About us Careers Media CONTACT US MENU HORIZON INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY A LEADING GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE OEM A world leader in automotive production, the client manufacturers commercial and private vehicles on a global scale. Customer Challenge: Having served this company for many years – shipping spare parts from multiple UK vendors to a manufacturing facility in Asia – Horizon International were approached to support a significant expansion in volumes required for the launch of a new model. UK-made parts would be required to ship urgently in order to meet launch deadlines and ensure speed to market. ‘The challenge was to provide air space to facilitate this initiative across a 4 month window, shipping engines and associated parts in a fast-flowing production model.’ The migration was significant; having previously provided only small-part solutions, we were now collecting several large trucks per day requiring daily airspace of 50 tonnes. OUR SOLUTION: We were able to provide a robust and flexible solution, fulfilling the end-to-end requirements of the client, which included inland transit at destination, while meeting production timescales in Asia. Shipment visibility was just 48 hours, so we had to work with several airlines to manage space commitments according to manufacturing output on an extremely busy trade lane. Horizon offers a variety of transit times on all major and minor shipping lanes, and through our inventory-management capabilities, we are able to align routing options with product availability to plan your ideal shipping solution. DOWNLOAD Customer Benefit: We were able to deliver a 98.7% on-time success rate with no damage or shortages across the duration of the project. In turn, the customer was able to meet launch requirements and establish local production capability with no disruption to their supply chain. hiCloud provides our clients with complete end-to-end visibility at all key stages within the supply chain. This visibility extends to SKU and Quantity level. This is supported by exceptions reporting through dashboards for speed and ease of use, aided by comprehensive reporting tools Supporting the solution design was Horizon International’s Supply Chain team. Horizon’s solutions combine a process-driven approach with operational resources that deliver, so you can free up cashflow, save money, focus on core business activities and importantly, have peace of mind. How can we help you with your business requirements? SAY ‘HI’ TO HORIZONVIEW OTHER CASE STUDIES Horizon International Cargo Limited Horizon International are a leading provider of innovative Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Supply Chain solutions with a truly global presence. FIND YOUR LOCAL OFFICE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES Air Freight Ocean Freight Express & Time Critical Services Customs Solutions Ecommerce Fulfilment Warehouse Fulfillment Amazon FBA Preparation Distribution Purchase Order Management Freight Optimisation INDUSTRIES Automotive Pharmaceuticals High Tech & Consumer Electronics Ship Spares and A.O.G Services Retail & FMCG Publishing RESOURCES Container Information IncoTerms Credit Applications Terms and Conditions Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking act TRACKING Track your shipment via hiCloud Ship Copyright ©2019 Horizon International Cargo. All Rights Reserved We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More CLOSE