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TNT Logistics

Certus transforms supply chain management capability

TNT Logistics Asia Pacific contracts with large multi-national corporations to outsource their inbound and outbound logistics and distribution functions across the Asian region. Whenever TNT wins one of these contracts, it must integrate its own warehouse management systems (WMS) with the back end systems, including ERP systems, of the client.

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Challenge

Michelin Thailand contracted TNT Logistics to provide warehouse management services for its South East Asian
operations. TNT recognised that there was a requirement for an always-available (24*7*365) centralised integration solution. The service needed to provide a high level of visibility so that TNT and its customers could monitor supply chain activity, especially service levels, in real-time.

Solution

An ‘on demand’ hosted IBM WebSphere Business Integration solution allows seamless integration of disparate WMS and ERP systems. The solution is built on IBM WebSphere Application Server v5; IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker v5; IBM WebSphere MQ v5.3; IBM DB2 V8.1; IBM Tivoli Storage Manager; and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console. All components are deployed on AIX 5.2 and Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 2.1.

Benefits

  • Quick deployment of business to business (B2B) integration solutions i.e. faster time to deploy contracts so faster time to generate revenue 
  • Re-use of interfaces, and therefore reduced cost to deploy new customer connections 
  • High availability of solution in a 24*7 managed environment 
  • Highly secure solution with 24*7 firewall monitoring 
  • All messages stored and queued - buffering trading partners from system unavailability 
  • Only one external connection for B2B transactions to manage, significantly reducing personnel and administration costs 
  • Eliminates need for internal staff with EAI/B2B skills 
  • “Out of the Box” visibility and management via unique integration portal 
  • Central storage of messages, enabling easy recovery in disaster recovery situations.

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