliminated undue preferences of shipping lines and freight forwarders, ensuring a fair and competitive bidding process.

Impact #3

Faster responses to shipment-related queries were achieved due to proactive communication across departments and customers, enhancing overall customer satisfaction.

Benefit #1	Cost savings of 40% across all lanes and 25% across major ones using multiple rounds of automated procurement negotiations.
Benefit #2	A total saving of USD 1,750,000 was achieved by the customer for shipping 2500 containers.
Benefit #3	Amplification of Jain Irrigation's freight forwarders network, from 7 to 71 in less than a year.

Benefit #1

Cost savings of 40% across all lanes and 25% across major ones using multiple rounds of automated procurement negotiations.

Benefit #2

A total saving of USD 1,750,000 was achieved by the customer for shipping 2500 containers.

Benefit #3

Amplification of Jain Irrigation's freight forwarders network, from 7 to 71 in less than a year.

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Jain Irrigation Systems Slashed Freight Costs by 40% & Enhanced Cx Using Smartbidding & Realtime Container Tracking

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