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About the ClearMetal CDX Transport Planning Application

Mackenzie Nelson
Mackenzie Nelson
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Get real-time, and accurate, information about the lanes and routes your supply chain relies on to drive improved OTD/OTIF (on-time delivery, on-time-in-full) metrics for your customers, and to better manage and understand your logistics partner’s performance.

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Overview

The Transport Planning App allows users to display and analyze lane/route-level key performance metrics and make far more accurate decisions for customer promise delivery dates. It also provides real-world data for supplier shipment performance. 

You can view and compare metrics such as transit time trends, volume, variability, exception rate, and overall carrier performance. The problem today is that companies rely on aggregated metrics that are updated on a quarterly or on an annual basis. If critical planning decisions - like carrier allocation, service decisions, and more - are made using outdated information, on-time performance to downstream customers worsens and costs balloon.

Transport Planning App allows teams to:

  • Improve on-time delivery by accurately estimating the transit time. This is crucial when it comes to making the right booking decision in order to meet the customer’s expected delivery date.

  • Enjoy better carrier service by reviewing lane-level key performance metrics with your carriers. This improves your mutual partnership and increases the chances of getting the best service.

  • Engage in better route and lane planning by utilizing the data visualizations and advanced filtering capabilities. These tools enable your freight procurement teams to gather needs, review historical performance, and better plan your supply chain network.

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How It Works

  • Real-time KPIs including transit times, schedule reliability, and roll rates.

  • In-app analytics and data visualizations to track the carriers’ performance across your global supply chain.

  • Ability to drill down to individual lanes and compare performance across a variety of different factors.

  • Access to Lead-Time information to inform customer-facing promise dates so you can drive higher OTD (on-time delivery).

  • Real-time, high-fidelity data to better manage carrier relationships based on actual performance.

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Value

  • 10-50% improvement in promise dates to drive better OTD/OTIF by selecting the best mode, carrier, and route to ensure on-time delivery.

  • Operational and personnel efficiency improvements through ClearMetal’s automated measurement, reporting, and tracking of KPIs, eliminating the need to dedicate personnel and/or LSPs on these efforts.

  • Manage freight costs with access to actual performance data for transport partners to optimize service levels and negotiate free times.