Volvo

• Turnover €52Bn with 110,000 employees
• 27 operations worldwide in 9 countries covering Asia, Europe, South Africa and the Americas
• 5,000 Suppliers
• 200 Carriers

50,000 Orders per month are processed via OTM

Services Used

Business Drivers / Challenges

• ATLAS – Advanced Transport Logistics for Automotive Supply
• Volvo were looking to apply global processes to support the transformation of Volvo Logistics and improve overall supply chain management
• Business focus on reducing total supply chain cost
• Requirement for closer integration with customers
• Needed to improve service and retention

Solutions

• Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) implemented to support inbound, parts supply and inter-company movements around the world
• Modules to support: Order Management – Planning – Carrier EDI Integration – Shipment / Order tracking – SCEM – Actuals management – Freight Costing – Optimisation
• Integration with financial systems for automated settlement 
• Flo functional and technical specialists aligned to solve complex ERP and planning constraints 

Results

• 50,000 orders per month are processed via OTM
• OTM is a single source for transport related information
• Improvement of predictability
• Cross-Docks have earlier visibility of inbound transports, allowing them to be more efficient
• OTM enabled the decommissioning of legacy systems, that are expensive to support
• Improved retention of existing business

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