Case Study: North American Automotive Retailer achieves $2.1M in annual bid savings with Transplace inbound shipment management

Inbound Shipment Program Using the Transplace TMS Leads to Significant Costs Savings for Leading Automotive Retailer

North American Automotive Retailer partnered with Transplace to gain greater control over its inbound supply chain. Using the Transplace Transportation Management System (TMS), the retailer looked to better manage heavy shipment volumes into its eight distribution centers, optimize vendor relationships, and reduce inbound transportation costs.

Transplace implemented an inbound vendor shipment program that let the retailer plan and execute inbound loads, analyze projected freight spend with BI tools, and shift billing from prepaid to collect while consolidating freight through cross-docking. The results included $2.1 million in annual bid savings, improved transit times, reduced dock congestion, greater network visibility, and a 98% on-time pick-up and delivery rate.