Chemical Industry

From inbound raw materials, through intermediates to finished goods, the chemical industry poses some unique supply chain challenges. The raw materials can often be high volume commodities moving in rail tanks, hoppers, deep ocean tanks or river barges. Intermediates routinely move from one company site to another in totes or containerized drums for further processing. On the distribution side, high value and perishable finished goods may require air freight or expedited trucking service with temperature control en route.

There is arguably no other industry that requires such a variety of transportation modes, equipment types, temperature monitoring, HazMat control and regulatory compliance.

Because Freightgate understands these demands, we designed the PLTX platform to specifically address them. Customers can dynamically compare sourcing options, modes, carriers, equipment, service levels and much more as they execute their daily business. Full end to end visibility with event driven exception management enables unprecedented control of inventory in transit and minimizes unplanned costs such as fines, demurrage and detention.

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Food and Beverage Industry

The Food and Beverage industry brings with it recalls, lot controls, Julian dating and FDA regulatory oversight. Add perishability to the mix and visibility becomes absolutely essential to successful supply chain execution and unplanned cost avoidance.

Freightgate’s PLTX platform provides that visibility and much more for our Food and Beverage customers. It is a robust and versatile tool that allows various supply chain stakeholders to see and share information specific to their roles. With built in business rules, parties collaborate on efficient goods movement and timely intervention on exceptions before they become costly problems.

A complete array of tools – including white boards, customizable dashboards, real time KPIs, and color coded escalation -- ensures that your human assets spend valuable time only on those situations that require attention and frees them to plan and coordinate future activities rather than constantly reacting to current emergencies.

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Forestry Products Industry

As with all commodity businesses, lumber and forestry products operate on very low margins and high volume. This puts a premium on minimizing the cost of moving goods through the supply chain. The steep increase in fuel prices has put even greater pressure on margins.

Because their products are sold in a highly competitive commodities exchange market, it is absolutely vital that our customers know their true underlying costs prior to making a sale. This allows them to confidently offer their goods at a price relative to the market rate. If over by a few pennies per unit, they could lose the sale. Conversely, and potentially worse, by underestimating they run the risk of selling at a net loss.

By utilizing the industry leading rating and routing capabilities of Freightgate’s PLTX platform, our customers know their costs down to the penny allowing them to quote with confidence and maximize their margin per sale. The multi-leg, cross modal functionality with built in currency exchange accommodates the most complex cross-border moves including reload points and Rule 11 rail logic.

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3PL and NVOCC

3PLs and NVOCCs comprised Freightgate’s original market and we can state with confidence that our PLTX platform stands unchallenged as the most complete and sophisticated set of tools available this industry today. Many of the top providers have deployed our solutions globally to manage mission critical aspects of their businesses. Always customer and market driven, Freightgate has the reputation for timely innovation that keeps step with or even anticipates our customers’ ever changing needs.

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