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Braskem
Braskem enjoys full automated spot transport sourcing with appointment scheduling while substantially reducing supply chain backoffice
CUSTOMER
Braskem is the No. 1 petrochemical company in Latin America and the only integrated petrochemical company for the first and second generation of thermoplastic resins in Brazil. Braskem's units are present in Brazil, the United States, Mexico and Germany, in addition to 16 regional offices in other countries in order to develop partnerships and create integrated solutions for its customers. Its 40 factories have a total production capacity of over 16 million metric tons per year. Its production is focused on polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinylchloride (PVC) resins and basic chemicals but Braskem also produces green PE from sugarcane, from 100% renewable sources.
The company's main competitive advantage is production scale and operational efficiency.
"Automated's spot transport sourcing module integrated with appointment scheduling provides us with unprecedented operational and costs efficiency in our supply chain and contributes to our production scalability. We reduced our logistics backoffice staff to 25% while enjoying improvements in carrier relations and customers' supply chain visibility and satisfaction."
RICARDO PIRES MIRANDA DE SOUZA, SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS SOURCING
BRASKEM, BRAZIL
CHALLENGES
> No visibility on in/outbound shipments causing inefficiencies in our warehouses
> Too high supply chain admin spend
> Sub-optimal spot transport sourcing process; so we needed to rely more on fixed transport service contracts at higher rates
> We were not always sure we used the best priced carrier for each lane or shipment
> Our supply chain organization couldn't effectively support our scalable production
> No statistics on OTD performance vs. transport rates
SOLUTION
Spot + slot combination enabling full automation from transport sourcing through planning to execution.
PETROCHEMICALS
PLASTICS
USD 14.7 BILLION
RESULTS
IMPROVED PLANNING
Better workload and production planning, less overtime on site, fewer warehouse headcount
BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Timely deliveries, stock reduction
THE BEST TRANSPORT COST
For any and all shipments, with little to no involvement in the process
REDUCED WORKFORCE
Less supply chain backoffice thanks to large scale process automation
BETTER SITE-CARRIER RELATIONSHIP
Effective outsourcing with less site administration and empowered partners
EASIER REPORTING
More control, better analytics
AUTOMATIC CARRIER PRICE RANGE FEEDBACK
Carriers submitting a bid get notified instantly of the results
FULL SUPPLY CHAIN SCALABILITY
Supporting maximum production
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