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Inbound Freight Conversion

Inbound Freight Conversion
Overview

A food distributor was managing inbound freight through phone calls, faxed bills of lading, and manual spreadsheets. Receiving teams had little advance visibility, dock congestion was common, and reconciling carrier charges was a slow, error-prone process. Knowella digitized inbound logistics end to end.

The challenge

Without structured inbound workflows, the warehouse couldn't predict arrivals, verify quantities against POs efficiently, or catch billing discrepancies — driving up cost and spoilage risk for perishable goods.

No advance shipment visibility, causing dock congestion and idle labor.
Manual PO-to-receipt matching led to receiving errors and disputes.
Carrier billing was reconciled by hand, letting overcharges slip through.
The solution

Knowella centralized inbound freight with digital ASNs, mobile receiving against purchase orders, exception flagging, and automated carrier reconciliation. Dock scheduling smoothed labor planning while temperature-sensitive loads got prioritized handling.

Digital advance shipment notices and dock scheduling
Mobile receiving matched against purchase orders
Exception flagging for shortages, damage, and temp excursions
Automated carrier-charge reconciliation and reporting

The results

What changed once food operations moved onto Knowella.

35%

reduction in dock dwell time

$420K

in recovered carrier billing errors annually

faster PO-to-receipt matching

28%

less perishable spoilage at receiving

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