Todar – The Freight Cost Auditing Dashboard

Problem Statement

In Supply Chain and Logistics, managing freight costs efficiently is crucial for businesses. However, transportation planners often face several challenges in identifying irregular costs within freight orders. These challenges include:

Limited data insights

Transportation planners struggle to gain comprehensive insights into freight costs, leading to difficulties in identifying overcharged shipments and managing additional costs effectively.

Time-consuming processes

Manual inspection of each freight order to identify additional charges is time-consuming and resource-intensive, impacting operational efficiency and increasing costs.

Challenges in analysing real-time data

Transportation planners face challenges in analysing real-time data, hindering their ability to make informed decisions promptly and respond to issues effectively.

Delay in carrier invoicing

Delays in carrier invoicing due to inefficient manual processes further impacts operational efficiency and financial performance.

Difficulty in filtering extra charges

It is challenging to filter and categorize extra charges within freight orders, leading to inefficiencies and potential financial losses for the company.

Low visualization

Existing systems provide limited visualization of transportation charges, making it difficult for transportation planners to assess and analyse freight costs effectively.

Delayed response to disputed freight orders

Delays in identifying and addressing disputed freight orders lead to extended resolution times, affecting customer satisfaction and increasing operational costs.

Solution: Todar – The Freight Cost Auditing Dashboard

Key Features

Automated data analysis

Todar provides real-time analysis of freight data, enabling transportation planners to quickly identify trends, anomalies, and additional charges within freight orders.

Comprehensive reporting

Todar consolidates all reporting analysis in one place, providing transportation planners with a centralized platform to access and analyse freight cost data efficiently.

Integration with SAP TM

Hyperlinks within the dashboard allow transportation planners to view freight orders directly in SAP TM, facilitating seamless access to detailed information for further analysis and action.

Advanced data filtration

The dashboard allows for easy filtration of data through a large database, enabling transportation planners to refine and focus on specific criteria such as FO date, carrier, source, and destination.

Customized visualization

The dashboard offers customized visualization of transportation charges, providing intuitive graphs, charts, and summaries to enhance understanding and decision-making.

Excel data import

Data from the dashboard can be easily imported into Excel, providing flexibility for transportation planners to perform additional analysis or share information with stakeholders.

Business Challenges Addressed:

Limited data insights

Todar provides comprehensive insights into freight costs, enabling transportation planners to make informed decisions and optimize cost management strategies effectively.

Time-consuming processes

Automation of data analysis and visualization streamlines freight cost auditing processes, saving time and resources for transportation planners.

Challenges in analysing real-time data

Todar provides real-time analysis of freight data, empowering transportation planners to respond promptly to issues and make timely decisions.

Delay in carrier invoicing

Efficient freight cost auditing processes supported by Todar help minimize delays in carrier invoicing, improving financial performance and operational efficiency.

Difficulty in filtering extra charges

The dashboard simplifies the process of filtering and categorizing extra charges within freight orders, improving accuracy and efficiency in cost management.

Low visualization

Todar offers customized visualization of transportation charges, enhancing clarity and understanding of freight cost data for better decision-making.

Delayed response to disputed freight orders

By facilitating quick identification of disputed freight orders, Todar enables transportation planners to expedite resolution processes and enhance customer satisfaction.

In summary, Todar simplifies transportation freight cost auditing by identifying irregular costs which in turn helps identify operational bottlenecks. It categorizes costs, provides visual summaries, and offers filters for data refinement. It eliminates manual inspection, identifies overcharged shipments, and includes hyperlinks for easy access to freight orders in SAP TM.