How Pfeifer is putting logistics efficiency at the root of their business

When a company’s slogan is, Passion for Timber, you know they are serious about working with wood.

Pfeifer is the leading timber processing company in Central Europe, but its customer values today remain as strong as those established by its founder Barbara Pfeifer, in 1948.

Transportation plays a vital role in meeting customer demands and expectations, ensuring delivery deadlines are met with pinpoint accuracy.

Managing costly, time-critical deliveries

In an increasingly competitive environment, Pfeifer needed to find ways to reduce its costs, improve efficiency, and manage time-critical deliveries.

In order to achieve this, Pfeifer needed to centralise and digitalise its transport scheduling unit. This would enable its logistics team to better organise the loading processes, thereby reducing traffic jam issues and costly waiting times.

Making transport and logistics more efficient

Thanks to the Transport Execution Hub, Pfeifer has adopted a mix of contract and spot assignments to fulfil its transportation needs, reduce empty miles and increase FTLs. In addition, the Dock and Yard Management Hub has ensured an even distribution of truck arrivals, with 50% arriving on time. Truck processing time has also been reduced by up to 30 minutes per vhicle.