Olympic Fruit's Journey to Complete Supply Chain Control & Visibility with LogisticDocuments.com

Olympic Fruit, a leading importer and retail service provider in the fresh produce industry, revolutionised how they manage their incoming shipments by partnering with LogisticDocuments.com (LD.com). In an often unpredictable supply chain of fruits and vegetables, Olympic Fruit gained full visibility over their incoming shipments, ensuring efficient stock management, operational efficiency, and reduced risk.

 

As highlighted in a recent OneBlog post, AgrigateOne acquires Netherlands-based LogisticDocuments.com to boost its footprint in Europe, this acquisition allows AgrigateOne to further address strategic challenges for clients by incorporating the powerful LD.com product suite into the AgrigateOne offering.

 

The Challenge

Before implementing LogisticDocuments.com, Olympic Fruit faced significant operational challenges:

Inaccurate Tracking: Relying on manual Excel sheets to track shipment ETAs led to operational errors and inefficiencies.
Flawed Supply & Stock Management strategies: Making '(un)educated guesses' due to the lack of (real-time) product supply data.
Risky Prepayments: The company occasionally paid suppliers without the necessary approved shipping documents present, exposing the company to financial risk.

The Solution

LogisticDocuments.com provided Olympic Fruit with a powerful digital platform that offered:

Automated shipment tracking: 24/7 ETA updates on a single online platform gave Olympic Fruit real-time bird eye visibility into its shipments.
Improved Planning: Real-time shipping data enabled more accurate supply and demand planning, eliminating surprises and ensuring timely actions.
Reduced Financial Risk: Automatic notifications ensured all required shipping documents were present before payments were processed, removing the risk of paying prematurely.

The Results

By adopting LogisticDocuments.com, Olympic Fruit achieved significant improvements in their operations:

Real-Time Insights: The platform’s track & trace feature allows Olympic Fruit to monitor shipments closely, being notified about delays and missed transshipments.
Proactive Decision-Making: Near live updates on ETDs and ETAs enables Olympic Fruit to switch gears quickly when needed, ensuring smooth operations and an up to date stock management strategy.
Reduced Financial Risk: Document monitoring ensures that no shipment enters the Port of Destination without the required documentation, allowing for secure payment processing and preventing costly errors.
Compliance Readiness: When European import regulations for South African citrus fruits was rapidly implemented mid season in 2022, Olympic Fruit could quickly gain bird eye overview over their incoming shipments, ensuring a proactive response to the operational implications of the new requirements, and mitigating congestion at their warehouse.

Testimonial

"We've been using LogisticDocuments.com since 2021, integrating the platform with our ERP system. The result? A more streamlined workflow than ever. We're in the know about the arrival schedule of our cargo every day, allowing us to plan with precision. This has made us far less reliant on logistics service providers for information."
"Our supply planning is perpetually current, which means our stock management strategy stays in shape. This considerably decreases the odds of us having to make unexpected, pricey purchases locally to buff our stock."
— Gijsbert van Leeuwen, Head of Sourcing

 

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