or transportation management systems, including many customized systems,” Smith says. New installations are often up and running within a few days. BlackBox supports complex, mixed- case pallet-stacking, including robotics or manual pack stations. It’s scalable, and through its diagnostic and self- monitoring tools, easily maintained. BlackBox can support both shippers that must ll hundreds of e-commerce orders in real time, as well as those managing intense cartonization operations. CUTTING SHIPPING COSTS Among the many companies that have bene ted from MagicLogic’s solution is a hardware company that needed help in packing products more ef ciently while ensuring they arrived in perfect condition. With MagicLogic’s BlackBox, the company has been able to pack its products more precisely, cutting both packaging and transportation costs. In all, the company has slashed its shipping expenses by hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Results like these keep MagicLogic busier than ever. “We’re gaining an increasing list of happy customers and partners,” Smith says. n
CUBE-IQ MagicLogic offers two types of
solutions: Cube-IQ and BlackBox. Cube-IQ is designed to assist with manual load planning. Among other features, it offers exible loading and stacking rules to ensure load weights remain within limits, keeping them safe and legal. Cube-IQ also helps load planners achieve maximum ll rates, while a sophisticated rules engine ensures the most ef cient container is automatically selected. Near real-time response capabilities mean shippers can use the results during checkout as well as for picking, carton selection, and ful llment. The software runs in multiple languages, and additional languages can be added without new software releases. BLACKBOX Shippers looking for an automated load planning solution can turn to MagicLogic’s BlackBox, which can adeptly plan loads without user intervention. “Industry-standard APIs allow it to become a seamless part of most companies’ existing ERP, or warehouse
WE PLAY A NICHE, BUT ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SHIPPERS’ E¶COMMERCE OPERATIONS. ¨TIM SMITH
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER MAGICLOGIC OPTIMIZATION INC.
MagicLogic when they’re tackling unique challenges, Smith says. Some are handling specialized products or managing unique work ows. Others have highly customized warehouse management systems; to work with these, most load management solutions will also have to be extensively customized. MagicLogic’s adaptability and versatility allow it to offer customized solutions to help all shippers effectively address these and other challenges. A signi cant and bottom-line bene t of MagicLogic is that it offers valuable metrics about each shipment that can inform decision-making and enhance operations. The metrics include information on how full and heavy each load was; how much (if any) damage occurred during shipping; and how much was spent on packaging. By analyzing this and other information, shippers can identify trends and determine ways to adjust their ful llment and logistics operations to gain ef ciencies. This might include, for instance, changing carton sizes or slashing the portion of shipments that are expedited, while still meeting service level agreements. “When you have a fast way to evaluate these issues before you take action, you can simulate and cost out all possible options, then choose the best one,” Smith says.
MagicLogic provides software that optimizes load planning by leveraging powerful algorithms that can tackle even extremely challenging loads. The company oers customized solutions to help shippers meet a range of challenges, from specialized products to unique workflows.
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