Transport has throughout history been a spur to expansion. In the last 10 years, this industry has been growing at double digit numbers due to globalization. Transportation management traditionally has had low visibility within companies and has been usually kept in-house because it is a deceptively simple process. The package has been picked, packed, and is sitting by the dock door -- but getting the package to the consumer is the difficult part, and even more now with the globalization.

For companies managing internally their transportation or for third-party transportation provider, the challenge is to find an IT system able to support and evolve as rapidly as the logistic and transportation industry is. Often, companies are running with 2 or 3 different applications and the risk of errors and repetition are recurring and costly.

Whether you are managing your transportation and logistic internally or are a third party logistic provider, you need a solution that will be able to evolve with your needs and your clients needs. E-nov has the expertise and experience to improve your IT capabilities.

Case study

Axsun Logistics

Overview
Axsun Logistics is one of the most dynamic transport and logistic provider with a 20-30% growth year after year for the past 5 years. With its brand-new 90,000-square-foot headquarters in St-Hubert, Quebec, the company employs 50 people and offers a wide array of transportation services that include Intermodal, Highway, warehousing and International Freight Forwarding.

Business need: The company was growing at a double digit pace they identified a need to reduce the number of systems they were operating: With a range of separate systems for accounting, purchasing, inventory management, EDI and transport-specific processes, Axsun Logistics was having difficulty analyzing financial data fast enough to make timely business decisions.

Solution: Axsun Logistics needed a platform that we could grow with, and one that we would not need to replace every six months. Working with e-Nov Professional Services Services, the company deployed SAP Business-One for financial accounting, controlling and materials management, using the Fast-Track Solution template to deliver a smooth and rapid implementation. SAP Business One allows customization to satisfy our industry-specific requirements and is a system that integrate all the information within the group.

Benefits: Integration provide full visibility into Axsun Logistics end-to-end operations, enabling them to forecast across the board. Better financial transparency and analytics enable improved cost control and planning – helping the business run more efficiently. Axsun Logistics is also able to better manage credit risk across all divisions, negotiate better pricing with their suppliers, etc with integrated and quality reporting provided by the SAP solutions. Future integration and growth will be supported and integrated to this Platform.