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Stay Ahead of Complexity & Disruptions

Secure logistics and transportation capacity and improve margins in the face of complexity, fluctuating prices, and disruption. With supply chain transportation optimization software, you can define multi-stop routes, identify consolidation opportunities, and reduce transportation-related carbon emissions by up to 60%.

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Optimize transportation for the modern era

Reduce transportation costs

Identify opportunities to consolidate shipments. Determine if shipments should move through direct or multi-stop routes. Coupa customers reduce transportation costs by as much as 10%, freeing up more capital for strategic reinvestment.

Make inbound pickups more efficient and less costly

Reduce the overall drive time required and generate cost savings by identifying the most efficient inbound pick-ups following the last outbound route delivery. Improve and optimize driver scheduling.

Improve delivery & pickup

Create efficient multi-stop routes that intersperse pickups and deliveries so you can optimize your fleet size and mix – including EVs. Effectively serve your customers while reducing excess costs that eat into margins.

Meet your environmental sustainability goals

Reduce transportation-related carbon emissions in line with corporate objectives and regulatory requirements. Identify and mitigate ESG risk through carbon optimization. By optimizing shipping and logistics routes, nodes, and modes, Coupa customers can reduce their transportation-related emissions by as much as 60%.

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What is Transportation Optimization?

Transportation Optimization is all about enhancing the effectiveness of a transportation network. The goal is to design and implement an optimal delivery and pickup plan that not only keeps customers and stakeholders satisfied, but also maximizes profitability, cost efficiency, and sustainability goals.

The benefits include reducing shipping costs, minimizing shipping delays, enhancing customer service, cutting down on fuel expenses, reducing carbon emissions, ensuring timely deliveries, and simplifying the shipment process.

How does this connect to Network Optimization?

Transportation Optimization is an important part of optimizing your supply chain networks. You can define transportation lanes, volumes, capacities, and costs. But this is just one part of your larger, more strategic network design and optimization strategy, which covers the end-to-end supply chain.

What kind of results can I expect from using Transportation Optimization?

On average, Coupa customers can reduce transportation costs by about 9% while achieving a 12% improvement in service.

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