Avery Case Study

Case Study

Avery Dennison saves costs and simplifies U.S. and Mexico customs compliance with Uber Freight

Solution

Opportunity

Customer

Avery Dennison is a global materials science company specializing in the design and production of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products are used by most industries and include self-adhesive, pressure-sensitive materials for labeling and visual communication applications; tapes and other solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; clothing labels, tags and props; in addition to radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for the fashion market and others.

Customer Profile

Mexico is a market of strategic importance for Avery Dennison because of the country’s high growth in volume and variety of products. The company has invested heavily in Mexico in recent years, including equipment installations and new distribution centers in Guadalajara and Monterrey. Avery Dennison’s expansions required more comprehensive and modernized transportation management solutions, including enhanced network visibility and responsiveness, intra-Mexico and cross-border capacity support, and customs and compliance at ports and borders.

Overview

Based on Uber Freight’s 25+ years of international trade experience and trusted relationships in key industries, Avery Dennison appreciates greater collaborations and sharing supply chain best practices. Working with Uber Freight’s dedicated teams, Avery Dennison enjoys the enhanced simplicity and speed of logistics planning, including: Improved financial performance - 15% cost reduction in customs services and 10% savings in freight - Cut transportation costs by leveraging the largest North American freight network to optimize loads - Reduced the risk of lost, stolen and damaged products with less freight transfers and multi- touch shipments Increased operational excellence - Strategy design focused on NAFTA supply cycles - 95+% next-day regional servicesWeekend linehaul runs allowing Monday freight availability at Laredo - Eliminated coordination with multiple vendors for freight transfers and multi-touch shipments by coordinating with a single 4PL provider - Complete door-to-door consolidated across the border into Mexico Confidence and peace of mind - Dependable and timely shipment coordination on both sides of the border

Results

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“We are partnering with Uber Freight because they support our goals of saving logistics costs and simplifying our supply chain management — especially with U.S. and Mexico customs clearance. Their experts guide our transportation strategy to accommodate NAFTA supply cycles, which allows us to improve our speed-to-market and better control costs.” – Rene Gil, Senior Buyer (Indirects) at Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials.

With expertise required on both sides of the border, Avery Dennison sought seamless and integrated transportation, improved inbound and outbound capacity, and strategic multi-modal solutions. The iconic brand needed support with U.S. and Mexico customs clearance processes, as well as facilitating compliance such as C-TPAT certification. Avery Dennison wanted the confidence from collaborating with logistics experts offering multiple clearance points, who are also experienced in mitigating risks and reducing supply chain costs.

Opportunity

Uber Freight offers a complete transportation management solution customized for the specific needs of leading brands across Mexico. With more than ~$18 billion of freight-under-management in North America, Uber Freight provides access to 1500+ approved carriers in Mexico to support capacity surges, take advantage of economies of scale, and meet Avery Dennison’s business goals. With one million square feet of warehouse space in Mexico and Laredo, Texas, Uber Freight’s customers benefit from infrastructure security and logistics program flexibility to address frequently shifting transportation schedules.

Solution

Results

In a highly competitive market, Eaton continuously ensures product delivery at an affordable cost, with speed, consistency, and no damage. Eaton’s supply chain strategy relies on cross-docking and LTL pooling to save on freight and improve transit times. In addition, a Tier 1 supplier located in Mexico required Eaton to deliver materials faster – despite the 3,000 miles distance between the manufacturing and distribution centers – to keep up with marketplace demands. Eaton turned to Uber Freight to gain real-time visibility tracking freight from origin to final destination, as well as cross-border expertise to speed shipments from Mexico.

Opportunity

Uber Freight’s Public Tracking Portal (PTP) empowers Eaton with end-to-end visibility, as well as a direct means for their internal customer service teams and external customers to track freight. The PTP track-and-trace solution is a web-based tool that provides real-time logistics network access and a summary of status updates on any active shipment moving through the Uber Freight Transportation Management System (TMS) within a 90-day range. A unique Carrier Pro Number is created for all shipments by Eaton, connecting Eaton.com to the Uber Freight TMS for end-to-end visibility which expedites tracking from the origin to LTL shipments and all the way to the delivery’s final mile. For Eaton’s Service Team, PTP reduces a six-step communications process to track and verify shipments with customers. Eaton’s customer experience is enhanced significantly because PTP is purpose-built with a user-friendly, self-service access to the portal. Customers can check shipments and get real-time visibility since the portal feeds directly from the TMS.

Solution

- 15% cost reduction in customs services and 10% savings in freight - Cut transportation costs by leveraging the largest North American freight network to optimize loads - Reduced the risk of lost, stolen and damaged products with less freight transfers and multi-touch shipments

Improved financial performance

- Strategy design focused on NAFTA supply cycles - 95+% next-day regional services - Weekend linehaul runs allowing Monday freight availability at Laredo - Eliminated coordination with multiple vendors for freight transfers and multi-touch shipments by coordinating with a single 4PL provider - Complete door-to-door consolidated across the border into Mexico

Increased operational excellence

- Dependable and timely shipment coordination on both sides of the border

Confidence and peace of mind