Barilla Handles Company Growth with BluJay’s Logistics as a Service Solution
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
- Europe
Country
- Italy
- United States
Product
- BluJay Logistics as a Service
- BluJay Transportation Management
- BluDex
Tech Stack
- Transportation Management System (TMS)
- Real-time Visibility Software
- Freight Pre-Audit and Payment Process
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Fleet Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- System Integration
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Barilla is known worldwide for its family brand of authentic pasta, bakery, and sauce products. Barilla Americas is a manufacturer of pasta and pasta sauce products for the retail and food service channels. The company operates state-of-the-art pasta manufacturing facilities in Ames, Iowa, and Avon, New York. They also import select products directly from Barilla, Italy. In order to meet fluctuating demands, the Barilla Americas businesses support their manufacturing with outside manufacturing (co-packers). This is all supported by a regionalized Distribution Center Network, which is designed to ensure a high level of service to customers.
The Challenge
With a growing business, Barilla realized the current transportation management structure was unable to scale and support the pace of growth. They also recognized that their resources were not adequate enough to support future growth, and they needed to gain better control of transportation expenses and delivery service. The optimal solution for Barilla was an outsourced managed transportation service option, using TMS technology to help scale the business, lower overall costs, and improve visibility. Barilla established a list of goals for the transportation system and services: Gain centralized control of transportation, Increase visibility into shipments, Enhance real-time reporting, Improve scalability for growth, Lower transportation costs.
The Solution
Today Barilla utilizes BluJay Solutions’ Logistics as a Service in combination with BluJay’s Transportation Management to centralize planning, gain control of expenses, and improve productivity. With BluJay’s Logistics as a Service, Barilla is able to leverage transportation expertise to standardize transaction processes and implement recognized best practices. BluJay’s Logistics as a Service enables scalable solutions, real-time visibility, and accurate cost information to ensure that transportation is a positive influence on the service experience for Barilla’s customers. With BluJay‘s Logistics as a Service, Barilla has improved carrier performance through more active carrier management, which is supported by structured performance reporting. In addition, Logistics as a Service utilizes a best practice freight pre-audit and payment process, which increases billing accuracy and reduces the resources required. All shipment data is then captured within BluJay’s Transportation Management with real-time visibility, so the LaaS team can effectively monitor shipments and service.
Operational Impact
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