" Our employees noticed quickly that the new way of working drastically reduced the number of errors. And carriers are able to receive data directly in their system now. " Distribution Manager

1. C A S E S T U D I E S
BUILDING MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION
€5,4 BILLION
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY WITH CLOUD-BASED LOGISTICS PLATFORM
CUSTOMER
This Belgium-based company, part of a multinational group, is market leader in the production and sale of gypsum boards
for wall and ceiling systems. It supplies gypsum plasters, insulation, and industrial premix mortars and adhesives. Serving
a customer base across Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, the company ships 1,000 tons of items per day, in up to 65
trucks.
" Our employees noticed quickly that the new way of working
drastically reduced the number of errors. And carriers are able to
receive data directly in their system now. "
Distribution Manager

2. CHALLENGES
The company lacked a common method of communication with its pool of carriers, resulting in:
Insufficient clarity on transport allocation processes
Poor data alignment between ERP reports, Excel spreadsheets, emails, and telephone calls
Mistakes caused by manual data entry – the wrong destination or truck-trailer combination
Misunderstandings between shipper and carrier personnel
SOLUTION
The Transporeon cloud-based logistics platform with the following software-as-a-service products:
Transport Assignment – to place fixed-contract orders to a closed pool of carriers
Time Slot Management – for optimized unloading/loading processes
Full integration with the existing SAP ERP system
RESULTS
ERROR REDUCTION
Greater accuracy by automating
transport allocation (up to 1,300 per
month)
IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY
All transactions are now visible,
regulated & controlled
UNIFORM COMMUNICATIONS
Order data is delivered directly into
carrier systems
Transporeon GmbH
Stadtregal / Margus-Deutz-Str. 16
DE - 89077 Ulm
information@transporeon.com