How AutoO2 beats the alternative
AutoO2 gives high-volume shippers a clear edge over traditional or generic load optimization solutions by delivering a feature-rich, deeply integrated, and intelligent transportation planning system. Unlike standard tools that only react to demand or rely on limited heuristics, AutoO2 actively predicts, optimizes, and aligns transportation with enterprise goals.
Its core strength lies in intelligent load building and shipment smoothing, which helps large shippers proactively reduce the number of shipments by consolidating mixed-size freight across future demand windows. This is crucial for shippers moving $500M+ of goods annually, where the scale and complexity demand more than simple load calculators.
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Purchase orders, Stock transfers and VMI
Validating orders as they are received
Consolidating orders to a single destination
Breaking large orders into an optimal number of trucks
Optimizing multi-stop stock transfers or multi-pickup purchase orders
Increasing shipment size on customer orders by creating a repeatable warehouse picking and loading process
Limited
Allow users to “Fix” loads during initial planning to include items that may be out-of-stock that might be added to the end of the load
Automatically “fixing loads” before they are sent to the warehouse
Enabling re-planning of existing loads
Same algorithm for planning and driving warehouse execution
Allow warehouse to add product to make up for cuts
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Handles all state and federal regulations by geography at the time of load building
Uses “available to ship date” to allow orders to be made when inventory is available
Supports multiple ship dates
Shipment volumes can be “smoothed” over a period of time
Certain products can be kept together on one shipment
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Allows re-assignment of volume amongst lanes
Builds a safety margin into the axle position to provide some flexibility
Can include optimal pick route based on fixed case-pick positions and pillarization requirements
Includes: in order creation decisions
Product segregation
Warehouse zoning
Preferred loading patterns
Automation
Super-sizing or tiering (adding layers of product onto full pallets to maximize total order size)
Stack foot prints
Ability to stack, including determining if the footprint is big enough on the load below (see damage elimination below)
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Optimally determines the amount of dunnage (including its weight and cube) in the order
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Handles most standard truck configurations including optimizing multiple vehicles with differing capacity on any lane:
• By day
• Contract award percentage
• “Optimize” for the best fit
Manages temperature classes and minimizes the use of more expensive trailers
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Effectively loads double-deck trailers
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Accurately calculates travel distances including “cut-thru’s” and one-way aisles
Balances travel distance with quality
Encourages reverse picking
Minimizes returns to upper levels
Encourage natural stacking (double-stack pallets of the same SKU)
Maximize the ability to use double-wide forklifts
Put out-of-stock product on the tail
Keep pallets stored together that are close to each other in the warehouse
Accurately determine if a picked pallet can be the “horse” for a “jockey” pallet
Automatically creates missing item master values including two(2) weight above measures
Eliminate the need to stage full pallets
Minimize the number of wood pallets needed
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Over 100 quality measures for case pick and truck-loading solutions
Defines airbag placement
Can choose between the ultra-safe and still unlikely to crush limits on weight that can be above each case
Define compatibility that can, for example, eliminate liquids riding on top of other products or keep sensitive products away from smelly items
Consider product foot-print especially when it overhangs / underhangs the pallet
Consider product layer dimensions when evaluating if another pallet can stack on top
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Specific picking and loading patterns based on origin, destination, mode, shipment
Enable keeping product family groups together
Manages hazardous, including special placement for items like aerosols
Allows “skimming” of pallets to enable pallet height restrictions be met (where the pallet is built too high by the unitizer)
Can ensure labels are exposed to the outside of the pallet
Six different sandwich pallet rules
Manages loading of double deck trailers
Order/stop and family group segregation in picking and loading
Restrictions on customer dock doors
Select if can stack product for one stop on top of product for another
Available columnar picks
Supports multiple pallet types simultaneously on each load
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Validates master data
Automatically creates missing item master values. Generates 2 weight above/crush resistance measures
Weight above dependent on the pallet size, unitization or loose case
Allows “skimming” of pallets to enable pallet height restrictions be met (where the pallet is built too high by the unitizer)
Country, State, Province, and Territory bridge formula and axle weights
Includes tri-axle spread limits
All tractor/trailer dimensions including: inside the trailer dimensions and door height
Customer and ship-site dock door width constraints
Item master data overrides that are eliminated once the correct values are submitted
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Support dead pile, partially or fully palletized, varying foot-print loads
Re-solution if needed after picking has begun without changing work done to date
Re-solution if needed that preserves product already staged or loaded
Re-solution available in the events of other changes/cuts/subs
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Ensures legality by positioning axles and constraining weights by state travelled
Includes off-the-national highway system limits
Supports lanes that go out-of-route
Pre-loaded legal restriction data for:
• North America
• Europe, including Eastern Europe and Russia
• Australia, Philippines, Korea
Bridge formula validation
Configure to avoid high lifts
Select if can stack product for one stop on top of product for another
Max pallet weight and max stack weight
Manages the axle weight limits of each axle group including steer axles
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OS – Linux + Windows
Multi-threaded with enhanced task management
Web based
Item master data overrides that are eliminated once the correct values are submitted
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Supply planning integration
Web services (rest)
Database direct
WMS integration BY/JDA/Red Prairie 2012 onwards. EWM
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Multi-months of data on travel, quality, and load fill
Productivity and re-slot timing analysis
Quality (specific measures) on number of times pallets have not been sufficiently “braced” by surrounding product in the trailer
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Extensive on-line help
24-7
North, South and Central America
Europe (inc. Eastern Europe)
Asia
Australasia
Client Results
AutoO2 Results
EFFICIENCY
88k
Truckloads Eliminated
COST SAVINGS
$160m
Saved Per Year
SUSTAINABILITY
285k
Tons of CO2 Reduced
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to implement AutoO2?
Implementation takes approximately 90 days. But we’ve done it in less than 60 days!
Can AutoO2 integrate with my existing systems?
Yes, AutoO2 is fully compatible with Planning, ERP, TMS, and WMS platforms using an API (Application Programming Interface). Learn how.
What types of industries benefit from AutoO2?
Industries with higher volume shipments such as CPG, food and beverage, retail, manufacturing, automotive, 3PL’s, and healthcare see significant gains. Explore case studies.
Does AutoO2 support sustainability initiatives?
Absolutely. AutoO2 helps reduce CO2 emissions and supports ESG goals. Learn how.
What ROI can I expect?
Most clients achieve ROI within 90 days. Calculate ROI.
How much IT support do you need?
This depends on a number of factors and how your systems are architected. Let’s chat with your IT folks so we can answer this in a Jiffy.
What doesAutoO2 cost?
Sorry, we need a lot more data to answer that. Contact us to learn more.
