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“LeanTMS® is the gift that keeps on giving. The LeanTMS solution runs our transportation network while opening our eyes to additional opportunities with broad supply chain impact. We continually evolve with LeanLogistics.”

Ace Hardware Director of Transportation

LeanTMS® BRINGS TRANSPARENCY & CENTRAL CONTROL TO WHOLESALE

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By centralizing control over transportation management, wholesalers and distributors are better positioned to manage the flow of orders into and out of their facilities and are better able to extract savings while improving resource use.

Connecting suppliers, carriers, and warehouses with SaaS TMS platform provides transparency and supports data-driven engagement with all partners, ensuring negotiated cost and service expectations are delivered. Shippers know not only the location of their shipments but also what inventory is in transit. With accessibility across all business partners and offices, inventory can be reduced to order level. WebSettle® automates electronic settlement, reducing audit and clerical requirement.

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“Our legacy system was capable of the transaction side of the business but could not provide us with any automation or ‘business smarts’ around decision making. Thanks to LeanTMS®, we have real-time metrics providing visibility into performance. Every transaction is invoiced and settled through LeanTMS automatically, without paper, which reduces discrepancies.”

ACE Director of Logistics

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Ace Hardware and LeanLogistics’ relationship has evolved to include Ace’s use of LeanLogistics solutions, such as LeanTMS®, LeanSource®, LeanDex®, LeanInboundTM and Managed Procurement Services. Ace estimates that LeanLogistics has saved the company more than $18 million in transportation costs since implementation. The savings are due to process efficiencies and Managed Procurement Services that use real-time market information to negotiate better agreements with carriers.

LeanTMS® transmits Ace orders to suppliers, selects and tenders to the lowest cost or best-match carrier. The carrier accepts the load through LeanTMS where the supplier has visibility to carrier acceptance and schedules an appointment.

• Improved Real-Time Visibility: up-to-date information on orders, shipment status, carrier performance and cost analysis • Reduced Safety Stock Levels: a 15% inventory reduction and 25% increase in inventory turns • Increased Freight Bill Savings: automated routing, auditing and comparing of lane rates save 12.9% per annual freight bill • Reduced Lead: Business intelligence and data analysis from LeanTMS facilitates supplier accountability, decreasing lead-time by two days

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“Thanks to LeanTMS®, we have real-time metrics providing visibility into performance. Every transaction is invoiced and settled through LeanTMS automatically, without paper, which reduces discrepancies.”

Director of Logistics

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EXPERTISEBUILDING BETTER SUPPLY CHAINS TOGETHER / WE KNOW WHOLESALE

A privately held company provides innovative solutions for its 50+ food industry member-owners, typically retail grocery chains in addition to wholesale and food service companies. The company determined that if it could internally manage twice the freight, it would save member-owners $500,000 annually. To do this, the organization needed to address several issues including a limited carrier base, freight rate increases, and a cumbersome transportation management system that lacked visibility and metrics reporting.

The company selected LeanTMS to better manage freight in-house. LeanTMS builds all shipments for the day, tenders loads to carriers and releases orders to the warehouses to alert staff of the upcoming workload. LeanTMS greatly improved efficiency of the transportation team:

• Increased Efficiency: LeanTMS automates load building to reduce transportation team involvement by 40% • Improved Scalability of Business With the Same Resources: LeanTMS handles freight increases with the same resources • Developed Real-Time Metrics: LeanTMS provides an “anytime” snapshot of company and supplier performance • Provides Visibility and Enhance Collaboration: All partners have instant access to the system for real-time visibility and collaboration with all parties

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STATISTICSInformation Technology was effective for maintaining or improving profit margins through upgrades in either technology infrastructure (78 percent) or software (77 percent). Source: National Association of Wholesaler Distributors (NAW) for Distribution Excellence – 2014 Distribution Monitor Report

In 2014, 86 percent of Distributors invested in delivery & logistics to drive improvement and increase productivity. Source: National Association of Wholesaler Distributors (NAW) for Distribution Excellence – 2014 Distribution Monitor Report

Retail represents the largest and fastest adopting vertical industry utilizing TMS (excluding the 3PL industry). Nearly 18 percent of global TMS revenue is from the Retail Industry. Source: 2014 ARC TMS Global Market Research Study

Retail industry priorities include the need to optimize inventory turnover, transportation flows, and fulfillment capabilities. They are pursuing new strategies and leveraging technology solutions. Source: “THE STATE OF THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN” research by RILA and Auburn University.

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