LoMaS® CASE STUDIES Duferco-Farrell Business Challenges: Duferco, a European-based company, purchased a large domestic steel operation. Duferco needed to retain control over logistics, minimize logistics costs and reduce staff, while providing excellent logistics performance to customers. Logistics requirements included multi-modal transportation management capabilities, ISO 9002 tools, and remote access to the system by many non-logisticians in remote locations.  Solution: ADS Logistics developed requirements analysis in conjunction with Duferco-Farrell. Selected and implemented appropriate LoMaS® functionality, including inventory management, rate management, dispatch, load track/trace, and automated billing (freight payment) and margin reporting systems. LoMaS® implemented as an ASP system. Business Value: Duferco-Farrell acquired the requisite real-time control and visibility. Logistics management FTE costs were lowered by a factor of 4-1. Time to benefit very short. Business-related logistics reporting accessible from Duferco’s European headquarters. USX - Transtar  Business Challenges: USX-Transtar had responsibility for providing metals logistics for a new USX company (Straightline). USX-Transtar was seeking a sophisticated, web-enabled software product to support complete metals logistics through the metals supply chain. Selected system needed to be able to integrate with existing USX systems. Selected system needed to be up-and-running very quickly. Solution: Developed system requirements and functional specifications, as part of a customer team. Selected appropriate LoMaS® functionality required to solve logistics Issues and added additional capability to handle load aggregation/optimization. Implemented LoMaS®as an ASP service for USX-Transtar, and integrated it with other USX legacy systems supporting USX-Straightline.   Business Value: Provided USX-Straightline with a tool to manage the movement (shipment through processing and warehousing) of steel for a unique "virtual company" business model. Quick time-to-benefit, with complete installation, integration, testing and training within 90 days. CPR - Steelcare   Business Challenges: Major metals customer (Algoma) specified critical performance criteria for CPR to bid on business: Product visibility. Product integrity. Process cycle time. Logistics costs and cycle times were critical, with too much reliance on limited trucking capacity. Current logistics processes were not up to the task, resulting in reduced sales and lost revenue opportunities for CPR. Solution: Provided analysis of current logistics processes and issues. Selected appropriate LoMaS® functionality required to solve logistics issues, and made minor modifications to the system. Implemented LoMaS® as an ASP service for CPR. Business Value: Metals logistics management FTE costs were lowered by a factor of 5-1. Algoma's material control and visibility were greatly enhanced; product integrity issues were resolved through system-wide visibility. CPR would not have been able to deliver transportation services without LoMaS® system. LoMaS® provided a win for both CRP and Algoma.