From 8.5% to 3.5% in budgeted freight
With FreightSolution, Apuls.dk has realised a noticeable bottom line saving, and in their budgeting they have gone from freight being 8.5% of revenue in costs to 3.5%.
See the case here and how FreightSolution saves Apuls.dk "more money than it costs."
About Apuls.dk
Apuls.dk operates several different webshops aimed at several different markets and is currently present in 15 export markets.
They sell a wide range of products within exercise machines and exercise equipment across more than 100 different brands.
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Wellness and fitness
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The challenge: Manual and time-consuming processes
Before implementing FreightSolution, Apuls.dk's freight management was a manual and time-consuming process.
CEO and founder of Apuls.dk, Ebbe Sønderup, explains: "Before we got FreightSolution, we didn't really do anything in this area. We did some sporadic tests to check whether the totals matched and whether they were correct. And often it was, but often it wasn't."
The lack of systematic checking of freight invoices and the manual process led to errors and was time-consuming. With over 15 export markets, manual checks became even more complex and risky.
Ebbe Sønderup adds: "It was something that was very time-consuming, because it was all manual. [...] We just reached a point where it was too dangerous."
"We use FreightSolution for everything from sending a small parcel to sitting with the board and making decisions about which products we should actually sell."
– Ebbe Sønderup, CEO and founder of Apuls.dk
The solution: From automated invoice checking to board meeting data insights
As part of a reorganisation, Apuls.dk chose to solve these challenges with FreightSolution.
Originally, Apuls.dk expected to use FreightSolution primarily for checking freight invoices with Invoice Auditbut the solution turned out to be far more versatile.
Smarter freight price calculation in the warehouse
Apuls.dk also chose to try Calculator. With this service, Apuls.dk was able to find the most cost-effective shipping methods for their shipments.
Ebbe Sønderup elaborates, "We use it, for example, when the warehouse needs to dispatch goods. They use the Calculator on the online platform to get some prices, and from here we can see the cheapest shipping method for this parcel we now have."
Automatic invoice checking and important data insights
Invoice Audit is an automated freight invoice check that ensures the invoiced amounts are correct.
But Apuls.dk can help with Data Export and integrate the data from FreightSolution into the company's Business Intelligence system. And this has enabled more comprehensive reporting and analysis.
Ebbe Sønderup explains, "We also include it in all our assessments of which goods are actually profitable. Also after freight and all sorts of other factors."
"In our budgeting, we've gone from our freight costs being 8.5 % of our revenue to 3.5 %. That's something that is noticeable."
– Ebbe Sønderup, CEO and founder of Apuls.dk
The result: Significant bottom line savings and DKK 70,000 in credit notes
The implementation of FreightSolution has resulted in significant savings for Apuls.dk.
Ebbe Sønderup points out: "FreightSolution saves us more money than it costs."
The automated control and optimisation of freight costs has been crucial in identifying and correcting errors.
Ebbe shares: "When we started, there were at least more than 70,000 in credit notes at one time. Just from one company."
The most significant change, however, was the reduction in freight costs, which went from 8.5% of revenue to just 3.5%. This was a bottom line saving that Apuls.dk truly could feel.
"The results we have achieved with FreightSolution are far better control in the company, far more confidence that we are doing the right things, and a clear bottom line saving that is really noticeable."
– Ebbe Sønderup, CEO and founder of Apuls.dk
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