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Powerful Transportation Management Software for NFI

Company Size

1,000+

Region

America

Country

United States

Product

3Gtms platform

Tech Stack

Transportation Management Software

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Customer Satisfaction
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management
Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

About The Customer

NFI is a fully integrated North American supply chain solutions provider headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. Privately held since its inception in 1932, NFI generates more than $2 billion in annual revenue and employs more than 12,600 associates. NFI owns facilities globally and operates more than 50 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Business lines include dedicated transportation, distribution, brokerage, transportation management, port drayage, intermodal, global logistics, and real estate.

The Challenge

NFI, a fully integrated North American supply chain solutions provider, was using two TMS platforms to operate its business. Due to NFI’s growth and its evolving levels of sophistication, the company identified opportunities to expand their technological focus to maximize productivity in an effort to pass on savings to customers. The company was facing challenges in managing cross-docking from a consolidation or visibility standpoint. The legacy TMS couldn't handle the complexity of cross-docking, creating gaps in the process.

The Solution

NFI chose to manage all load planning and execution processes on the 3Gtms platform and retire their legacy TMS system. Additionally, NFI is also using the 3Gtms optimization algorithm for design purposes. Taking advantage of analytical, optimization and execution capabilities offered through 3Gtms has driven significant improvements in productivity, efficiency, and NFI’s ability to serve complex customers. The 3Gtms platform has filled the gaps in managing cross-docking, offering end-to-end PO visibility, making it easier for customers to analyze their transportation networks to make strategic business decisions using effective data.

Operational Impact

With 3Gtms, NFI has been able to dramatically increase productivity.
NFI customers now have real-time transportation visibility via customer portals tailored to their needs.
3Gtms has filled the gaps in managing cross-docking, offering end-to-end PO visibility.
3Gtms helps NFI dynamically plan through all areas of optimization, reducing the amount of equipment used and miles traveled for customers, ultimately increasing efficiencies and reducing cost.
With fast, accurate and transparent data from the 3Gtms platform, NFI is able to serve more complex customers.

Quantitative Benefit

Before, NFI could manage about 40 orders per employee per day on their legacy platform. With 3Gtms, they can now complete 85 or more orders per person per day.