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Company Presentation. Overview. Control Towers International Supply chain management provider, specializes in cross trade techniques such as drop shipments & remote warehousing.
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Overview Control Towers International Supply chain management provider, specializes in cross trade techniques such as drop shipments & remote warehousing
We will continue to develop into the premiere professional supply chain organization, providing world-class quality logistics services customized to meet the unique requirements of our customers. Achieving our mission will demand a sense of trust, support, and interdependence among the three vital elements of our business. Mission Statement
Growing number of companies (among them many SME’s) selling/purchasing products overseas Increasing complexity at supply chain, challenging lead times and pressure to reduce total logistics cost Increase use of cross border techniques such as drop shipping remote warehousing and other similar services Increased concern from lack of control and disclosure of commercial information Independent Local freight forwarders are lacking the required network and resources to effectively/efficiently manage cross border flows Background
International companies from specific sectors ( i.e aviation, trade platform, etc) who are looking for cross trade and critical flows solutions Small & medium enterprises (SME) who are looking to penetrate the EMEA markets or serve their existing customers in EMEA from a central point Local freight forwarders looking to offer their customers: State of the art solutions for drop shipments European logistics Platform Our Customers
What Do We Offer? • Logistics Control TowerCentralised Control room in strategic location to micro manage cross trade and critical logistics flows • Utilization of Global NetworksSigned Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the world largest logistics networks and carriers • Door to Door ServicesDoor to door services globally using all modes of transport. • Around the Clock Operation24/7/365 operation overlooking all time zones (suitable for AOG) • Team of Logistics ExpertsDedicated bi-lingual logistics coordinators • CTiX™State of the art IT system provides full interactivity and visibility to parties in the supply chain. CtiX utulize spophisticated exception and event management to identify erors early in the process and avoid delays • Competitive PricingCompetitive pricing based on continuous global benchmark activities
What We Offer - Continue • Inspection and product Naturalisation Carefully monitored process to insure protection of commercial information and product quality • Neutral PositionTrue neutral position of forwarders and carriers to insure flexibility and superior service quality • One Invoice, one currency and one contact!
Local Freight Forwarders Aerospace & Aviation Industry B2B Trade Platforms CTI Solution Sets
Solutions-SetLocal Freight Forwarders CTi Solutions Set
Challenges Due to their nature drop shipments are still challenging tasks for many freight forwards. This mostly caused due to the organization structure of the traditional 3PL local freight forwarders, their core business and network capabilities. Below are some typical challenging elements local 3PL freight forwarder encounter handling drop shipments for its customers: Low (offline) shipment visibility Limited service/pricing options Long quote process Follow up is complex and involve longer labor hours Un able to meet customer requirements( i.e. inspection, naturalization) Billing issues and low profitability( due to lack of benchmark options) Solutions for Local Freight Forwarders
SolutionsCTi comprehensive solution for drop shipments consists of: On Line shipment visibility from door to door to the forwarder and its customers On line pricing 24/7 operation Selection of forwarders and carriers based on price/service ratio Event and exception management to insure highest performance Shipment inspection, naturalization and invoice swap available on demand in selected countries One invoice, one currency and one contact Interactive booking and tracking system available for the forwarder and its customer Solutions for Local Freight Forwarders Remark:Control Towers International act as true sub-contractor
Solutions Set-Aerospace & Aviation Industry CTi Solution Sets
Aerospace and Aviation Industry Challenges Time to market is a key word in the aerospace and aviation industry and therefore drop shipments are increasingly utilized. • Drop shipping is still a challenging task for many companies in the aviation industry (i.e. paying premium rates and labor intensify is attached). • Drop Shipments are also commercially vulnerable for companies trying to protect information from reaching their customers or suppliers. • Product quality is an issue at stake as companies do not see their product before arrival to their customers. • Currently drop shipments are poorly managed by local forwarders due to the lack of control, unfamiliarity with the required process, the different time zone and network limitations.
What Do We Offer? CTi have designed comprehensive and scalable solution to manage drop shipments This solution reflects the customers actual volumes. No capital tied in fixed assets, such as systems or people. True economies of scale By sharing development efforts and expertise with other clients. This solution set consist of: • Logistics Control TowerCentralised Control room in strategic location to micro manage cross trade and critical logistics flows • Utilization of Global Networks Signed Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the world largest logistics networks carriers but also with strong local forwarders to insure excellent quality/price ratio • Door to Door ServicesDoor to door services globally using all modes of transport. • Around the Clock Operation24/7/365 operation overlooking all time zones (suitable for AOG) • Team of Logistics ExpertsDedicated bi-lingual logistics coordinators
What We Offer - Continue • CTiX™State of the art IT system provides full interactivity and visibility to parties in the supply chain. CtiX utilize sophisticated exception and event management to identify errors early in the process and avoid delays • Competitive PricingCompetitive pricing based on continuous global benchmark activities • Inspection and product Naturalisation Carefully monitored process to insure protection of commercial information and product quality • Neutral PositionTrue neutral position of forwarders and carriers to insure flexibility and superior quality service • One Invoice, One Currency simplified accounting and administration
Solutions-Set for B2B Trade Platforms CTi Solutions-Set
ChallengesDuring the last decade many online trading platform were established The new trading platforms provide sophisticated trade services where the focus is on maximizing number of transactions regardless to the place of origin or destination. The logistic part of this type of business model tend to be complex (not a core business) and mostly require companies to tie high fixed costs in capital (i.e manpowers and systems). The on-going investment include: Gaining continuous and updated understanding of the global trade and global logistics markets including continuous benchmark of global routes. Labor intensive-long after hours operation On going training to employees Continuous search for reliable logistics partners globally Investment in logistics and communication systems Local freight forwarders(3rd party) face difficulty to provide this type of service due to their exclusive attachment to one global network, internal setup or lack of network capabilities. Solutions for B2B Trade Platforms
What Do We Offer? CTi have designed comprehensive scalable solution thatreflects the customers actual volumes. No capital tied in fixed assets, such as systems or people. True economies of scale by sharing development efforts and expertise with other clients. This solution set consist of: • Logistics Control TowerCentralised Control room in strategic location to micro manage cross trade and critical logistics flows • Utilization of Global NetworksSigned Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the world largest logistics networks carriers but also with strong local forwarders to insure excellent quality/price ratio. • Door to Door ServicesDoor to door services globally using all modes of transport. • Around the Clock Operation24/7/365 operation overlooking all time zones • Team of Logistics ExpertsDedicated bi-lingual logistics coordinators • CTiX™State of the art IT system provides full interactivity and visibility to parties in the supply chain. CtiX utilize sophisticated exception and event management to identify errors early in the process and avoid delays
What We Offer - Continue • Competitive Pricing Competitive pricing based on continuous global benchmark activities • Inspection and Product Naturalisation Carefully monitored process to insure protection of commercial information and product quality • Neutral PositionTrue neutral position of forwarders and carriers to insure flexibility and superior service quality. • One Invoice, One Currency Simplified accounting and administration
Value Add for International Business Unique solution for growing business trend Reduced lead time and total costs Increased customer satisfaction Maximum availability Reliable and commercial minded process Value add for the freight forwarder Unique service, could be added into forwarder service portfolio Effortless co-ordination of normally complicated transportation process Proved cost saving Reliable service from logistics market leaders CTi Adding Value
CTiX™ Information systems
CTiX™ Custom made and customer friendly Our in-house developed application CTiX™ is the basis of many customer specific solutions. The support of our web-based applications brings our customers comfort, certainty and efficiency.
Control Towers Int Customer Order entry via internet Order details Reporting Logistics planning Proces control Status / CMR Invoicing EDI / XML CTiX™ Order entry Interfaces Downloads (excel reports) MS Office applications Transport order Shipment status POD feedback Invoicing Existing applications Carrier / supplier CTiX ™ Architecture Information sharing
CTiX™ Interfaces CTiX™
Why using CTiX™ ? Compatibility • Data exchange: • EDI • FTP • HTTP • Data formats: • XML • Flat file format • Custom defined formats • Processes: • Real time data exchange • Digital invoicing (XML)
Why Using CTiX™ ? Information accessibility • Available for suppliers and customers • regardless to term of sale • Statistics • Real-time status reports • Online invoices • Company news messages • E-Commerce • 24 / 7 / 365 online accessible