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# Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) for Transportation

 

Achieve real-time supply chain intelligence through cost-effective B2B network integration with 100% of your transportation providers

 

 

 

 

 



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Product overview

##  Digital integration with all of your transportation providers 

TraceLink MINT for Transportation enables complete integration with 100% of your freight forwarders, delivery services, and carriers at a fraction of the cost and time of EDI or point-to-point connections. Improve visibility and ensure real-time data exchange across a complete set of transactions, including booking requests, transportation status updates, invoicing, confirmations, customs, and much more for multimodal transportation.

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#####  With MINT for Transportation, you can: 



 

Improve accuracy and ensure error-free processing

 

 



 

Enable real-time information exchange

 

 



 

Ensure documentation is loss-proof

 

 



 

Optimize management, planning, and control of transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

####  Industry challenges 

###  Managing transportation to control costs and improve customer service 

A lack of digital integration between shippers, customers, 3PLs, and carriers creates a host of challenges that negatively impact on-time, in-full product delivery performance. These challenges include:

 

 



 



#####  Late shipments 

 

Digital integration with carriers helps ensure shipments get booked promptly and delivered on-time at the lowest cost.

#####  Late shipments 

 



 



#####  Poor visibility 

 

Lack of in-transit visibility makes locating late or lost shipments more difficult.

#####  Poor visibility 

 



 



#####  Managing payments 

 

Generating timely and accurate payments for materials helps to maintain trust and good carrier relationships.

#####  Managing payments 

 

 

 

 

 

Product benefits

##  How MINT for Transportation improves shipping and delivery performance 

 

##  Cost-effective network integration 

 

##  Free carrier onboarding 

 

##  Increase visibility and collaboration 

 

##  Rapid deployment 

 

 

 

 

 

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Product benefits

 

##  Cost-effective network integration 

 

Our unique pricing model is based on the number of trading partners using MINT and the number of transaction types being exchanged. There are no unpredictable usage fees based on data volumes processed or a percentage of the value of the business transactions. There are no fees for your customers to participate which makes it possible to integrate 100% of your carriers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Product benefits

 

##  Free carrier onboarding 

 

Carriers are onboarded by TraceLink at no cost, including initial system integration, ongoing maintenance, and end user training.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Product benefits

 

##  Increase visibility and collaboration 

 

Real-time data exchange ensures better visibility, enabling more efficient collaboration and rapid response to supply chain disruptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Product benefits

 

##  Rapid deployment 

 

The TraceLink Integrate-Once, Interoperate with Everyone™ network approach gets you started in just days or weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capabilities

###  TraceLink MINT for Transportation 

Lower transportation costs and ensure on-time deliveries by integrating with all of your transportation providers. The proven TraceLink network makes it fast, simple and cost-effective.

 

####  Integrate-Once, Interoperate with Everyone™ 

 

####  Optimize transportation management and planning 

 

####  Support multiple modes of integration 

 

####  All levels of digital communication supported 

 

####  Digitalize your supply chain 

 

####  Centralize data governance 

 

####  Optimize existing systems 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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- Each company has a single connection to the TraceLink network for each transaction type, eliminating the need for EDI or costly point-to-point integrations and enabling transaction sharing with all network partners.

 

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- Optimize management, planning, and control of transportation processes through digitalizing processes for transportation booking, shipment tracking and status updates, shipment documentation exchange, freight invoicing and payments, shipment volumes, and transportation rates.

 

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- Your company and each supplier uses the integration format that works best for them, including EDI (ANSI X12, EDIFACT), IDocs, EPCIS, XML, CSV, and API. Custom integrations are also supported.

 

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- **System-to-System:** Business transactions are exchanged between your enterprise systems and your partners’ systems.
- **System-to-Person:** Business transactions are sent from your enterprise system to the TraceLink network and accessed by partners through the MINT user interface.
- **Person-to-Person:** You and your partner exchange data through the MINT user interface.

 

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- Make multi-modal (air, sea, rail, truck) booking requests in real-time with booking confirmations.
- Digitally provide customs documentation for imports and exports.
- Use digital invoices to streamline procure-to-pay process.

 

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- MINT centralizes data management for all transactions and provides status updates for you and your transportation partners.
- With MINT, data does not get lost in emails, voicemails, or portals.

 

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- Integrate critical transportation data with existing systems to eliminate inefficient emails and phone calls, increasing the speed and efficiency of data processing and improved accuracy.

 

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Industry voices

##  Transforming the supply chain 

Customers and industry experts weigh in on the importance of digital supply chain transformation and the power of the TraceLink network.

Hear what our customers and partners are saying about \[COUNTRY\] Compliance.

 

 





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The digitally transformed supply chain is really a situation where we have flows of information between companies, between all partners in the entire supply chain. It's not only about reducing inventory and speeding up lead times. It's also about making better business decisions, especially in a crisis situation, and it will certainly also help us reduce costs.

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Frank Binder

Global Head of Supply Chain Management

Santen Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

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TraceLink customers can exchange business information with all partners through a single integration in their preferred format without maintaining separate integrations for each customer and partner. TraceLink supports all transaction types and maps via an ever-expanding catalog as customer needs evolve and mature.

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Simon Ellis

Group Vice President and Leader of Global Supply Chain Strategies Practices

IDC

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 







 

 



 

 

 







 

 



 

 

 







 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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###  Let's connect 

Ready to see how MINT for Transportation can improve the performance of your supply chain? Contact us to schedule a personalized demo.

 

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