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Logistics Success Stories
Transparency throughout the supply chain
Find out how Nexeed Track and Trace systematically optimizes customers’ supply chains.
Optimization of material flows in multimodal transports at Kuehne + Nagel
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: multimodal inbound flows for the automotive industry from supplier to OEM / TIER
Challenge
- No transparency across the entire inbound supply chain due to high number of players
- Externally invisible damage caused by shock or temperature during transport is not detected
- Optimization measures are only possible in individual parts of the supply chain
- High communication effort between the individual actors due to lack of transparency
Our approach
- Real-time tracking shipments and their condition at defined milestones across all stakeholders
- Integration of the generated data via interface into the Kühne + Nagel system
Benefits
- Optimized logistics procedures thanks to greater transparency of transport processes
- Damage to goods can already be attributed to specific incidents during transport
- Process optimization through proactive provision of all package information on one platform
- Interfaces from Nexeed Track and Trace to the customer system enable shortened response times thanks to defined alarm functions
After completion and evaluation of the pilot phase, Kühne + Nagel will decide whether Nexeed Track and Trace will become a new Kühne + Nagel automotive standard logistics product.
Transparency for the optimization of load carrier circulation with OEM at Rehau
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: plant-plant; OEM supply
Challenge
- Lack of transparency regarding the position of high-priced, company-owned, reusable load carriers
- Deficiency management and unplanned investments to ensure delivery capability
Our approach
- Real-time localization of reusable load carriers at all involved locations (DE, AT, HU and CZ) and during transport
- Digitization of load carriers
- Depiction of the productivity of assets through standard reports with Power BI
Benefits
- Reduced search effort and cross-plant coordination
- Real-time position information; inventory at the push of a button
- Early information as soon as load carriers leave the cycle
- Scheduling optimization
- Process optimization -> planned/actual comparison
- Definition of the load carrier circulation factor based on tracked load carriers -> planned/actual comparison
Monitoring of transport drums and material at Rehau
Location: Germany | Tracking focus: plant to external suppliers
Challenge
- Missing position transparency of transport drums and material
- No interface to external suppliers
Our approach
- Localization in real time of transport drums and material across multiple production stages
- Digitization of material information and transport drums
Benefits
- Low search efforts and cross-plant coordination
- Product information from the manufacturing process
- Optimized drum disposal based on condition (full/empty)
Electronic container evidence in real time in innight express at nox NachtExpress
Location: Germany | Tracking focus: Trucking between customer and nox sites
Challenge
- Customers demand reliable proof of the whereabouts of the loading equipment
- Manual bookings and time-consuming inventories of customers' loading aids
- No transparency about the current actual total inventory
Our approach
- 4000 containers equipped with sensors and gateways installed at nox branches and selected customer sites
- Digital and automated report of the loading equipment inventory for the customer
- Real-time overview of the actual number of loading aids
- Data Analytics based on real material flow data
Benefits
- Reduced manual search, booking and inventory efforts
- Avoid claims through resilient proof of the stock of loading aids
- Optimization of the disposition of loading aids through real-time overview at customer and nox locations
- Analysis and optimization of the logistics network based on extensive tracking data
Multimodal transport transparency for Panalpina
Location: worldwide | Tracking focus: multimodal transport route
Challenge
- Securing expensive and time-critical airfreight processes
Our approach
- Real-time tracking of multimodal transports from supplier (Europe) to customer (USA), including truck and air cargo
- Reliable tracking of events for process-critical shipments at relevant milestones, e.g. loading onto aircraft
Benefits
- Reaction times shortened from 6 hours to 3 minutes
- 20-50% reduced manual search efforts
- Improved logistics processes thanks to transparency of time-critical transports
Transparency of special containers in mechanical engineering at TRUMPF
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: inbound, plant-plant, intralogistics
Challenge
- High coordination and localization efforts for special containers and assets
- Additional process costs due to missing assets (not in place where needed)
- High inventory level caused by lack of transparency in plant-plant and supplier processes
Our approach
- Tracking and monitoring of “intelligent” containers at critical milestones (supplier, plant, hub, warehouse) and during transportation (truck)
- Real-time overview of containers for better position determination and coordination
- Data analysis of historic container movements for supply chain optimization
Benefits
- Identification of potentials to reduce throughput times, working capital and asset inventory
- Less search efforts and plant-plant coordination
- No unnecessary container purchases
- Insights into ineffective and inefficient logistics processes
Transparency of milk runs at BSH Hausgeräte
Location: Europe | Tracking Focus: external plant suppliers
Challenge
- High coordination and localization efforts for individual trucks
- Reaction to delays is only possible once they occur
Our approach
- Hardware installation on trucks via Plug&Play
- Real-time tracking of trucks
- Analysis of historic movement data of trucks
- Asset data provided for SAP-TM / SAP-EM systems
Benefits
- Improving logistics processes by creating a transparent supply chain
- Reduced reaction times in case of unexpected events during transportation
- Increased efficiency in yard management
Transparency of manufacturing tools in Bosch’s Waiblingen plant
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: intralogistics, service providers
Challenge
- Lack of transparency regarding the location of tools within the overall process
Our approach
- Real-time localization of “intelligent” tools in closed loops with service providers
Benefits
- Search times reduces thanks to transparent internal processes
- Less handling and coordination efforts with suppliers/partners due to external process transparency
- Fast reactivity in case of deviations
- ROI < 1.5 years
Process optimization goods receipt for Bosch’s Buehl plant
Location: Germany | Tracking focus: Inbound
Challenge
- Integration of suppliers into RFID-based goods receipt process
Our approach
- Plug&Play of RFID processes at suppliers
- Provision of pairing devices with direct cloud connection to suppliers
- Pairing on pallet level via optical scan of label barcodes and RFID tags
- Pairing enables connection of supplier information with EDI documents for automated identification and booking of shipment at goods receipt
Benefits
- Reduction of manual handling efforts at goods receipt of up to 30% (incl. follow-up processes)
- Optimized goods receipt processes
- Onboarding of new suppliers < 1 day
- No IT integration required for suppliers thanks to use of existing labels
Transparency over JIT transports in plant-plant logistics for Bosch Rexroth´s Lohr plant
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: JIT transport, plant-plant logistics
Challenge
- Production downtimes due to delayed material delivery
- Safeguarding material flows in plant-plant logistics
Our approach
- Tracking of JIT transports between the plants in Lohr (Germany) and Škofja Loka (Slovenia)
- Reliable monitoring of localization (GPS) and environmental parameters (temperature and humidity)
Benefits
- Improvement of logistics processes by creating transparency over time-critical transports
- Condition monitoring of goods during transport
- Increased planning security and guarantee of just-in-time deliveries
- Faster response times in the event of delivery delays
Real-time tracking of time-critical shipments in Bosch´s Reutlingen plant
Location: Europe | Tracking focus: plant-plant, intralogistics
Challenge
- Lack of transparency regarding the position of time-critical shipments between the manufacturing site and the logistics warehouse
Our approach
- Real-time localization of shipments at relevant milestones within the delivery chain
Benefits
- Overview of the current location of all time-critical shipments at a glance
- Contribution to ensuring timely deliveries
- Avoid expensive special deliveries to customers
- Prevent costly searches; increase responsiveness
- ROI < 1 year
