Case Studies | Leading Global 3PL Provider

Driving Efficiency for a Global Logistics Leader

A global 3PL automated workflows and accelerated execution with ShipmentX, unlocking multi-million-pound savings

150 hrs

Saved per 1,000 Shipments

75 FTEs

Annual Time Equivalent

1 Week

EDI Go-Live Time

£4-5M

Estimated Annual Savings

The Client: Global 3PL Leader

The client is one of the world's top third-party logistics (3PL) providers, operating across 100+ countries. With complex global freight networks, the company manages high shipment volumes, requiring speed, scalability, and precision.

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Logistics Visibility Challenges

The Challenge

Despite its scale and experience, the client faced growing complexity across systems, regions, and workflows—making it difficult to maintain visibility, control costs, and scale efficiently.

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Fragmented Visibility

Siloed systems led to delays, manual tracking, and limited end-to-end visibility across shipments.

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High Implementation Overhead

EDI setups, custom reports, and CRs took weeks to implement—slowing speed to market.

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Limited Scalability

Growing shipment volumes created performance challenges and increased support demand across global regions.

The ShipmentX Solution

ShipmentX deployed its SCME platform to unify logistics workflows, improve visibility, and reduce manual processes—driving measurable gains in productivity, cost, and speed to market.

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Real-Time Visibility

Live shipment tracking and status updates through a unified dashboard with proactive alerts.

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Automated Workflows

EDI setup, shipment booking, and reporting accelerated through configurable process automation.

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Rapid Go-Live

Full deployment and EDI integrations completed in days—not weeks—enabling faster speed to value.

Results & ROI

ShipmentX’s SCME implementation delivered measurable value—from faster execution to multi-million-pound savings in time, resources, and cost.

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Faster Go-to-Market

EDI built in 1 week, reports in 3 days, and new lanes live within 24 hours.

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Smaller IT Footprint

Only 2 ShipmentX resources needed for rollout—reducing internal dependency.

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Improved Accuracy

Unified visibility platform minimized errors and enabled faster response times.

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150,000 Hours Saved

Time saved annually across 1M shipments via automation and streamlined flows.

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75 FTEs Equivalent

Eliminated manual intervention equal to 75 full-time roles across operations.

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£4–5M Annual Savings

Efficiency gains and resource optimization delivered multi-million-pound ROI.

What's Next

Building on this success, the client is extending ShipmentX across more regions and workflows—enhancing automation, visibility, and scalability across their global network.

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Workflow Automation

Expanding automation to additional logistics flows, including booking, approvals, and exception handling.

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Global Rollout

Scaling the SCME platform to cover more countries, carriers, and transport modes.

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AI-Driven Reporting

Leveraging analytics and machine learning for smarter planning and exception prediction.

Conclusion

Through ShipmentX’s SCME platform, a global 3PL provider successfully transformed its logistics operations—reducing effort, accelerating execution, and gaining real-time visibility across its supply chain.

With automated workflows, measurable time and cost savings, and scalable architecture, the organization is now positioned for faster innovation, leaner teams, and global expansion.

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