MAUSER

The Challenge:

STANDARDIZE SHIPPING OPERATIONS, PROVIDE MORE INSIGHT INTO FREIGHT SPEND AND REDUCE COMPLEXITY

With a recent ERP upgrade, MAUSER realized the custom TMS solution they were using lacked the major functionality they desired. The incumbent transportation solution served only MAUSER Germany and was developed as a customized local solution. Other countries had either localized solutions or manual processes.

MAUSER desired a standard solution, with minimal amount of customizations to keep the overall cost of ownership low. MAUSER needed a solution that would allow them to standardize their shipping operations and have one view of their freight spend for all carriers across all sites.

MAUSER required more insight into freight spend to identify opportunities to consolidate freight (multiple orders on to one shipment). They knew that without a proper TMS in place this was difficult to achieve. Due to the wide number of carriers used by MAUSER and local business practices there was a significant amount of complexity involved in the shipment booking process.

While not addressed in the scope of this implementation, MAUSER wanted to standardize their Trade Compliance and Global Trade Management needs in the future. Operating as an international business made simplifying its export business activities a high priority. 

The Solution:

QAD GLOBAL TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION EXECUTION (QAD GTTE)

After reviewing other local TMS solution vendors, MAUSER chose QAD’s  Transportation Execution module due to its breadth and depth of capabilities. The ability to support multiple countries, multiple carriers and currencies were critical factors in the selection criteria. Furthermore, as QAD GTTE is an integrated module of the QAD ERP suite, the solution was an incremental expansion on their core ERP platform. Transportation Execution was first implemented at the MAUSER locations in Germany and the United Kingdom, followed by a rollout to The Netherlands, France and Italy. Shipments are automatically interfaced from Sales Orders to Transportation Execution for processing. Once the shipments are created the preferred carrier is assigned to the shipment (based on rules), the estimated shipping costs are calculated. At the end of the period the self billing report is produced which is sent to the carrier. In addition, due to the high number of carriers that MAUSER has, they can easily upload the rate tariffs from Excel directly into Transportation Execution.

The Benefits:

QAD GTTE REDUCES TIME AND COMPLEXITY

Transportation Execution has enabled MAUSER to standardize their shipment dispatch processes with a standardized way of working. Since implementing the solution, the amount of time to collate and prepare freight spend reports has been greatly reduced. As MAUSER has multiple shipping sites across Europe it has enabled them to simplify and standardize their shipping processes in one uniform process.

Transportation Execution has also allowed MAUSER to reduce complexity associated with the rate upload and maintenance for several hundred carriers. In addition MAUSER can have increased control over their monthly freight activities for all European sites.

RESULTS

• Enabled standardization of shipment dispatch processes

• Automated their shipping process

• Greatly reduced the amount of time to collate and prepare freight spend reports

• Reduced complexity associated with the rate upload and maintenance for several hundred MAUSER carriers