UPM
- Global paper, pulp and timber manufacturer
- Turnover of €11+ BN, shipping 50K containers a year (175,000 TUE) with over 12,000 tonnes of airfreight, 520K truckloads, 52K vessels and 19K rail wagons
Implemention of an integrated platform across business lines
Implementation
Managed Services
Business Drivers / Challenges
- Pressure for process improvement through a common logistics platform
- Need to realise cost efficiencies through optimisation and shipment planning
- Incorporation of supply & demand allocation as part of an integrated planning & execution system standardisation
- Improve service levels to customers and business units
Solutions
- Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) implemented across all transport modes: road, ocean & air
- End-to-end implementation – order, planning, execution, reporting
- Integration with multiple systems: WMS, SAP & legacy applications of sea freight
- Post-implementation support
Results
- Single uniform systems across the business, with saving in maintenance for legacy systems
- Reduction in personnel FTE‘s
- Centralisation of planning
- Enabled an electronic UPM customs clearance solution
- Centralisation of data in MIS allowing better logistics purchasing
- Optimisation of ocean booking
- Routing and payload optimisation leading to 5% off transport cost in
accumulated net saving - Access to group transportation contracts to secure best freight rates
- Operational efficiency in transportation planning, both domestic and international
- Ability to track and trace all transports
- Provide information for better inventory management and financial control