Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Conquers Logistics Challenges, Improves Supply Chain
 
 

Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Conquers Logistics Challenges, Improves Supply Chain

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Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.,one of the founders of the European car industry, now Fiat GA and Fiat Industrial design, produces, and sells cars, industrial and agricultural vehicles, engine components, and production systems, all innovatively made with extreme attention to environmental sustainability. For global companies like Fiat GA and Fiat Industrial, the efficiency and sustainability of its logistics processes are key factors for creating value. With the aim of improving logistics operations and managing them in an integrated way, Fiat founded i-FAST Container Logistics Ltd, the group’s dedicated logistics operator.

In an effort to streamline and transform its inbound and outbound logistics operations, Fiat implemented Oracle Transportation Management On Demand. The solution provides end-to-end, real-time visibility into logistics data that the company can frequently update and use to improve planning and reduce costs.

 
 

 
 

Challenges

A word from Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A

  • "For Fiat, which operates plants and distributes its products worldwide, having efficient and sustainable logistics processes is key to creating value for our customers. The transition from using lead logistics providers to i-FAST, our single group operator managing transports for all sectors, is possible due to Fiat’s investment in an Oracle-based transportation management system. The solution enables us to better control the entire supply chain in an integrated manner." – Fabrizio Cassidei, ICT Project Manager, Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A

  • Expand in-house logistics skills to optimize processes and improve customer service
  • Improve transport activity efficiency when collecting material and components for all Fiat companies
  • Provide ability to track and trace material on every shipment throughout the entire network and process
  • Manage inbound flows, centrally, by extending a specific information system for transport management to all sectors of the group (dealers, mechanics, and electricians) 
  • Implement common transport management strategies to leverage potential synergies between various group sectors and optimize truck capacity, avoiding productivity losses from traveling with half-empty trucks

Solutions

Oracle Product and Services

  • Implemented Oracle Transportation Management On Demand as a unique tool to include freight forwarding and network management functions, previously handled by lead logistics providers with help from Oracle Partner Reply
  • Reduced loads, component deliveries, time requirements, travel distances, costs, and emissions with an intelligent, integrated, and detailed transportation workflow plan
  • Optimized carrier management with the integrated communication system
  • Enabled LLPs to purchase in larger volumes, under the most competitive conditions
  • Obtained full visibility over the entire supply chain and the traceability of all events—from the load plan, to appointments—in a single fast and reliable system
  • Equipped Fiat to act on unexpected supply chain events—such as shipment delays or short-shipped quantities—helping ensure that every shipment is delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective manner
  • Arranged to combine transport streams of group companies, such as Fiat Automotive, Case New Holland (CNH), Iveco, and Powertrain, taking into consideration the geographic location of factories and workshops, as well as roads
  • Planned to optimize 30,000 daily transports (of both cars and single components) by 2012

Why Oracle

Leveraging the initial success at CNH, Fiat recognized Oracle Transportation Management as the best transportation management solution for its functionality and integration capabilities. Fiat also chose Oracle for its superior expertise in global deployments and its deep understanding of automotive industry business processes.

Partner

Oracle Partner Reply specializes in design and implementation of solutions based on new digital media and communication channels. Reply’s services include consulting, system integration, application management, and business process outsourcing. 

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