Case Study: Sonoco achieves 80% automated carrier tendering and streamlined logistics with Oracle Transportation Management Cloud

Sonoco keeps rolling with Oracle

Sonoco, a $5.4 billion global packaging maker growing rapidly through acquisitions, faced escalating shipping complexity—managing about 230,000 shipments a year across 250 plants and 6,500 lanes—while relying on manual planning. A 2017 spike in trucking costs and supply‑chain disruption highlighted the need for faster adaptability and tighter integration with existing systems, so Sonoco selected Oracle Transportation Management Cloud to reduce transportation costs and streamline operations.

Implemented in just 18 weeks, Oracle Transportation Management automated roughly 80% of order tendering so planners now manage exceptions and complex loads instead of touching every shipment. The change delivered real‑time visibility, standardized emergency processes, reduced manual labor, and enabled Sonoco to manage high shipment volumes more profitably.

Sonoco

Blake Faucette

Supply Management and Logistics Process Improvement Manager