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Logistics Launches Transportation Project shopping lowest rates


ing new project that sets the stage for future transportation growth and cost reduction. A core proj- ect team of associates


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Logistics, Information Technology, Strategic Planning & Partnerships, Merchandising and Finance & Accounting directorates is current- ly working with the vendor, Oracle. Oracle is implementing the Oracle Transportation Management Cloud Service (OTM), an industry-leading transportation software solution. In 2004, the Exchange deployed


a TMS solution to balance costs, im- prove visibility of the CONUS sup- ply chain and automate the freight bill audit function. This system has reached the end of its life cycle and cannot be upgraded. The goal of re- placement is to improve the supply chain integration, including inbound and outbound planning and multi- modal transportation.


High-level benefits of OTM:


• Manage, optimize and pay transportation in one system


• Save in transportation spend by optimizing routes and


ransportation Management System (TMS) is an excit-


• Provide visibility of shipments managed by Exchange trans- portation to all functions


• Collaborate with other agen- cies to fully utilize equipment and save money


• Collect and profile transporta- tion costs to provide a better view of the true costs of prod- ucts distributed by the Exchange


The TMS project will consist of four phases over 28 months:


• Design and discovery • Phase 1: Inbound planning and execution/freight pay- able and cost allocation


• Phase 2: Outbound planning and execution from CONUS West Coast DC/freight pay- able and cost allocation


• Phase 3: Outbound planning and execution from OCONUS European DC


The TMS team is currently in the


design and discovery phase and is con- ducting ongoing workshops, breakout sessions and stakeholder interviews to help develop a change management strategy for TMS implementation.


Project team members discuss next steps in TMS implementation.


Barksdale AFB, La. — Central checkout’s Tracey Cornell, center, gets a big shoutout for noticing that a customer forgot to take off a watch she had tried on earlier before leaving the store.


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❛Mrs. Cornell showed that all our associates play a vital role in Loss Prevention procedures.❜ –Rick Koloski,


vice president, Loss Prevention JULY 2016 | EXCHANGE POST 9


Loss Prevention’s Caught . . . Doing the Right Thing!


Core Value: The Courage to Use Good Judgment


Hanscom AFB, Mass. —Warehouse worker Lester Castell completes the forklift checklist to ensure equipment is safe to operate and anything wrong is fixed promptly.


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