SKYPALLET 2.0, due to be launched soon, will pave the way for including a long-requested, dedicated forwarder module. Wiremind is working closely with selected forwarders and partners to define their requirements and enhance the air cargo product to accommodate key forwarder use cases.
The launch of an expanded SKYPALLET, tailored also to accommodate the specific requirements of freight forwarders, is planned for 2024. Wiremind is releasing its SKYPALLET version 2.0, which will pave the way for product enhancements to offer a forwarder-specific, dedicated workflow module.
Though initially developed to support airlines for space optimisation, SKYPALLET could, and already does, assist forwarders in optimising their capacity management processes. Airlines and forwarders have similar needs in this respect. However, their processes and use cases vary slightly. For example, forwarders determine how much capacity needs to be procured from an airline when planning shipments or how best to assign house airway bills across different allocations. Forwarders’ transport management systems also differ from those of airlines, thus raising additional integration specifications for SKYPALLET.
“We have collaborated with freight forwarder customers for many years, and they often illustrate use-case scenarios that lend themselves perfectly to becoming additional SKYPALLET features,” says Nathanaël de Tarade, Chief Executive Officer of Wiremind Cargo. “Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic, two freight forwarders actively used SKYPALLET to support their business processes when the pressure to maximise available capacity peaked. From their reported positive results and our many discussions with a forwarder community increasingly interested in adopting digital solutions, Wiremind’s mission is to create a freight forwarder SKYPALLET version that offers dedicated functionalities to support their specific workflows.”
Those forwarders using the original SKYPALLET version have already contributed to several enhancements, such as the functionality that instructs SKYPALLET not to split house airway bills, mandating that they must be fully accommodated within the requested capacity; the capability to build winged pallets that make use of the full contour and maximise build efficiency; and the possibility to optimise pivot – best balancing the distribution of cargo across the positions and their pivot weights. Future enhancements will focus on supporting the broader capacity planning process, enabling forwarders to optimise their consolidation process by recommending how to assign shipments across multiple allocations.
Joel Soares de Albuquerque, Supervisor AFF Export Gateway from Yusen Logistics, reports, “Since we began using SKYPALLET at our Frankfurt office last year, it has helped us drive an estimated 20% increase in capacity utilisation and build planning efficiency. This has significantly impacted commercially and operationally, helping us streamline the entire process and empowering our team with a user-friendly tool to support their daily work.”
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