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Case Study

How a Road Freight Distribution firm expedited Truck movement through accurate dimensioning?

Industry

Road Freight Distribution

Product

Roller-based Parcel Dimensioner

Process

Inbound Logistics

Use case

Truck Load Management
Revenue recovery

Integration

Transportation Management system
Warehouse Management System

Case Study Summary

The client is a Road freight distribution company who implemented vMeasure at all three of its warehouses to capture accurate parcel dimensions once it is unloaded from the truck.
The vMeasure dimensioner was customized to integrate with a mechanical roller and measure parcels with minimal effort when triggered with a barcode scan and uploaded to their WMS and TMS system.
The implementation of vMeasure allowed the client to dimension the parcels as it was unloaded, which increased the speed of waybill creation by 35%.

Problems faced by the Client

State intracity traffic rules & regulations

Delays in loading, unloading, and waybill creation made it difficult for the truck to comply with state intracity traffic rules & regulations, leading to missed deliveries.

Lowered customer satisfaction

The company could not identify the touchpoint where the parcels get damaged. This lowered customer satisfaction.

Increased logistics & operational costs

The company saw increased logistics & operational costs due to erroneous data from manual measurements and a lack of optimized warehouse storage.

Low parcel throughput

Low parcel throughput created long lines of parcels at the receiving dock waiting to be processed since the workers manually measured the inbound parcels.

Truck capacity

The company did not use the truck capacity since the loads assigned to the truck were not optimized. So, the trucks were either overloaded or underloaded.

Revenue recovery

Wrong DIMs in the waybill led to lower revenue recovery

WMS and TMS integrations

The IT team could not allocate resources to make complex WMS and TMS integrations.

Simplicity and data security weighed

Simplicity and data security weighed in on them for selecting an integration solution.

Not have enough space

They did not have enough space for an additional desktop setup if the dimensioner was installed.

Business Problems
State intracity traffic rules & regulations

Delays in loading, unloading, and waybill creation made it difficult for the truck to comply with state intracity traffic rules & regulations, leading to missed deliveries.

Lowered customer satisfaction

The company could not identify the touchpoint where the parcels get damaged. This lowered customer satisfaction.

Increased logistics & operational costs

The company saw increased logistics & operational costs due to erroneous data from manual measurements and a lack of optimized warehouse storage.

Logistics Problems
Low parcel throughput

Low parcel throughput created long lines of parcels at the receiving dock waiting to be processed since the workers manually measured the inbound parcels.

Truck capacity

The company did not use the truck capacity since the loads assigned to the truck were not optimized. So, the trucks were either overloaded or underloaded.

Revenue recovery

Wrong DIMs in the waybill led to lower revenue recovery

IT Problems
WMS and TMS integrations

The IT team could not allocate resources to make complex WMS and TMS integrations.

Simplicity and data security weighed

Simplicity and data security weighed in on them for selecting an integration solution.

Not have enough space

They did not have enough space for an additional desktop setup if the dimensioner was installed.

Why did the customer choose vMeasure dimensioning machines
over other dimensioners?

vMeasure Dimensioner can cover all the product/SKU sizes which need to be dimensioned within <1 second

The accuracy and repeatability metrics with the Operations teams’ expectations

vMeasure Dimensioner was integrated with the client’s WMS and TMS without impacting the existing physical and electronic processes

The integration allowed them to provide the right dimensions to generate shipping invoices and deploy load management strategies using TMS.

The vMeasure system came with an additional camera to provide a better 3-dimensional view of the parcel and was mounted over a mechanical roller for higher throughput

vMeasure and its partner provided a solution where the Volumizer was fitted with an inverter and lithium battery making it completely mobile and usable in various parts of the warehouse

The company felt vMeasure to be more cost-effective than the rest of the dimensioners

The difference was as much as 60% from vMeasure’s next economical option

Dimensioning Capability

vMeasure Dimensioner can cover all the product/SKU sizes which need to be dimensioned within <1 second

The accuracy and repeatability metrics with the Operations teams’ expectations

Software Integration

vMeasure Dimensioner was integrated with the client’s WMS and TMS without impacting the existing physical and electronic processes

The integration allowed them to provide the right dimensions to generate shipping invoices and deploy load management strategies using TMS.

Hardware Customization

The vMeasure system came with an additional camera to provide a better 3-dimensional view of the parcel and was mounted over a mechanical roller for higher throughput

vMeasure and its partner provided a solution where the Volumizer was fitted with an inverter and lithium battery making it completely mobile and usable in various parts of the warehouse

Cost

The company felt vMeasure to be more cost-effective than the rest of the dimensioners

The difference was as much as 60% from vMeasure’s next economical option

The vMeasure Dimensioning Solution

vMeasure Dimensioning system acts as an entire dimensioning + order verification solution for the client. The following business process was completed using the vMeasure UX on the touch screen
  • The order details, along with the SKUs to be packed for the order, are displayed.
  • The warehouse associate then scans the individual FNSKU to verify.
  • Once all the items are verified using the FNSKU, the warehouse associate then packs the order and places the package on the vMeasure system.
  • The warehouse associate scans the confirmation barcode to trigger the measurement on the vMeasure system.
  • Once the measurement is triggered, the vMeasure system automatically dimensions the package and updates the corresponding data to Ship-Station
  • The vMeasure system returns to the order ID scan screen automatically once the data upload to ShipStation is complete.
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How did the client benefit from the vMeasure dimensioning machine?

Truck ran on time leading to improved customer satisfaction

Improved quality control as the company had track of their parcels’ condition through the image capture feature

Reduced the time taken to allocate storage space

Boosted the company’s bottom line by reducing shipping costs with zero capital outlay

Reduced the truck loading time by 30%

Moving from manual to automated dimensioner improved the throughput rate at the point of inbound by 20%

Organize packages faster by using the right dims in the cartonization software

Lowered the efforts needed to dimension the parcel as it entered the warehouse

Reduced the time spent on carrier chargebacks as the team provided accurate DIMs

Protected the company against damage claims, as the parcel images served as proof

Improved worker productivity at the receiving dock

Enhanced the process and quality of records and data management as the data capture was automated

What makes vMeasure the only static parcel dimensioner
capable of solving your needs?

vMeasure is a highly adaptable dimensioning-as-a-service solution that can capture the height, length, width, weight, and image of the parcel/SKU in <1 second. With an ability to dimension anything from envelopes to refrigerators using three different mount heights/modes (Small Sku Mode, White goods mode, All Parcel mode), all starting at just 130 USD a month. Check out the complete dimensioning range in the interactive below
Small SKU Mount
Small SKU min and max
Additional Data Capture
All Parcel Mount
All Parcel Minimum and Maximum
Accuracy-All Parcel SKU
All parcel dimensionig ranges
Additional Data Capture
White Goods Mount
White Goods Minimum and Maximum
White goods dimensioning ranges
Additional Data Capture
Mount Height
Small SKU Mount
Min and Max Measurable Size
Small SKU min and max
Measuring Accuracy
Dimensioning Size Range
Additional Data Capture
Additional Data Capture
Mount Height
All Parcel Mount
Min and Max Measurable Size
All Parcel Minimum and Maximum
Measuring Accuracy
Accuracy-All Parcel SKU
Dimensioning Size Range
All parcel dimensionig ranges
Additional Data Capture
Additional Data Capture
Mount Height
White Goods Mount
Min and Max Measurable Size
White Goods Minimum and Maximum
Measuring Accuracy
Dimensioning Size Range
White goods dimensioning ranges
Additional Data Capture
Additional Data Capture
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