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2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study Tractor Supply Company / Nistevo
Profiles in Supply Chain Enablement: Retailer cuts transportation costs and increases on-time deliveries by joining collaborative logistics network
Company: Tractor Supply Company (Brentwood, TN)
Company Size: Large
Company Sector: Retail
Area(s) of Enablement: Fulfillment/Logistics
Enabler: Nistevo (Eden Prairie, MN)
Case Study: Tractor Supply Company is the largest operator of retail farm and ranch stores in the United States, with almost 500 stores in 32 states. The company is focused on supplying products for the lifestyle needs of hobby and part-time farmers and ranchers.
Tractor Supply was looking to implement systems to support inbound transportation management. The company wanted to increase visibility of inbound freight and identify opportunities to collaborate with vendors and carriers. In addition, the company aimed to reduce transportation lead time and increase transportation reliability in terms of on-time performance. Finally, Tractor Supply was looking to reduce its transportation costs.
To address these challenges, Tractor Supply joined the Nistevo Network, a collaborative logistics network for transportation management, providing a hosted software service that enables manufacturers, retailers, distributors and logistics service providers to view, plan, execute, settle and analyze their inbound and outbound transportation. By joining the network, Tractor Supply sought capabilities to view, manage, optimize and settle its inbound shipments from suppliers through a single, Internet-based network.
Specifically, Tractor Supply deployed the following capabilities:
Company: Tractor Supply Company (Brentwood, TN)
Company Size: Large
Company Sector: Retail
Area(s) of Enablement: Fulfillment/Logistics
Enabler: Nistevo (Eden Prairie, MN)
Case Study: Tractor Supply Company is the largest operator of retail farm and ranch stores in the United States, with almost 500 stores in 32 states. The company is focused on supplying products for the lifestyle needs of hobby and part-time farmers and ranchers.Tractor Supply was looking to implement systems to support inbound transportation management. The company wanted to increase visibility of inbound freight and identify opportunities to collaborate with vendors and carriers. In addition, the company aimed to reduce transportation lead time and increase transportation reliability in terms of on-time performance. Finally, Tractor Supply was looking to reduce its transportation costs.
To address these challenges, Tractor Supply joined the Nistevo Network, a collaborative logistics network for transportation management, providing a hosted software service that enables manufacturers, retailers, distributors and logistics service providers to view, plan, execute, settle and analyze their inbound and outbound transportation. By joining the network, Tractor Supply sought capabilities to view, manage, optimize and settle its inbound shipments from suppliers through a single, Internet-based network.
Specifically, Tractor Supply deployed the following capabilities:
- Rate Management: Nistevo provides a central location to store and maintain all of Tractor Supply Company's contract freight rates
- Vendor Interface: Each Day Tractor Supply Company loads any new purchase orders into Nistevo via EDI. When Vendors are ready to ship, they log in to Nistevo to update order dimensions and mark the orders ready to ship.
- Carrier Operations: Tractor Supply Company selects carriers and tenders orders to carriers. Carriers can accept loads, update load status, and submit invoices into Nistevo using EDI or a Web interface.
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