XLANT

XLANT is a global manufacturing business established in Germany that manufactures equipment for the mining and infrastructure industries. XLANT is dedicated to promoting environmentally friendly production and distribution methods, and the company has a significant presence in Germany as well as clients around the nation.

Challenges Faced

Freight Volume Management: XLANT required assistance managing their air freight quantities between Brazil and Germany, as well as their air and ocean freight volumes between Europe and America. In the mining industry, timely delivery was important to avoid expensive downtime.

Customs and Trade Compliance: Ensuring compliance when importing and exporting large, advanced industrial goods was critical. Another problem was delivering these products to remote regions while preserving quality and speed.

Sustainability Goals: XLANT sought to reduce CO2 emissions from air and ocean transportation by half, necessitating the use of a logistics supplier to assist their long-term sustainability activities.

Solution

Elicit Technology, using CargoWise ERP, provides comprehensive solutions to meet XLANT’s challenges:

Freight Management: To stabilize lead times and ensure timely deliveries, we implemented comprehensive air and ocean freight management systems. This included predictive analytics to increase lead-time accuracy.

Customs and Trade Services: We provided full customs brokerage and trade services to ensure compliance and streamline the import-export process.

Sustainability Initiatives: Used advanced modeling and emissions reporting techniques to help XLANT achieve its sustainability targets. These instruments enabled XLANT to assess the environmental impact of various forms of transportation and make informed decisions to lower its carbon footprint.

Results

• We achieved 73% lead-time accuracy for air freight, a 21% increase in ocean freight lead-time accuracy, and 90% for ocean freight.

• Improved customs and trade compliance, resulting in smooth and effective import-export operations.

• Helped XLANT achieve considerable progress toward their aim of lowering CO2 emissions from air and ocean transportation.

Conclusion
Elicit Technology’s strategic implementation of CargoWise ERP successfully transformed XLANT’s logistics operations. Elicit Technology assisted XLANT in meeting its operational and environmental objectives by improving lead-time accuracy, assuring compliance, and promoting sustainability efforts. This collaboration emphasizes the necessity of taking a proactive and collaborative approach to improving productivity and sustainability in the logistics business.