Honeywell Consumer Products Group Implements LMS' On-Demand Transportation Management Software
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Technology to Reduce Freight Costs, Improve Data Management and Freight Visibility
ST. LOUIS, MO - Logistics Management Solutions (LMS), a non-asset-based third party logistics provider, announced it has implemented its Web-enabled transportation management system, TOTAL, for Danbury, Conn.-based Honeywell Consumer Products Group (CPG), which specializes in motor vehicle parts and accessories.
TOTAL was implemented in less than 90 days and is expected to further reduce transportation costs and improve data management and freight visibility for the CPG, which was looking for an effective way to manage its over-the-road transportation activities. The LMS system operates within an on-demand, or application service provider (ASP), environment, enabling this Honeywell company to reap the benefits of transportation management technology without large upfront costs or a system commitment.
"Honeywell found the implementation process to be practically seamless," says Michael T. Lee, logistics specialist for Honeywell CPG. "We immediately realized the benefits of the optimizer, which has dramatically increased the productivity of our transportation planning staff."
The group's transportation personnel, who work at branch locations in Hebron, Ky., and Fernley, Nev., use TOTAL to perform freight optimization, freight rating, load planning, load tendering, tracking and tracing, and data management. Key components include a high-speed optimization engine that evaluates order data to exploit opportunities for freight consolidation, aggregation, pooling and cross-docking, as well as other cost-cutting strategies. The engine also employs customized parameters to guarantee Honeywell's safety and service directives are never compromised.
"Regardless of marketplace conditions, freight optimization continues to be an effective means of lowering transportation costs," says Dennis Schoemehl, CEO and president of LMS. "Freight optimization tactics are not new but when they are combined with a robust on-demand system, shippers are able to reach a level of savings that was just not possible before."
Additionally, TOTAL's rating engine is tailored to assign carriers according to a CPG-defined hierarchy that considers their customers' preferred carriers, the group's preferred carriers and other quality, low-cost transportation providers. To minimize inbound costs, Honeywell suppliers access TOTAL through a secure Internet site and submit orders for pre-paid collect shipments. The shipments are then routed and dispatched by CPG planners using TOTAL.
Preferred carrier compliance and cost savings are monitored through the system's data management module, which creates a variety of standard, customized and ad-hoc reports. Authorized personnel also use TOTAL to perform online tracking and tracing. The system's Web-enabled format allows 24/7 secured access to up-to-the-minute performance and shipping data.
TOTAL regularly interfaces with Honeywell CPG's warehouse management system (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to facilitate a seamless data cycle that ensures optimal visibility. LMS' TOTAL uses Microsoft's BizTalk® Server to efficiently exchange information with virtually any type of data management system.
TOTAL was developed by LMS transportation and technology professionals and is available in an on-demand (ASP) format or as part of an outsourced offering wherein LMS transportation planners use TOTAL to direct and manage shipping operations.
About LMS
LMS is a non-asset-based, third party logistics provider that brings millions of dollars in transportation cost savings to some of the world's best-known companies, including BASF, Monsanto and The Scotts Company. We combine Web-enabled technology with proven logistics practices to offer optimization, execution and data management services that maximize our clients' operational efficiencies. For more information, visit www.lmslogistics.com.
About Honeywell Consumer Products Group
Honeywell Consumer Products Group, a division of Honeywell International Inc., is a $2 billion business with headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut. Its leading automotive care and braking products include FRAM® filters, Autolite® spark plugs, Prestone® antifreeze, Holts® car care, and Bendix® and Jurid® brakes. It maintains R&D capabilities in both the U.S. and Europe and has a manufacturing footprint in ten countries worldwide.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is a $26 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty chemicals; fibers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.
Kerry Carey
Marketing Manager
LMS
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St. Louis, MO 63141
www.lmslogistics.com
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