Advantages of Arbitrary Rate

Pushkar Dixit
Infosys Ltd.
Agenda

• Infosys Overview
• Objective
• Need for Arbitrary rate
• Business case
• Arbitrary Leg- Concept and OTM Configuration
• Benefits
• Q&A
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Infosys Overview
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OTM – Our Competency
 Pool of 150 consultants & Cloud  End to end industry specific
Logistics SMEs with a Certified offerings Freight Forwarder,
combination of functional,
Shipper, Retail, CPG etc.
technical & integration experts.
 Expertise in integration of OTM
 Accelerators – pre built templates,
with 3rd party systems & Oracle
questionnaires, videos, process
EBS using EDI & SOA
Solutions & maps/flows, Mass Upload Tool
middleware Competency
 OTM 6.3.x installed on exa-data Value Adds
 Custom Solutions –
machine & IBM AIX platform
Google Map Integration
Shipping Controls
OTM Date Logic
 Services include OTM On the Move
implementation, upgrade, Customer
migration, Cloud assessments, Offerings Engagements
Support & Health Checks
 Multiple options in
Implementation and Extended
 Successfully engaged in multiple
Support based on Customer
OTM programs
needs
 Several papers presented in OTM
SIG & other forums
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Objective
• To brief about exclusive OTM functionality –Arbitrary Rate and the need for it.

• To demonstrate all the details to rightly configure arbitrary rates in OTM.

• The advantages of using arbitrary rates in OTM.

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Need for Arbitrary rate

“Normal rate set up will optimize the shipment for all mode of transport which may not be
needed in most of business scenarios as transportation companies main business is through
Sea mode only.
However at the same time they want to track the primary and advanced leg in transporting
goods via other modes (e.g. Rail, Road) .“

Arbitrary rate is an exclusive feature of OTM which will provide a cutting edge solution to
manage this business scenario effectively.
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Business Case
• XYZ is a logistics company and it provide the transport service majorly using Sea mode (B to C)
,Hence it becomes logical to optimize the shipment creation activity with focus to Sea mode
only.
• Furthermore it is also important to track advance and beyond legs and cost required for non
sea movement i.e. from A to B , B to C and C to D
 Multi Model – without arbitrary concept
Transportation companies have to create dummy rates for planning
advance leg and beyond leg

Source Destination

Shipment 1
Shipment 2 Shipment 3

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 Multi Model – with arbitrary concept
One single shipment for the complete move without maintaining the
rates for advance and beyond leg.

Source Destination

Advance
leg Primary leg Beyond leg

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 Arbitrary Leg- OTM Configuration

 Itinerary
 Special service
 Accessorial code and cost
 Rate Offering
 Rate Record

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Arbitrary Leg- OTM Configuration - Itinerary

 Single leg itinerary

 Mode profile id is Vessel-CO

 Equipment Assignment type is

“Optimize Equipment” for Vessel-Co

 Many ports will be associated with

Via Source location profile ID
 Arbitrary Leg- OTM Configuration – Special Service

 Special Services rates can be setup to capture

additional charges.
 This setup will create the linkage between Rate
Offering of Sea mode and Special Service ID.

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 Arbitrary Leg- OTM Configuration – Accessorial
Code/Cost
 Add the special services to the
rate offering
 These will add the cost on the
shipment for the advance and
beyond legs
 Main leg cost will be defined
in the rate record.

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 Arbitrary Leg- OTM Configuration – Rate Record

 Rates are define for primary

leg i.e. from Chennai port
to Australia port

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 Arbitrary Leg- Scenario – Order Release

 Order is created from

Chennai to Sydney

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 Arbitrary Leg- Scenario – Shipment Stops
 Single shipment is planned
with all the stops, Stop1 as
Chennai location with stop
type as PICKUP

 Stop2 as
PORT_OF_CHENNAI with
Arbitrary type as Source

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 Arbitrary Leg- Scenario – Shipment Stops
 Stop3 as
PORT_OF_AUSTRALIA with
Arbitrary type as
Destination

 Stop4 as SYDNEY with Stop

type as DROPOFF

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 Arbitrary Leg- Scenario – Shipment Cost

 Shipment cost shows the

base cost value which is
main leg cost from Port to
port
 Advance and beyond legs
cost were displayed with
the respective
accessorial/special service
code

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Benefits of Arbitrary Rate – At a glance

 Complex rates configuration achieved by OTM out of the box feature instead of
custom solution or any work around.
 Reduced number of rates in the system which helps in the performance and the data
maintenance.
 One shipment rather then multiple shipments for the same delivery.
 Planning the shipment with desired carrier.
 Accurate cost along with cost optimization.
 Fast implementation/easy maintenance/faster onboarding
 Thank you

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