Shipment Planning

With increasing competition and growing energy costs, packaging manufacturers constantly have to find ways to improve productivity and organizational efficiencies, while cutting down on their expenses and still adding value for their customers. Yet with the rising costs of raw materials and supply chain logistics, many companies are finding it increasingly difficult to meet these demands.

With a shipment planning solution from CTI, we can help you meet these demands by providing exceptional visibility every step of the way. Reduced freight costs, maximized trailer utilization, and increased on-time deliveries are just a few of the areas your business can benefit from having shipment planning working for you.

Industry Challenges
Lack of adequate shipment planning processes and systems results in packaging manufacturers facing a number of challenges that include:

  • Lack of visibility (real-time and historical information)
  • Underutilized trailers
  • Inefficient dock operations
  • Poor or nonexistent route planning/optimization
  • Excessive trailer pool or fleet size
  • Poor or non-existent integration between production planning and shipping department
  • Reduced productivity and more…

Not addressing these challenges results in increased costs and shrinking profits. Adoption of modern shipment planning processes and solutions enable packaging manufacturers to deal with these issues and increase profitability across their organizations and supply chains.

The CTI Solution
CTI Shipment Planning allows packaging companies to address these challenges with improvements in shipping operations and related best-practices. This results in:

  • More effective route planning and optimization—meaning fewer miles and more efficient deliveries
  • Increased trailer utilization—due to better load planning, consolidation of less than truckload (LTL) shipments allows optimized cubing of loads and improved dock operations
  • Real-time connectivity—CTI’s Shipment Planning can leverage the internet and wireless networks to provide real-time information to shippers and customers meaning excellent visibility across the entire supply chain. Plants will receive real-time shipping data—including signed BOL’s, arrival condition reports, and more.