How a Global Retailer Gained SKU-Level Clarity and Cut Costs
A leading international retailer, known for its extensive product range and commitment to customer satisfaction, sought to enhance its transportation spend processes. With a focus on improving data visibility and operational efficiency, the client turned to Trax for assistance in optimizing their inbound supply chain management.
THE CHALLENGE
The Need for Enhanced Data Clarity and Process Automation
Managing inbound supply chain costs across thousands of products was proving difficult for the retailer. Teams were bogged down in spreadsheets, manually matching SKU-level costs and struggling to get clear answers. Their request was simple but powerful: “We want to see our data in HD.” The retailer struggled with fragmented, manual data processes that created several challenges:
Excessive time spent on manual data manipulation, leading to inefficiencies and errors
Lack of SKU-level visibility into total transportation costs across multiple product lines
Inconsistent data quality due to disparate systems and unstandardized billing formats
No centralized intelligence platform to support decision-making by product line stakeholders
THE TRAX SOLUTION
A Comprehensive Data Management and BI Implementation
In response to the client’s challenges, Trax conducted a consultative analysis and implemented a series of strategic steps to enhance data clarity and operational efficiency to deliver:
Master Data Management Strategy
Automated data capture, integrated platforms, and normalized data into a central repository to reduce manual processes.
Electronic Billing & Data Quality Standards
Established strict data-quality rules and transitioned logistics service providers (LSPs) to an electronic billing format for more consistent, reliable inputs.
BI-Powered Transportation Visibility
Used the Trax Business Intelligence platform to automate data transformation and deliver SKU-level cost insights via a secure, web-based portal.
THE RESULTS
HD Insights That Drive Profitability
With Trax’s solution in place, the retailer unlocked significant operational and financial improvements:
Achieved 8% savings by eliminating manual processes and improving data accuracy through automation
Reduced inventory carrying costs by 3% net by balancing inventory and expedited freight costs at the SKU level
Empowered product-line stakeholders with real-time business intelligence and SKU-level transportation visibility
Improved data quality and consistency, setting a new baseline for transportation spend analysis
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