Case Study: Bekaert reduces logistics costs with Transporeon

Bekaert Corporation - Customer Case Study

Bekaert Corporation, a global steel wire manufacturer, faced challenges with decentralized and manual logistics planning across its five US facilities. Their antiquated processes, involving phone calls and emails for dock scheduling and carrier communication, led to inefficiencies and difficulties managing detention fees. To address this, Bekaert implemented the Transporeon collaborative transportation management platform, specifically its dock scheduling system, aiming to centralize control and improve planning.

By implementing Transporeon's dock scheduling and other features like load tender management and perpetual bidding, Bekaert centralized its logistics operations. The solution provided clear, visual scheduling that allowed facilities to plan staffing around volatile shipping volumes and helped validate detention charges. The results were significant, with Transporeon enabling Bekaert to achieve approximately 40% year-over-year savings on freight costs for most managed lanes, while also improving operational planning and carrier management.

Bekaert Corporation

Maurizio Pardetti

Logistics Manager