General Mills used ORTEC's predictive commerce platform to optimize their transportation system, load building, and vendor-managed inventory. This improved load utilization, allowing 3-4 more pallets per truck while reducing planning time by 50%. The optimizations decreased truck shipments and costs, staff processing time, and increased supply chain system efficiency while minimizing impacts on warehouse operations.

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MILLIONS
SAVED
3-4 MORE
PALLETS PER TRUCK
50% LESS
PLANNING TIME
Improved utilization by combining load
building optimization with vendor-managed
inventory
Improved load utilization stategies across
products with visual display
Leveraged SAP investment
Optimized:
• Materials and cartons
• Sequencing rules
• Center of gravity/axle weight calculations
• Pack strategies
• Stackability of orders
The ORTEC Predictive Commerce Platform:
Decrease truck shipments
and transportation costs
Decrease staff process time
Increase supply chain system operations
Restrict impact on warehouse and
loading productivity
General Mills needed to:
Was included in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index
388 BILLION
GRAMS OF GRAIN SHIPPED
41,000
EMPLOYEES
$17.9 billion fiscal year 2014 net sales
100+ consumer brands in 100+ countries
ORTEC Success Story: General Mills
Learn how ORTEC helped General Mills optimize their transportation system.