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AUTOMATING MAILING and tracking services
A leading distribution business has reduced operational costs and simplified processes by automating its parcel-tracked services utilising a cloud-based shipping platform
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tilising NetDespatch’s cloud-based shipping platform, Asendia, one of
the world’s leading companies for the distribution of international mail has completely automated its domestic and international parcel-tracked services, reducing operational costs and greatly simplifying documentation and delivery processes. Asendia is able to set rules for the automatic selection of its country- based delivery partners, allowing the organisation to manage a wide variety of different carriers and therefore get the best service and price for a destination. This new service enables Asendia’s customers (retailers) to print the appropriate labels for the carrier that is going to deliver the parcel regardless of the service or country where the parcel is being delivered. From a retailer’s point of view it couldn’t be simpler.
POWERFUL EDGE IN MARKET No decisions need to be made about the labels and documentation they must produce, with all data automatically pre- advised to both Asendia and the in- country carrier in their prescribed formats and languages. As a result, Asendia can now partner with different
organisations around the world with no increased operational costs, giving it a powerful edge in the market. “With the growth of global e-commerce and the resulting demand for tracked e-parcel solutions we wanted to offer our customers a single web- based shipping platform which would automatically determine by destination country, weight and other rules, which of our in-country partners would deliver the shipment,” explains sales and marketing director Lloyd Webber.
RADICALLY STREAMLINE PROCESS “Previously our customers has to enter shipments into different carrier systems in order to get the correct labels and documentation. This could occasionally create delays in making parcel tracking available to customers both in-transit and upon delivery. The new Intelligent Vendor Selection (IVS) option from NetDespatch has enabled us to radically streamline the whole process giving us significant competitive advantage.” Asendia has used NetDespatch’s web
shipping and tracking platform since 2012 and was keen to work with the company to create Intelligent Vendor Selection, an
enhancement to the current platform. Asendia has branded the solution i-Track which is now available to clients globally and can be utilised by any Asendia office which can set its own rules.
INTELLIGENT VENDOR SELECTION “The Intelligent vendor selection service from NetDespatch is a crucial leap forward for the postal and parcel industry,” says CEO for NetDespatch Becky Clark. “With online shopping continuing to expand across borders, domestic post and parcel organisations like Asendia need to utilise the services of carriers in other countries to deliver their goods. These multiple global partnerships are often difficult to manage as choice of partner follows complex selection rules, items need to be correctly labelled and accompanied by the correct documentation. NetDespatch’s Intelligent Vendor
Selection service solves this problem and creates new market opportunities across the world for both retailers and carriers.”
NetDespatch T: 08451 305093
www.netdespatch.com
Enter 301 UNITED BISCUITS’ TRUCK FLEET RUNS ON WASTE COOKING OIL
United Biscuits (UB) has developed an industry leading sustainability initiative through the use of waste cooking oil to power 12 of its lorry fleet. Estimated to save up to 97% in CO2 emissions compared to traditional diesel fuel the pioneering project forms part of the company’s multi-award winning Fewer and Friendlier Miles campaign. Since the launch of the campaign in 2006 it has removed 20 million truck miles from UK roads. A by-product from snacks manufacturing, the waste oil is processed
into Ultra Biofuel and the adapted lorry fleet are set to recycle 500 tonnes a year. The project is the result of a partnership with Convert2Green (formerly Biomotive Fuels) to develop an engine modification across UB’s lorry fleet which has allowed it to be 100% fuelled by waste oils. The partnership which began in 2011 has resulted in the use of biofuel
vehicle management systems from Bioltec in 10 of its Mercedes tractor units currently being used nationwide. A 30,000-litre heated refuelling station has been installed at UB’s Ashby depot and the company plans to roll out the project further across the business, recently converting two of its Euro VI vehicles to run on Ultra Biofuel. The move is the latest in a series of commitments by UB to reduce carbon emissions across its logistics operations which have already seen a reduction of 40% since 2006. The project will sit alongside other sustainability initiatives by UB including the recent introduction of 62 longer trailers which are projected to save 450,000 truck miles on UK roads each year. “The benefits of recycling waste cooking oil from our factories into Ultra
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Biofuel is another step along United Biscuits’ green journey which has seen us make significant gains in reducing carbon emissions across our logistics business,” comments head of distribution Rob Wright. “We are delighted to be able to demonstrate a sustainable use for this waste material with potential to deliver significant CO2 savings from transport within the UK.”
United Biscuits T: 0208 234 5000
www.unitedbiscuits.com Enter 302 / MATERIALSHANDLINGLOGISTICS
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