Agricultural Products
For producers of agricultural products, a reliable transportation management solution is indispensable to controling costs.
Industry Specifics
- Bulk transportation
- Multiple transportation modes, including road, rail and barge
- Involvement of multiple partners and workflow processes
- Transportation often arranged by 3PLs and end-customers, rather than the manufacturers
- Need to manage transportation and logistics to / from external warehouses
Manufacturers of agricultural products have been using Transwide solutions for road, rail and barge transportation for many years. Connecting external partners like port operators, external and shared warehouse facilities or 3PLs can ensure 360 degree visibility for all partners in the logistics process. Due to its ease-of-use and connectivity, the Transwide solution can be ready for use within hours.
Managing ExWorks outbound or DDU inbound transportation is yet another industry practice, and a native process of the Transwide solution. Transwide TMS ensures that all transportation partners can optimize their appointments, even ones that are not directly managed by the initiator of the freight move.
"Security regulations have led to more administrative requirements in the fertiliser supply chain. Yara chose to use the Internet hub from Transwide, who are specialised in providing connectivity in the logistics sector. The standard Transwide functionalities fulfill the objectives for a secure supply chain. The approach has been discussed with several national and local authorities with positive feedback. Yara wants to promote this type of pragmatic approach in order to deal with security as a voluntary standard in the fertiliser industry in Europe to show to the authorities a professional and pro-active approach to improving security through the full supply chain."
