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	Volvo sees significant cost savings and visibility with BluJay Solutions

Volvo sees significant cost savings and visibility with BluJay Solutions

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Supply Chain Visibility Track & Trace of Assets
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Volvo looked to design and deploy a new transportation management system (TMS) that could serve as the backbone of its vehicle distribution network by planning, optimizing, and tracking shipments of all finished vehicles from its four global factories to 2,300 dealerships worldwide. Volvo established a list of goals for a transportation management system: bring consistency and efficiency to time-consuming, costly business processes, increase visibility across global operations, and improve agility and the ability to respond quickly to changing business dynamics. Read More
About Customer	Headquartered in Sweden and under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010, Volvo Cars is one of the most respected car brands in the world. The company was founded in 1927 and has approximately 29,000 employees worldwide. In 2015, it sold more than half a million vehicles in 100 different countries. Volvo is known for its commitment to safety, quality, and innovation, and has a global presence with production plants in Sweden, Belgium, China, and the United States. Read More
Solution	Volvo approached eight companies seeking a sophisticated, global TMS that could be ready to go in 150 days. After a competitive RFP process, Volvo chose BluJay Solutions to tackle the challenge of setting up a TMS that could integrate with 26 existing IT systems and handle 35,000 routes to market, 120 new EDI messages, and 30 existing carriers. The cloud-based architecture of BluJay’s Transportation Management solution allowed Volvo to meet its aggressive timeline and have a new TMS fully deployed within five months without experiencing any disruption to its supply chain. Since then, Volvo has experienced cost savings that were five times greater than expected. In addition, BluJay’s Transportation Management has delivered a significant improvement in performance, with dealerships reporting just a fraction of the issues compared to when Volvo was using an LSP to handle its transportation needs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Track & Trace of Assets

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Volvo looked to design and deploy a new transportation management system (TMS) that could serve as the backbone of its vehicle distribution network by planning, optimizing, and tracking shipments of all finished vehicles from its four global factories to 2,300 dealerships worldwide. Volvo established a list of goals for a transportation management system: bring consistency and efficiency to time-consuming, costly business processes, increase visibility across global operations, and improve agility and the ability to respond quickly to changing business dynamics.

About Customer

Headquartered in Sweden and under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010, Volvo Cars is one of the most respected car brands in the world. The company was founded in 1927 and has approximately 29,000 employees worldwide. In 2015, it sold more than half a million vehicles in 100 different countries. Volvo is known for its commitment to safety, quality, and innovation, and has a global presence with production plants in Sweden, Belgium, China, and the United States.

Solution

Volvo approached eight companies seeking a sophisticated, global TMS that could be ready to go in 150 days. After a competitive RFP process, Volvo chose BluJay Solutions to tackle the challenge of setting up a TMS that could integrate with 26 existing IT systems and handle 35,000 routes to market, 120 new EDI messages, and 30 existing carriers. The cloud-based architecture of BluJay’s Transportation Management solution allowed Volvo to meet its aggressive timeline and have a new TMS fully deployed within five months without experiencing any disruption to its supply chain. Since then, Volvo has experienced cost savings that were five times greater than expected. In addition, BluJay’s Transportation Management has delivered a significant improvement in performance, with dealerships reporting just a fraction of the issues compared to when Volvo was using an LSP to handle its transportation needs.

Impact #1	Following an extremely fast global deployment, Volvo gained better visibility into its logistics, achieving improved efficiency and significant cost savings.
Impact #2	Performance increased while service issues decreased.
Impact #3	The cloud-based architecture allowed for seamless integration with existing IT systems and ensured no disruption to the supply chain.

Impact #1

Following an extremely fast global deployment, Volvo gained better visibility into its logistics, achieving improved efficiency and significant cost savings.

Impact #2

Performance increased while service issues decreased.

Impact #3

The cloud-based architecture allowed for seamless integration with existing IT systems and ensured no disruption to the supply chain.

Benefit #1	Cost savings were five times greater than expected.

Benefit #1

Cost savings were five times greater than expected.

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Volvo sees significant cost savings and visibility with BluJay Solutions

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