Case Study: ZF achieves real-time overseas transport visibility with SupplyOn

ZF Group rolls out real-time sea transport tracking to 16 plants with SupplyOn

ZF Group faced challenges with high operating expenses and manual status updates for its overseas transport of materials, which often led to material bottlenecks and costly safety stocks. To gain real-time transparency at the material number level, ZF brought in vendor SupplyOn to implement a tracking solution.

SupplyOn implemented a solution using Advance Shipping Notification (ASN) tracking integrated with sea freight specialist Ocean Insights. This provided real-time, carrier-independent visibility directly within ZF's ERP system. The results included a significant reduction in tracking time and effort, lower safety stocks, reduced logistics costs, and a quick return on investment, with the solution being rolled out to 16 plants.

ZF Group

Christian Schwab

Senior Manager Corporate Materials Management, ZF Friedrichshafen AG