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GAINSystems and 3GTMS transportation management systems .
GAINSystems is ACR ’ s planning partner that it utilises for supply and demand planning efforts , he explains , in a partnership over a number of years .
“ Not only are they being used for our planning software and all of the inventory and operating policies that go along with that , but they ’ re also moving into network design as well ,” Barnello comments .
“ We are seeing tremendous value in a single partner that has both the planning capability and the operating policies as well as the ability to help us design and run simulations and optimisation .”
3GTMS , meanwhile , has provided ACR with visibility across its transportation network . “ What they ’ ve really done is given us the visibility and the data to be able to effectively manage our outbound freight and understand where we ’ re winning and losing and then really to chase that down ,” Barnello adds .
Importance of data and data visibility When it came to looking at ACR ’ s data strategy , DeSandre emphasises the importance of a clean stream of master data which can be easily accessed in near-real time . This is where ACR ’ s partnership with global process mining technology leader Celonis came into play .
“ Our work with Celonis really is at the heart of our data strategy , to the point now that we ’ re really moving towards having all of our data in one place within Celonis . Today , we ’ re just starting to tap that potential and I think the executive team is just starting to really understand the power of having that data model .”
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