Leading Multinational Tobacco Company Integrates Transportation Management with a 4PL Provider
Executive Summary
Timestamp supported a leading multinational tobacco company in integrating its Transportation Management processes with a 4PL logistics provider.
The project involved implementing integration interfaces, the BNL platform for the GTT Track&Trace tool, and SAC dashboards to monitor carrier performance based on previously defined KPIs. The transformation also required significant changes to internal processes, roles and responsibilities, supported by training and testing to facilitate adoption of the new operating model.
The Challenge
Integration with a 4PL logistics provider involved a high level of technical complexity and required a significant transformation of Transportation Management processes.
The adoption of the new model also implied changes to employee roles and responsibilities, making it essential to ensure that users understood the new processes and were prepared to work with the new tools.
In this context, training and testing played an important role in change management, supporting users throughout the transition and contributing to the effective adoption of the new operating model.
The Solution
The solution combined the integration of Transportation Management processes with the 4PL provider with new capabilities for monitoring operations and carrier performance.
4PL Provider Integration
Implementation of interfaces to ensure the integration of Transportation Management processes with the 4PL logistics provider.
GTT Track&Trace
Implementation of the BNL platform to support the GTT Track&Trace tool and strengthen the monitoring of transportation operations.
SAC Dashboards
Development of SAC dashboards to monitor carrier performance based on previously defined KPIs, centralizing performance evaluation.
Training and Testing
Training and testing to support users in adapting to the new processes, responsibilities and tools associated with the new Transportation Management model.
Business Impact
Solution Scope
4PL Integration
Integration of Transportation Management processes with the 4PL logistics provider.
GTT Track&Trace
Implementation of the BNL platform to support transportation operation monitoring.
Carrier Performance
SAC dashboards for monitoring and evaluating performance based on previously defined KPIs.
The Client
It is a leading multinational company in the tobacco industry, with a strong international presence and operations in more than one hundred countries. It combines large-scale manufacturing, distribution and commercial activities, promoting operational efficiency and innovation to respond to evolving market needs.
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